Tipperary hurling tails are up and rumour has it that All-Ireland tickets are already being promised and traded, such is the confidence in the Premier destiny of 2019.
June 14, 2019
My main farm enterprise is cut flowers, so instead of ringing my local Teagasc advisor when I've got a question, I get on a plane to Holland.
June 14, 2019
The European Union has agreed a deal to allow U.S. farmers a larger share of Europe's beef market, EU sources and diplomats said, in a move that could help to...
June 14, 2019
Sealing a free trade agreement with South American bloc Mercosur after 20 years of talks is the European Union's top priority, EU trade chief Cecilia Malmstrom said on Thursday.
June 14, 2019
The European Union has agreed a deal to allow US farmers a larger share of Europe's beef market.
June 13, 2019
An elderly farmer was airlifted to hospital following a dog attack in Co Cavan this week.
June 13, 2019
Lakeland Dairies and Kerry have both announced unchanged milk prices for May supplies
June 13, 2019
Tractor registration figures issued by the Farm Tractor & Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA) covering the period to the end of May indicate a steady level of sales activity.
June 13, 2019
Price volatility is a spectre that haunts every dairy farmer in particular. It was not always so. During the 30 years from 1977 to 2007 milk prices were extraordinarily stable,...
June 13, 2019
Ireland could be facing a very painful choice in the near future. The choice looming is between the farming sector, which is in long-term relative decline, and the non-agricultural export...
June 13, 2019
The Farm Assist scheme needs to be overhauled, farm leaders have warned.
June 13, 2019
The Kerry Co-op shareholder redemption scheme may be introduced even if is not approved by shareholders at a Special General Meeting (SGM) next week it has emerged.
June 13, 2019
Siobhan English talks to the farmers at Tullow Mart about the Beef Bailout Fund, the ICBF ratings and their plans to cut silage this year
June 13, 2019
The Save Leitrim Group has disputed a recent Department of Agriculture report that stated that 18.9pc of the county is in forestry, with the group claiming that the figure could...
June 13, 2019
My daughter Emily returns this week from her trip to Tanzania, where she and a group from her school were involved in a rural building project.
June 12, 2019
I have received numerous phone calls over the past few weeks from farmers who have seen their milk butterfat percentages drop. The two main questions they have are: what is...
June 12, 2019
Speculation is rife among IFA members that a rule change may be sought to allow the Association's current President Joe Healy have an extended term.
June 12, 2019
An election to determine the next IFA president will take place later this year as planned, the IFA has confirmed, after days of speculation that a rule change could be...
June 12, 2019
A new group of Green MEPs could push for a total review of the CAP 2020 reform proposals.
June 12, 2019
Glanbia has announced that it has held its milk price for the month of May.
June 12, 2019
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday directing federal agencies to streamline the review process for agricultural biotechnology including genetically modified livestock and seeds.
June 12, 2019
Farmers are one of the largest groups to feature on the on the latest Revenue Defaulters list which details tax defaulters for the cases of failure to file a tax...
June 12, 2019
The New Zealand Government is considering banning live exports which are worth over $30 million to its economy in order to protect its farming brand.
June 12, 2019
Farmers have been warned to be careful of the extreme dangers of slurry mixing after four "narrow escapes" at farms in Northern Ireland over the past two weeks
June 12, 2019
A 99ac farm with a Georgian house that has been in the one family for 300 years is about to come on the market
June 12, 2019
Reports from various marts around the country indicate that sheep prices are rising, with factories being forced to follow.
June 12, 2019
It will be the end of the month before the first of the country's marts are fully operational for EID, the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, has admitted.
June 12, 2019
'Prime Time' reporter Fran McNulty has been announced as RTÉ's new agriculture and consumer affairs correspondent as George Lee revealed it was time for him to change his focus.
June 12, 2019
Changes to the Fair Deal scheme aimed at reducing "the stress and uncertainty" experienced by farm and business owners will cost €10m a year.
June 11, 2019
The country's 65,000 suckler farmers will share in the €100m Brexit aid package for the beef sector, the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, has confirmed.
June 11, 2019
Ornua has announced that Denis Cregan has been appointed the Chairman of Ornua following the resignation of Aaron Forde.
June 11, 2019
Ornua has announced that Denis Cregan has been appointed the Chairman of Ornua following the resignation of Aaron Forde.
June 11, 2019
A FARM owner has been ordered to pay a worker over €18,000 after making him redundant after 30 years of service.
June 11, 2019
At the moment it seems everyone's mind is concentrated on the €50m EU beef fund that is coming down the tracks. The fund will be bolstered by a further €50m...
June 11, 2019
Over a quarter of British farmers back leaving the EU with no deal, according to a new survey.
June 11, 2019
A radical raft of measures to halt a slide in quality standards in the country's waterways is being proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
June 11, 2019
Ornua has announced that Denis Cregan has been appointed the Chairman of Ornua following the resignation of Aaron Forde.
June 11, 2019
Strong supply numbers continue to dominate all discussions around factory prices.
