Farming

A restricted driver who admitted doing almost twice his permitted speed claimed he was in a rush to assist with a cow giving birth.

New Zealand's Fonterra said on Monday it has agreed to sell its farms in China for a total of NZ$555 million ($367.97 million) as the dairy producer continues to focus...

The potato industry in Ireland, and all that are involved in it, are asleep at the wheel. The industry is in stasis, and has been for the last 20 years.

Speaking with one of my sources over the weekend on the possible permutations concerning the effect the weather may have on the factory trade this man said to me “Don't...

The entire country is on the brink of the toughest Covid-19 controls after experts recommended Level 5 restrictions for the next four weeks.

Down through the ages the search for scapegoats and villains has characterised much of the human response to plague and pestilence. People look around for someone, a group or a...

Down through the ages the search for scapegoats and villains has characterised much of the human response to plague and pestilence. People look around for someone, a group or a...

Down through the ages the search for scapegoats and villains has characterised much of the human response to plague and pestilence. People look around for someone, a group or a...

SINN Féin has agreed to back former Independent senator Ian Marshall in the forthcoming Seanad by-election.

GREEN Party activists have been told not to use 'big words' when trying to appeal to rural voters as they may not understand what they mean.

A passenger of car who pulled the steering wheel resulting in the car leaving the road and hitting a farmer causing him serious injury, has told a court he was...

A passenger of car who pulled the steering wheel resulting in the car leaving the road and hitting a farmer causing him serious injury, has told a court he was...

A passenger of car who pulled the steering wheel resulting in the car leaving the road and hitting a farmer causing him serious injury, has told a court he was...

Demand for plant-based foods has picked up during the coronavirus crisis as consumers try to eat more healthily and problems at some factories have hit meat supplies, the head of...

Danny Healy-Rae says he despises serial objectors to the felling of trees.

Danny Healy-Rae says he despises serial objectors to the felling of trees.

The Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport get powerful new "electrified" engines as well as high-end special editions and a radical overhaul of the Pivi infotainment system.

The Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport get powerful new "electrified" engines as well as high-end special editions and a radical overhaul of the Pivi infotainment system.

Brazil's biggest lobby group for soy farmers Aprosoja has broken ties with the Brazil Agribusiness Association (Abag) over its support for an initiative calling on the Brazilian government to rein...

The national herd must be cut, further emission-reducing measures introduced and farmers mentored, if the country is to meet reach its climate targets.

A Cork farmer will not be prosecuted for a second time over the death of a boy who fell from his defective tractor seven years ago, after the Court of...

Costs for cleaning up the country's old landfill sites and illegal dumps are running at more than €250m with hundreds of sites yet to be assessed to decide what work...

There will be some checks on agri-food goods travelling between Northern Ireland and Great Britain after Brexit, the Northern Ireland Secretary has confirmed.

The Department of Agriculture, Bord Bia and Teagasc have faced criticism from farmers over preparations for a no-deal Brexit.

Attorneys for Bayer AG and consumers suing the company over allegations its Roundup weedkiller caused cancer told a judgelast week they are continuing to resolve thousands more cases, improving prospects...

The Calf Investment Scheme needs to be rolled over ahead of the 2021 calving season, the ICMSA has claimed.

A status Yellow weather alert came into force for 11 counties yesterday as Met Éireann warned of torrential rainfall up until lunchtime today.

Donegal sheep farmers Donal and Leanne Mullaney have twice broken the world price record for selling an untrained sheepdog pup in recent months.

Donegal sheep farmers Donal and Leanne Mullaney have twice broken the world price record for selling an untrained sheepdog pup in recent months.

Fifty years ago, Irish farmers were a force to reckon with in controlling beef processing in this country, with two in every three beef animals being slaughtered in processing plants...

Last week's Beef Taskforce Meeting highlighted again the divergence that has led to the dilution of farmer representation in recent years.

McDonald's has no plans to stop buying Irish beef for the UK market despite growing concerns over the threat posed by a no-deal Brexit.

A Sherry FitzGerald land survey covering the first six months of 2020 finds the price of prime arable land, excluding Dublin, averages €10,600/ac, with prime grassland making €9,900/ac.

The national suckler herd could decline by as much as 32pc by 2030 if the UK leaves the EU without a trade deal.

IN a boost for beef farmers, the Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has indicated that he will not be bringing the Mercosur trade agreement for ratification to the Dáil this year or...

At least 3,000 agricultural merchants face losing their jobs if new legislation around veterinary medicines is brought in, according to Carol Nolan, Independent TD for Laois-Offaly.

Bord na Móna has exited the peat bedding market after just two years despite having had big plans to capitalise on the growing market for the product.

Food processors and the farm organisations have expressed serious concerns that Ireland's multi-billion-euro export trade to the European mainland could be halted by chaos at the English Channel ports in...

The rate of stamp duty on land has been described as ‘crippling' by the Institute of Professional Auctioneers and Valuers (IPAV), who are calling for it to be replaced by...

Cereal growers are facing a €30-40/t hike in the cost of winter wheat seed, and industry sources have warned that supplies are tightening fast.