Farming

Farm leaders were last night fighting a rearguard action against a sign-off on the Mercosur trade deal between the EU and South American countries.

A review of feedlots' impact on the trade and securing an EU quality mark for Irish suckler beef are among the key proposals in a new report on the beef...

Labour shortages and the demand for a better quality of life are driving an accelerated switch to once-a-day milking (OAD) of dairy herds.

Land and farm collaboration between young trained farmers and older farmers is delivering a 65pc increase in farm production on average, according to Macra na Feirme's 2019 Land Mobility Report.

It's hard to believe that the longest day of the year has passed by and we are still waiting on our summer to arrive. The heavy steady rain for almost...

Boris Johnson admits he needs the EU's help to avoid a hard Border or crippling tariffs on trade under a no-deal Brexit.

A report setting out how ‘alternative arrangements' to the Brexit backstop has suggested the formation of a new single zone for food standards

The IFA has strongly refuted the allegation of 'fake news' relating to their assertion that the new beef grading machines under trial will favour the processors.

Europe's high levels of food waste are an ethical scandal at a time when hundreds of millions of people around the world are going hungry, the head of the region's...

It is estimated the Britian's new market access to China could be worth almost €260 million to the country's beef sector in the first five years, according to the ADHB.

Farmers are protesting at the EU Commission offices in Dublin at 8am tomorrow mornin over what they call a ‘Sell Out' trade deal with the South American group of Mercosur...

Farmers are protesting at the EU Commission offices over what they call a ‘Sell Out' trade deal with the South American group of Mercosur countries.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will make no announcement about a possible renewed term for Ireland's outgoing Commissioner Phil Hogan until a raft of big EU jobs are divided up.

A 'track and trace' study on all pedigree Charolais bulls sold over the past four years has been initiated by the Irish Charolais Cattle Society.

A young couple from the Silvermines area of north Tipperary are the proud owners of a compact 54ac residential holding just across the M7near Ballycommon with fine views of Lough...

Alan McGrath has been in the contracting business for 30 years and is a baled silage expert, running no less than three combined baler wrappers (two McHale Fusions and one...

German manufacturer Vogelsang is launching the BackPac2, a special system for umbilical slurry application with working widths up to 30 meters.

I'm sure there were many sighs of relief as the rain fell in decent amounts across the country and any fear of a drought diminished.

It looks like it's time to get out the sun cream and dust off the barbecue as temperatures are expected to reach a sweltering 28C by the end of the...

The Mexicans built a wall and so will Padraig Ó Scanaill, if that is what it takes to secure one of the last remaining dairy farms in North Co Dublin.

Noel McGoldrick has never forgotten the advice he received when he took his first steps into the world of pedigree beef breeding as a teenager.

Last week found me traipsing around south Tipperary, where I came across Castlegrace, a complex and historic 120ac Quaker property that has been in the Grubb family for over 200...

Father-and-son duo Eamon and John McKiernan took home the top price of €3,700 from the final show and sale of the season for Herefords, at Nenagh.

The Mexicans built a wall and so will Padraig Ó Scanaill, if that is what it takes to secure one of the last remaining dairy farms in North Co Dublin.

Darran and Denise McKenna created a slice of farming history last year when they became the first winners from Ulster of the "All-Ireland Championship for dairy farmers".

Our solicitor Theresa Murphy answers your questions about Fair Deal.

Last week Ministers signed off on proposals to overhaul the Fair Deal scheme, which will cap the payments to be made by farm families when a person enters the care...

Some would say that a 2,000km cycle is a hell of a journey, but for Mayo farmer Alan Heaney, who is cycling from Lourdes to Knock, it is more of...

Is there a seismic change about to take place in farming? The green agenda was a dominant issue during the local and European elections.

Photos released today by the Dept of Agriculture show the level of neglect endured by the animals on land-holdings controlled by farmer, Martin Gerald Foley.

A farmer has died following a farm accident in Co Roscommon.

At the last tender sale, the remaining 162 tonnes of skimmed milk powder out of a total, original amount of 380,000 tonnes in public stocks were sold, fully emptying as...

Met Éireann has finally delivered some good news on the weather front as temperatures are to hit 25C and "possibly higher" next week.

Food prices in this country are among the highest in the European Union, despite Ireland being an agricultural nation.

Teach a man to farm and you feed him for a lifetime - that could very well be the motto of one west Cork priest who has been passing on...

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Thursday announced a new measure to help farmers who were unable to plant corn and soybeans due to widespread flooding across the US...

A woman who killed a farmer when she crashed into his tractor was ordered to complete 120 hours community service.

Kerry Co-op will go ahead with cash for shares redemptions scheme following its Special General Meeting in Tralee.

Adare in Co Limerick has been particularly fertile hunting ground for Tom Crosse and GVM auctioneers over the last year.

A senior official in Teagasc has said the next CAP should contain incentives to assist older farmers who want to exit the sector.