Farming

Meat Industry Ireland has said it will engage with the leadership of the Beef Plan movement, if it calls off its protests, but it also accused some of the group's...

Meat Industry Ireland has said it will engage with the leadership of the Beef Plan movement, if it calls off its protests, but it also accused some of the group's...

CNH (Case New Holland) has reported a 7pc decrease in sales of its agricultural machinery for the second quarter of 2019.

If you are considering spraying rushes timing is everything.

THE number of people and businesses buying electric cars soared again in July.

The Government is appealing to agri-food businesses, traders and hauliers of agricultural commodities to act immediately to ensure that they have taken the necessary steps to prepare for a 'No...

Fonterra , the world's biggest dairy exporter, on Thursday said milk production in June climbed 13.9% year-on-year in New Zealand, as mild weather conditions improved collection in the current season.

FBD Insurance has reported profit before tax of €38.6m in the six months to June 30, a jump on the profit of €18m in the same period last year.

INHFA President Colm O'Donnell has called on Minister Richard Bruton to suspend the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) over its proposal to cut the suckler herd.

Using cover crops in your cropping system offers many soil, crop and environmental benefits. Cover crops present an opportunity to improve soil structure, crop rotation diversity and water quality. It...

Scapegoats and sacrificial lambs are dominating farming utterances in the wake of the Climate Change Advisory Council's report. It may be a bit confusing for the non-farming types out there...

If you're a beef finisher or suckler farmer, Professor John Fitzgerald's comments about protecting the dairy sector are about as inflammatory as it gets.

Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro cancelled a meeting this week with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian - getting a haircut instead - amid deepening tensions over climate change policy...

Taking a trip to Royal Meath, one doesn't expect to encounter too many dairy farms, but that is all changing as the sector continues to expand into areas where it...

Mixed weather in the last few weeks has seen harvest conditions get a little tricky in some parts of the country.

Tensions at meat factory gates are starting to heat up as the Beef Plan Movement continues into the fifth day of protests today.

The Beef Plan Movement gave a list of questions to ABP Bandon today, asking for a meeting with Meat Industry Ireland for the purpose of coming up with a solution...

The IFA protested today outside the EU Food and Veterinary offices in Meath calling for a stop to the "beef import scandal which is damaging EU beef prices".

Glanbia shares fell by 15pc to lows of €11.80 today as it lowered its full-year guidance after reporting an 11pc decline in adjusted earnings per share in the six months...

Yesterday's protest by the Beef Plan Movement outside the Dawn Meats plant in Granagh south Kilkenny showed the organisations members to be very determined.

Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed on Wednesday repeated the government's position that no time limit can be set on the “backstop” in Britain's Withdrawal Agreement with the European Union.

Bulgarian authorities said on Wednesday that they would cull 17,000 pigs after detecting an outbreak of African swine fever at a breeding farm in the north of the country, the...

Domestic milk intake by creameries and pasteurisers was estimated at 994.3 million litres for June 2019. This was 7.5pc above the corresponding 2018 figure.

A farmer was taken to hospital after an incident at the Beef Plan Movement's protest outside ABP Cahir yesterday.

All the talk in Galway now is about the Races, the climax of the summer festivities in the county.

A man found guilty of being involved in the “horrendous” aggravated burglary and robbery of an 81-year old farmer in north Co Dublin must wait to hear the outcome of...

Glanbia has lowered its full year guidance after reporting an 11pc decline in adjusted earnings per share in the six months to 29 June.

Sterling tumbled towards 92 pence to the euro yesterday, as financial markets prepared for the traditional August lull by ditching the pound and other sterling assets in a bid to...

Boris Johnson has said farmers “will have the support they need” after Britain leaves the EU, as he visited a farm in South Wales.

In the 1800s, Horace Plunkett devised the Irish co-operative model on the basis of equality and fairness but the current figures for gender and age diversity on the boards of...

Beef farmers are taking a €4m-per-week hit on factory prices compared to two months ago.

Gavin Tully farms 100 acres in Clonhenritte, which is just outside of Camolin in Co Wexford. He operates an arable farm growing a wide range of crops including 30ac of...

New technology that could help farmers quickly spot diseases in plants using smartphones has been developed by researchers.

Beef farmers are helping underpin the sheep trade in the marts as farmers switch from buying store cattle to purchasing bigger numbers of store lambs.

Sterling tumbled towards 92 pence to the euro yesterday, as financial markets prepared for the traditional August lull by ditching the pound and other sterling assets in a bid to...

Suckler farmers will need a compensation scheme lasting five or more years if a structured reduction in the beef cow herd is to be achieved, the ICSA has insisted.

One of the warm days last week found me in the Midlands and close to Athlone, where I rendezvoused with Roscommon auctioneer Ivan Connaughton.

The family of a 29-year-old man who died while clearing trees for the construction of a wind farm has settled various legal actions in the High Court for a substantial...

FINE Gael MEP Maria Walsh has said Maria Bailey made "the best decision for herself" in her personal injury claim and that she should run in the next general election.

European wheat futures were marginally lower on Monday as the harvest generally progressed well in key producers France and Germany, though rain showers slowed activity in some areas.