Farming

The IFA — where great ideas go to die. I was reminded of this quip from a farmer when I saw the IFA top dogs burning their TB letters. Then...

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...

It was recently announced that the Government are preparing Budget 2021 on the basis of there being no EU-UK trade deal in place for the beginning of next year.

The Department of Agriculture is seeking legal advice to see if the proposed Protected Geographical Indicator (PGI) for grass-fed Irish beef could impact future PGI applications.

EARLY scanning results suggest in-calf rates of 90pc in cows, according to a number of scanners and AI technicians.

The Teagasc BETTER farm sheep programme is designed to promote the wider adoption of the latest technologies for improving the performance of Irish farms.

China's capital called on importers on Monday to shun frozen food from countries suffering from severe novel coronavirus outbreaks after several cases of imported seafood products testing positive for the...

China's capital called on importers on Monday to shun frozen food from countries suffering from severe novel coronavirus outbreaks after several cases of imported seafood products testing positive for the...

The big questions never seem to have a definitive answer — the answer evolves as time passes. And in the factory trade people are asking will the resurgence of Covid-19...

The big questions never seem to have a definitive answer — the answer evolves as time passes. And in the factory trade people are asking will the resurgence of Covid-19...

Reports from the auction rooms around the country continue to be positive, with lively auctions and strong prices.

Reports from the auction rooms around the country continue to be positive, with lively auctions and strong prices.

It has been a year that shifted the fortunes of stressed-out commuters. Where once they woke at dawn, struggled to find a car park space and endured 'standing room only'...

It has been a year that shifted the fortunes of stressed-out commuters. Where once they woke at dawn, struggled to find a car park space and endured 'standing room only'...

Three has switched on its 5G network weeks ahead of the launch of the iPhone 12, which is tipped to have 5G functionality.

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

The US Department of Agriculture is funding a $1m research project to identify how the virus that causes COVID-19 might be transmitted in the nation's beef supply chain, from cattle...

In the last 10 days I went to a concert, attended a play, participated in a live meeting and drank a real pint in a real pub. It was all...

Land leasing is an eminently sensible solution to an Irish problem: how do you quit farming while holding on to the land?

A colder spell will sweep across the country this weekend as temperatures are expected to drop to freezing tonight in places and -2 on Saturday night.

UK shoppers will face higher prices for their weekly shop due to mammoth tariffs unless a free trade deal is secured with the EU, a leading trade body has warned.

UK shoppers will face higher prices for their weekly shop due to mammoth tariffs unless a free trade deal is secured with the EU, a leading trade body has warned.

Are farmers being treated as the whipping boys for the sins of our capitalist, consumerist society?

The Climate Action Bill will raise “substantial amounts of funding” from carbon taxes over the next decade, the Taoiseach has told the public.

The Chairperson of ICMSA's Dairy Committee said that he was not sure that everyone appreciated the kind of difference that existed between the top and bottom paying Co-ops and how...

The Chairperson of ICMSA's Dairy Committee said that he was not sure that everyone appreciated the kind of difference that existed between the top and bottom paying Co-ops and how...

Are farmers being treated as the whipping boys for the sins of our capitalist, consumerist society?

Are farmers being treated as the whipping boys for the sins of our capitalist, consumerist society?

Land leasing is an eminently sensible solution to an Irish problem: how do you quit farming while holding on to the land?

Land leasing is an eminently sensible solution to an Irish problem: how do you quit farming while holding on to the land?

SIMON Coveney has warned that even if a deal on the future relationship between the UK and EU can be reached it won't be ratified if the British Government's threat...

It will be a wild, wet and windy morning and afternoon as rainfall and wind warnings persist in the East and West of the country.

Ammonia emissions from Agriculture will increase by 9pc by 2030 if no mitigation actions are taken, according to a new study by Teagasc.

Looking to improve milk production, California farmer John Verwey turned to a Swiss-made feed additive designed to make a cow more efficient while reducing methane emissions from cattle burps.

A FARM labourer who assaulted his sister-in-law with a blackthorn stick, causing her harm, and who hit her son when he intervened to help her, received a nine-month sentence at...

For over a century, the Irish Agricultural Wholesale Society (IAWS) and its corporate offshoots have straddled everything from the mundane practicalities of agriculture to the dizzy wins and losses of...

For over a century, the Irish Agricultural Wholesale Society (IAWS) and its corporate offshoots have straddled everything from the mundane practicalities of agriculture to the dizzy wins and losses of...

For over a century, the Irish Agricultural Wholesale Society (IAWS) and its corporate offshoots have straddled everything from the mundane practicalities of agriculture to the dizzy wins and losses of...