Farming

The Minister for Agriculture has said he will be rolling out a support scheme to distribute the €100m beef fund to farmers 'in the very near future'.

Boris Johnson has promised an extra £25 million a year in subsidies for Scottish farmers after Brexit if he becomes prime minister.

Leafy salad greens grown under banks of LED lights, with mist or drips of water are having their day in the sun.

While more and more farmers in Meath are switching to dairying, Ivan is determined to keep driving on with potatoes in a county that has always been a tillage stronghold.

China's southwestern region of Guangxi has confirmed a new outbreak of African swine fever, the agriculture ministry said over the weekend.

A trade deal between the European Union and South America's Mercosur bloc of countries could facilitate other agreements and open up new markets for Brazil's massive beef-packing industry, a trade...

The Government's recent environmental action plan has set onerous targets on greenhouse gas emissions reductions for 2030 and 2050.

The first time John Connelly saw a stone shore (ditch) being put into his family farm in Co Galway was September 1971.

I have connections in the south-west of Spain at a place called Palos de la Frontera, within a five-minute walk of the spot where Christopher Columbus boarded the Santa Maria...

His name is synonymous with the perfect steak, so it's no wonder Marco Pierre White has questioned Europe's controversial decision to strike a beef deal with the Mercosur bloc that...

A traditional style farm with agri-tourism potential has come on the market in Westmeath with a guide price of €275,000.

Weaning took place on the Higgins farm between June 22 and June 25 when lambs bred from mature ewes were 15 weeks and lambs from hoggets were 12 weeks of...

The spectacular Abbey Leix estate is for sale with a guide price in excess of €20m and part of the sale includes 450ac of prime grazing and tillage ground.

Mother nature continues to smile on farmers this summer. Most of the heavy work is done and cows are looking and milking well. In addition, the silage pit is full...

As farms become bigger it's more difficult to keep track of all the different land parcels, and even more difficult to keep track of changes/interventions needed within fields. A useful...

Extra feed costs associated with last summer's drought and higher fertiliser charges contributed to knocking more than €570m off farmer margins in 2018.

'Overwhelmed is something I never got; tired yes, but never overwhelmed." That's according to the overall winner of the latest Dairygold Milk Quality Awards, Edward Donovan, who is reflecting on...

The next time you are munching on a much-loved packet of Tayto crisps, spare a thought for the farmers who make the experience all possible.

In today's world of instant news and media we are bedevilled with populist short-term thinking.

'Overwhelmed is something I never got; tired yes, but never overwhelmed." That's according to the overall winner of the latest Dairygold Milk Quality Awards, Edward Donovan, who is reflecting on...

Last week, the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine launched a report containing a series of recommendations to protect the future of the Irish beef sector.

The sweltering heat was tempered by a gentle cooling breeze on the hottest day of 2019 for nearly 3,000 farmers who flocked to the picture perfect setting to view the...

Derelict farmhouses dot the landscape of Ireland's countryside, but one farming couple's decision to revamp an abandoned dwelling has paid off.

Following an intense period of number crunching that has tested the analytical capabilities of sectoral experts and policymakers - Ireland now has a Climate Action Plan.

AGCO and Fendt have drawn praise for their developments in powering tractors with renewable fuel sources. Fendt won a silver medal at the Agritechnica Show in Germany for the world's...

The current difficulties in the beef sector have been well documented at this stage. But, if we are to avoid talking ourselves out of business, we have to be positive...

After 20 years of scaremongering, the doomsday scenario of a Mercosur deal, complete with sacrificial calves, has arrived.

The Beef Plan Movement is calling on rural stakeholders and organisations to take part in a protest against the EU Mercosur trade deal which it said is the 'final straw'...

New Zealand's Fonterra, the world's biggest dairy exporter, has said there were no new operational developments that could have triggered a drop in its shares to record lows this week,...

Ireland should make haste slowly before closing down knackeries due to the critical function they play in the farming community for the disposal of fallen animals, Minister for Agriculture Michael...

Grain yields are forecast to bounce back to over 2.2m tonnes this harvest and demand for straw remains strong.

Irish butter output has expanded massively this year despite poor international demand and collapsing prices.

THE Irish beef industry would be wiped out in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to one of the authors of a report on alternatives to the Brexit backstop.

More planning is required to deal with extreme weather at farm level as summer temperatures are projected to increase by 40pc by 2050, according to Met Eireann's head of climatology...

Silage was cut back in early June. It was about a week later than last year. This was not due to the crop not being ready to cut but more...

New research trial results, published by Teagasc, show that contraception rates using sexed semen are poorer than using conventional semen.

The mart trade seemed to be free-wheeling downhill last week, and things have got worse, with weanling bulls and heifers mostly shedding money at a really alarming rate.