Farming

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...

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.

Clive Bright set himself two massive challenges when he took over the family farm in Sligo in 2003 - to farm sustainably and to farm profitably.

Last week, Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced that Level 5 restrictive measures would apply as of midnight, Wednesday, October 21.

Last week, Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced that Level 5 restrictive measures would apply as of midnight, Wednesday, October 21.

Department of Agriculture testing for banned substances in animal feed will be ramped up over the coming weeks after a growth hormone was identified in an equine feed manufactured by...

Department of Agriculture testing for banned substances in animal feed will be ramped up over the coming weeks after a growth hormone was identified in an equine feed manufactured by...

While there appears to be a desire among factories for quality-assured bullocks and heifers, that has not yet translated into higher prices, with quotes for bullocks and heifers stuck at...

Irish people shopping online from UK stores may find themselves having to pay VAT and customs duties after Brexit happens, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has warned.

Christmas may not be cancelled - not yet anyway - but with reduced family gatherings on the cards, and office parties and banqueting non-existent, what does that mean for the...

China has substantially increased purchases of US farm goods and implemented 50 of 57 technical commitments aimed at lowering structural barriers to US imports since the two nations signed a...

The Department of Agriculture has confirmed that, in the interest of protecting those in the agri-sector and wider rural communities from the spread of Covid-19, and in line with public...

The Department of Agriculture has confirmed that, in the interest of protecting those in the agri-sector and wider rural communities from the spread of Covid-19, and in line with public...

The Department of Agriculture has confirmed that, in the interest of protecting those in the agri-sector and wider rural communities from the spread of Covid-19, and in line with public...

It's a pleasant autumn evening, crisp, mild and bright. The main road running alongside us is much quieter than usual; the interminable thunder of trucks and the whoosh of vans...

A Kerry mart manager has warned there will be suicides among farmers from the impact of Level 5 restrictions.

Restaurants and shops in the European Union should be allowed to label products as “veggie burgers” or “vegan sausages”, the European Parliament said today, but called for tighter curbs on...

A man caught working as a “gardener” in a cannabis grow house set up in a derelict farmyard building has been given a fully suspended sentence.

From January 1 next year, every farmer stocked at greater than 170kg organic Nitrogen per hectare (NPH) is going to have to fence off all drains, streams and rivers on...

Rams were joined with ewes on Monday, October 19 and within 24 hours only 16 of the 357 ewes and ewe lambs joined were not mated.

There's an old mountain road in Bolivia which links the city of La Paz to the Yungas region of the country. It is known as the ‘Road of Death ‘because...

There's an old mountain road in Bolivia which links the city of La Paz to the Yungas region of the country. It is known as the ‘Road of Death ‘because...

From January 1 next year, every farmer stocked at greater than 170kg organic Nitrogen per hectare (NPH) is going to have to fence off all drains, streams and rivers on...

Rams were joined with ewes on Monday, October 19 and within 24 hours only 16 of the 357 ewes and ewe lambs joined were not mated.

After a lengthy Beef Taskforce Meeting yesterday farm organisations agreed to support the a revised grass-fed Protected Geographical Indicator (PGI) application for Irish beef that will be put foward to...

After a lengthy Beef Taskforce Meeting yesterday farm organisations agreed to support the a revised grass-fed Protected Geographical Indicator (PGI) application for Irish beef that will be put foward to...

After a lengthy Beef Taskforce Meeting yesterday farm organisations agreed to support the a revised grass-fed Protected Geographical Indicator (PGI) application for Irish beef that will be put foward to...

THE Central Statistics Office (CSO) has urged all farmers who have yet to complete and return their Census of Agriculture to do so immediately, as the deadline for submission has...

The National Council of the IFA has voted to allow postal ballots for the election of officers at national and county level.

A farmer is allegedly operating a landing strip for private aircraft on a neighbour's land without aviation or local authority approval, the High Court heard.

Members of the Mart Managers of Ireland group have today lodged objections with the Department of Agriculture over the new Level 5 restrictions on marts that come into force from...

Aryzta has been approached by at least ten different parties interested in buying parts of the business, the Irish Independent understands.

There are now 71 days and counting until the final Brexit witching hour. Despite many dangers, the ultimate no-deal calamity can be avoided, but more time is being squandered after...

Mandaotry eco schemes, with farmers paid for environmental performance rather than compliance and a two-year 'pilot scheme' for Member States for new CAP on the cards.

Mandotory eco schemes, with farmers paid for environmental performance rather than compliance and a two-year 'pilot scheme' for Member States for new CAP on the cards.

The traditionally strong numbers at this time of year was even more pronounced last week ahead of the latest round of Covid restrictions.

The traditionally strong numbers at this time of year was even more pronounced last week ahead of the latest round of Covid restrictions.

Marts will remain open under Level 5 restrictions as farming is deemed an essential service by the Department of Health.

To meet the targets he has set himself in conjunction with the Teagasc BETTER Sheep Farm Programme, Tomás O'Leary has been making a few changes.

Small abattoirs and meat businesses could be forced to close ahead of the Christmas rush due to a funding row between the local councils and the Food Safety Authority of...