Farming

A farmer has appealed Kildare Co Council's planning permission for Intel's planned new $4 billion (€3.53bn) facility at its Leixlip plant to An Bord Pleanála.

While the land market in north Leinster has been slow to kick off this year, Murtagh Bros Mullingar have a flurry of auctions coming up.

The agriculture sector faces challenging targets under the Government's Climate Action Plan, with more than 30 action points to help reduce emissions by 10-15pc from the sector.

Why are farmers finding it difficult to get people to work on farms?

There has been a large rise in the number of judgments being sought by vulture funds on farm-related debt, an agrifinance specialist has warned.

There has been a large rise in the number of judgements being sought by vulture funds on farm-related debt an agri finance specialist has warned.

The EU Commission has been accused of targeting the suckler sector in the conditions attached to the €100m Brexit support package for the Irish beef industry.

Climate action measures will not become the new quota for farming, holding back growth, Agriculture Minister Michael Creed has insisted.

The Government's Climate Action Plan has 35 action points for agriculture. These include bringing forward the introduction of the Teagasc Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions report.

Farmers whose loans are in the hands of so-called vulture funds may be able to save both their family home and farms, through a Personal Insolvency Arrangement, according to a...

"If God did not want them sheared, He would not have made them sheep."

With the weather taking a turn, it looks like the wheat septoria programmes we have been using are going to be really tested over the next few weeks.

A GROWING north-south divide is the story from the auction rooms during the first five months of 2019. Sales in Munster and south Leinster continue to be buoyant, while auction...

The deadly pig virus that jumped from Africa to Europe is now ravaging China's €113bn pork industry and spreading to other Asian countries; an unprecedented disaster that has prompted Beijing...

Topping is a really important grass management tool at this time of year. This most understated of farm machines can be a dairy farmer's best friend when it comes to...

Almost every aspect of our daily lives will be affected by a new climate strategy which will be unveiled today.

'It would've been silly to cut silage last week or even consider spreading slurry with the downpours we got, with or without Trump's visit."

Excluding dairy farmers from the Areas of Natural Constraint scheme due to their high stoking rate has been branded as unfair by Fianna Fail TD Jackie Cahill.

The largest rise for five years in volumes of meat and dairy products drove manufacturing up for the second quarter in a row, according to new figures from New Zealand.

We have most of our March-born lambs dosed for the second time. We use a ivermectin type product and this should see them stay clean until after weaning.

With around 70pc of this year's calves born and tested for BVD, the prevalence of persistently infected (PI) births has reduced to 0.03pc - a 20-fold decrease since the start...

Dozens of corn farmers and those who sell them seed, chemicals and equipment gathered last Thursday at the restaurant in Deer Grove, Illinois, after heavy rains caused unprecedented delays in...

Farmers misled by government that fund contingent on reducing production, according to Fianna Fail spokesperson on agriculture Charlie McConalogue.

Now that President Trump has been and gone, he has trodden a path that's almost a rite of passage for American leaders - a visit to the Emerald Isle.

Kells gardai are investigating the theft of more than 100 sheep from land at Ross, Mountnugent, Oldcastle.

Members of a Leitrim community have taken matters into their own hands, taking a stand against Coillte, who they feel have no consideration for their local area.

One evening last week, I was sitting back savouring a tasty meal comprising several home-grown ingredients when a sudden realisation nearly triggered indigestion.

In a bid to directly compete with ground beef and pork sausage, Beyond Meat Inc bills itself the world's first plant-based burger sold in the meat case of U.S. grocery...

There are many questions surrounding the new electronic tagging rules, which came into effect on June 1. Ciaran Moran answers them

Showing champions in two breeds on the same day, and landing an overall Inter Breed Supreme Championship double, is something dreams are made of.

A senior official in Teagasc has said the next CAP could and should look at packages to assist older farmers who want to exit the sector.

A 55ac farm at Ballykean, Geashill in Co Offaly made up of excellent arable land and a derelict cottage is coming to public auction with a guide price of €10,000/ac.

The Board of Aurivo has announced it is holding its milk price at 30.5c/L including vat for the month of May.

A Longford farmer who claimed a cheque for a cool €238,673 that he won on last weekend's Lotto draw was mulling over what he was going to buy with his...

The shortfall between the Ornua PPI price-per-litre and the average price actually being paid by Irish Co-ops will cost the average milk supplier “around €2,000” over the peak production period,...

For once, Ireland is not getting the worst of the weather - although things still look bad for the coming week.

The latest addition to our breeding policy has been the purchase of a Simmental bull in the spring. While we use some AI and a Limousin bull, I have a...

Any issues with moisture stress were solved with last week's rainfall. Winter barley, which is filling rapidly, escaped lodging but further rainfall this week will test varietal straw strength and...

The mere mention of trailer towing rules is enough to send most peoples' brains into information overload. So, in order to grasp this topic of mass confusion, I've decided to...

Bayer said it would invest €5 billion in developing new weedkillers and reducing its environmental impact by 30pc by 2030, as it seeks to address the fallout from U.S. class-action...