Farming

The Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has claimed that there was an 'active' social media campaign over the past week to 'mislead' farmers on the Government's position on the controversial...

IFA Kildare Co. Chair Brian Rushe has been nominated by his county to run for the role of IFA Deputy President.

Without doubt, insurance costs have risen in recent years, and for many business and personal customers, this has been a very difficult pill.

A way can be found to avoid animal and food checks at the Border - even in the case of a no-deal Brexit, Ireland's EU Commissioner Phil Hogan has said.

The Government will not be proceeding with regulations that would have allowed general roadside hedge cutting during August this year on a trial basis.

Behavioural change is needed to prevent accidents on farms, the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has said ahead of Farm Safety Week.

A radical overhaul of the Ornua board is being considered by the organisation, the Farming Independent understands.

Following a major review of its European ingredients' operations, Ornua has announced a proposal to close its Whitchurch site in Shropshire.

A federal judge on Monday slashed a damages award Bayer owed a California man who blamed Roundup weed killer for his cancer, to $25.27m from $80.27m, while rejecting the company's...

Beef finishers are set to be the big winners from the EU and Government's Beef Brexit bailout fund.

Contracts with mushroom composters for wheaten straw are understood to have been agreed at €85-90/t.

Italy's farm sector strongly opposes the trade deal that the European Commission reached with the Mercosur group of South American countries in June, Italian agriculture minister Gian Marco Centinaio said...

Farmers are just like all self-employed business people; they find it hard to say no to work.

The European Union and the US will soon sign an agreement reviewing the functioning of an existing trade arrangement ensuring an autonomous tariff quota (TRQ) for imports of high-quality beef...

One of the most successful off-farm enterprises in the country lies nestled between an Aldi and Des Kelly Interiors along the Long Mile Road on the outskirts of Dublin.

The Bawn is a detached, single storey modern residence with unique features sitting on 31ac of tillage land at Knockmant, Killucan in Co Westmeath.

The country's best Angus bulls are battling it out in regional heats with the aim of being crowned overall winner of the Aldi Angus All-Ireland Bull Calf Championship next month.

The EU's Agriculture Commissioner has said there are a lot of misinformation and misplaced facts in relation to the EU-Mercosur trade agreement.

The EU's Agriculture Commissioner has said there are a lot of misinformation and misplaced facts in relation to the EU-Mercosur trade agreement.

JCB has just launched its new electric Teletruk and a new rotating telehandler, both of which will generate interest in agricultural markets.

Suffolk sheep breeders from Donegal to Wexford and Louth to Kerry vied for the honours at the 2019 breed championships held in conjunction with the 2019 NSBA Championships at Kilkenny.

Farmers who avail of a nitrates derogation should not qualify for any Pillar 1 CAP payment, and these funds should be redistributed, according to the INHFA's 10-point plan for the...

Dairy processors are being accused of paying below market returns for milk, as they warn markets are under pressure.

Criminal gangs in China are faking outbreaks of African swine fever on farms free of the disease and forcing farmers to sell their healthy pigs at sharply lower prices, the...

The benefits of adding white clover to grassland are well known to many farmers, and include uptake of nitrogen for plant growth and increasing herbage and milk production.

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed has confirmed that Ireland has secured access to the Japanese market for sheepmeat.

School summer holidays are well and truly upon us so our daughters Georgie and Becky are busy showing calves which is a great part of the farm here as it...

In the wake of the US housing meltdown of the late 2000s, JPMorgan Chase & Co hunted for new ways to expand its loan business beyond the troubled mortgage sector.

Last year we were weaning early to conserve what grass we had for the lambs; this year we waited until last week to wean any lambs. We had plenty of...

An award-winning farming couple say balancing life and work is central to their success in and out of the milking parlour.

Ireland could be set to lose nearly 90pc of our bumblebees and a fifth of our butterflies by 2050 if they continue to decline at their current rate.

A ground­breaking research trial this summer is set to test a vaccine that might prevent liver fluke.

I have now decided that we have sufficient silage saved for the coming winter. Meadows became very heavy in the end with good growing conditions.

An Bord Pleanála's refusal of permission for a house and snail farm in Co Kildare has been overturned by the High Court.

There is still no good news on the factory price front.

This week, I look at some of the key service points to watch out for on a trailed silage mower conditioner.

The Minister for Justice has secured High Court orders requiring a farmer to remove cattle that had been trespassing on agricultural lands in North Co Dublin earmarked for a new...

Potential dairy converts are advised to plan 18 months ahead and avoid spending all their money on a milking machine, reports Margaret Donnelly

Dairy herds and cattle dealers won't be eligible for any of the €100m beef fund, according to the Department's proposal on the distribution of the fund.

Dairy herds and cattle dealers won't be eligible for any of the €100m beef fund, according to the Department's proposal on the distribution of the fund.