Farming

Every farmer should have a bunch of nettles on their farm to increase the land's biodiversity value, well-known dairy farmer and environment activist Donal Sheehan has said.

Macra na Feirme has said it welcomes clarification from the Revenue Commissioners on stamp duty rates for young farmers.

A limousin cow in Co Meath has defied odds of up to a million to one by giving birth unassisted to triplets.

A farmer accused of breaking the cheekbone of his neighbour in a row over a straying cow claims his land is constantly being over-run by cows, horses, sheep and even...

Ornua's Purchase Price Index has risen to 105.9 from 104.1 for April 2019.

The optimism of a month ago when those with lambs to sell were convinced that with Easter in the offing and Ramadan to follow prices for lamb and hogget must...

A 68ac residential grass farm with a range of impressive farm facilities at Cloghera near Clonlara in Co Clare will be sold at auction tomorrow in an executor sale guided...

Global dairy prices rose for the 11th time in a row at a fortnightly auction held early on Wednesday, as waning New Zealand production provided support.

It wasn't the Baja 1000, the famous 'let it all hang out' race for 4WD and other off-road vehicles on the Baja Peninsula in Mexico.

An Armagh man has been remanded in custody after he was accused of stealing vehicles and machinery worth £25,000 while on the run.

An Armagh man has been remanded in custody after he was accused of stealing vehicles and machinery worth £25,000 while on the run.

An Offaly man is being sued by a Co Galway farmer who claims he was sold an infertile pedigree bull.

The Guinness family had full clearance of their North Dublin dairy herd at a sale on Saturday, which was understood to be one of the last milking operations within the...

EU election season has kicked off, with climate change and the EU's post-Brexit future looming large in the campaign.

Dairy processors are facing a wall of milk for the next fortnight as they battle to keep supplies processed through the peak production period.

Dairygold is currently paying more for milk than it is getting back from market returns, chief executive Jim Woulfe told the co-op's AGM last week.

The united line on factory prices, such a feature of the factory trade since late last year, has continued to fracture as the search by agents for fit stock has...

Macra needs to compete with Netflix in order to reduce rural isolation of young people and recruit new members, president elect Thomas Duffy has said.

It is impossible to argue people in any part of the country should be deprived of access to diversions like Netflix.

As hot corporate trends go, crypto and pot are so yesterday. Now, the rush is to get in on anything that smacks of vegetarian meat products.

A farmer in Co Tipperary is hoping that his ploughing skills will help his friend running in the local elections to reach for the sky.

A man has denied attacking his neighbour fracturing his cheekbone after a cow strayed onto his land in Co Donegal.

Group Political Editor Kevin Doyle explains in simple terms the five things you need to know about the broadband plan.

The most recent Global Dairy Trade Index (GDT) has seen prices rise by 0.4pc, this is the 11th consecutive increase at the auction.

The EPA today said that options to reduce fertiliser use will need to be implemented at farm level, after it found that ammonia levels are on an upward trend.

Prumplestown House near Castledermot in Co Kildare was built as a hunting lodge by the Dukes of Leinster.

Irish consumers shelled out €44m on Easter eggs and €29m on fresh lamb over the Easter break.

The ISPCA has called for the immediate suspension of the export of calves from Ireland to France and the Netherlands following the release of footage of alleged abuse of Irish...

Farmers have described the brutality shown towards calves in holding facility Cherbourg as despicable.

Meat Industry Ireland have called for coupled supports to be reintroduced in the next CAP for suckler cows and sheep.

The Government looks set to go ahead with the €3bn broadband rollout to rural Ireland - in spite of strong warnings that it may not represent value for money.

Increasing cattle numbers are a major factor in Irish people contracting a strain of E-coli that is potentially fatal, with rates of the food-borne disease 10 times higher here than...

Teagasc advising sector to maximise use of beef crossing to boost value of calves

Increasing cattle numbers are a major factor in Irish people contracting a strain of E-coli that is potentially fatal, with rates of the food-borne disease 10 times higher here than...

Workloads on farms are taking a heavy toll on farmers and up to one in seven is at risk of "burnout", European MEP Mairead McGuinness has warned.

Hopes of a reversal of the decision to call time on the Greenfield dairy farm programme were dealt a shattering blow this week when the owners of the land, the...

So far so good. As we begin the month of May conditions continue to be favourable for dairy farming. The cows are milking very well with the entire herd averaging...

Farmers have been urged to attend a special meeting on TB in Monaghan tomorrow evening which is being hosted by the ICSA.

The Green Party has claimed that live export of cattle is unethical and called for trade to be banned.

This is the story of a south Leinster dairy farmer who lost seven acres in a CPO and had a further 31 acres of his grazing platform cut off from...