Farming

A few months ago, a local man pulled into the O'Sullivan farm in Assolas, near Castlemagner.

Q. I run a small open farm business in Kerry. We had to close from March this year due to lockdown, and have only been able to open again since...

The legendary Kerry footballer of the 1940s, Paddy Bawn Brosnan, had a pretty blunt take on the constitution of the optimum Gaelic football team that reflected the times.

Today, the Irish Independent is helping readers to think local and shop local ahead of Christmas, with Part 1 of its guide to shopping local in the Leinster and Ulster...

The turning back of the clocks, accompanied by a few final deluges, has closed the gate on most further winter sowing for the 2020/2021 season.

As we edge towards the conclusion of the 2020 grazing season, the reality is we are in fact preparing for the beginning of the 2021 season.

The ewe lambs were brought in last week for a footbath and cobalt drench. They will be due a drench for fluke later in November.

There are three major challenges facing the country - Covid, Brexit and the climate crisis.

There are three major challenges facing the country - Covid, Brexit and the climate crisis.

The turning back of the clocks, accompanied by a few final deluges, has closed the gate on most further winter sowing for the 2020/2021 season.

Global nutrition group Glanbia has seen its wholly owned revenue increase by 1pc in the nine months to September 30 when compared to the same period in 2019.

An old adage cautions that the deepest and most spiteful wounds in life can be inflicted by those we love best.

A record number of weanlings and store male cattle went to the North between July and August new figures show.

A record number of weanlings and store male cattle went to the North between July and August new figures show.

ICOS, the Mart Managers of Ireland and farming organsiations, as well as a number of rural TDs are calling for a relaxation of Covid-19 Level 5 rules to allow some...

According to the Government's own website 40pc of marts across the country have a poor broadband service which requires upgrading, says Denis Naughten.

According to the Government's own website 40pc of marts across the country have a poor broadband service which requires upgrading, says Denis Naughten.

According to the Government's own website 40pc of marts across the country have a poor broadband service which requires upgrading, says Denis Naughten.

The US Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday it will allow farmers to spray crops with weed killers based on the chemical dicamba that are sold by Bayer and other...

The US Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday it will allow farmers to spray crops with weed killers based on the chemical dicamba that are sold by Bayer and other...

The US Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday it will allow farmers to spray crops with weed killers based on the chemical dicamba that are sold by Bayer and other...

AS A FAMILY of four went to bed last Sunday night, there was little inkling of the tragedy that was about to engulf both them and an entire Cork farming...

It has been a busy season for round balers with an abundance of grass keeping them busy throughout the summer. This bounty was due to the plentiful rain which kept...

For William Mulhall, switching to organic beef production was “predominantly an economic decision rather than an environmental one”.

What's the best way to turn a perfectly pleasant human into a screaming antichrist?

What's the best way to turn a perfectly pleasant human into a screaming antichrist?

I welcome the decision by Minister McConologue to establish a brand for the suckler herd.

AFTER a lengthy Beef Taskforce Meeting last week farm organisations agreed to support the grass-fed Protected Geographical Indicator (PGI) application for Irish beef that will be put forward to the...

You don't know what you've got till it's gone, or – in the case of rural broadband – you realise quite quickly that the lack of an internet connection makes...

Drilling of winter cereals has progressed well this year in contrast to 2019.

Farming is dominated by short-term thinking.

After headlining sales in Munster over the last few years, land sales in Tipperary have been quieter this year. It will be interesting to see what the private treaty of...

THE proposed new CAP is “challenging” and potentially “hugely disappointing” for farmers, the IFA and ICMSA have warned.

Anger and stress are mounting at the government as farmers try to cope with online trading, and broadband issues add to problems for staff, buyers and sellers. Mart managers around...

Last week both the AGRIFISH Council and the European Parliament agreed their negotiating mandates to enter the final stage of the approval process for the framework of the future CAP.

Farmers with forestry are facing two-year delays to get licences to build roads that allow them to thin plantations, according to IFA.

Farmers with forestry are facing two-year delays to get licences to build roads that allow them to thin plantations, according to IFA.

The backers of a contentious plan for a €40m meat processing plant for Banagher, Co Offaly have formally sought Dept of Agriculture approval for the project.

The backers of a contentious plan for a €40m meat processing plant for Banagher, Co Offaly have formally sought Dept of Agriculture approval for the project.

Covid-19 Level 5 restrictions will not be eased to allow marts have ringside buyers, despite calls by some mart managers and politicians to permit buyers into marts under strict social...