Farming

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...

Latest results from a clover trial underway in Athenry is showing that clover swards receiving no fertiliser is growing as much grass as those that are.

Latest results from a clover trial underway in Athenry is showing that clover swards receiving no fertiliser is growing as much grass as those that are.

Latest results from a clover trial underway in Athenry is showing that clover swards receiving no fertiliser is growing as much grass as those that are.

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O'Brien has said he is aware of the delays in the processing deer hunting licence applications and that many deer hunters have...

The German Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner has said she is not going to push forward efforts to seal the Mercosur Trade agreement and said she had serious concerns over the...

Border control posts at Northern Ireland's ports will “almost certainly” not be ready in time due to a dispute over IT with the EU, Stormont minister Edwin Poots has said.

UK beef imports remained weak in July, according to the latest figures from the AHDB.

The discussion, heated at times, about the proposed PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) status for Irish beef is fundamental to the future viability of suckler farming in Ireland.

A Westmeath farmer has been fined €1,250 for procurement and possession of an animal medicine to treat ‘redwater' in cattle

Since the removal of milk quotas in 2015 the interest among farmers in switching to dairying has increased.

News last week that the Ploughing would return to Laois next year and host the world contest was, no doubt, welcomed by many in the sector.

The strongest prices for a decade are being reported for store lambs off the hills, with producers netting a €20-25/hd premium this year on the back of phenomenal farmer demand.

The Department of Agriculture expressed serious misgivings regarding plans to develop a new beef slaughter plant in Banagher, Co Offaly.

IT Tralee pulled a key course for training agricultural mechanics and technicians due to a low level of eligible applicants and difficulty in obtaining sponsors. The college cited three factors...

Last week the mart trade continued to roll along very nicely, although it was noticeable that in some places numbers were a little easier.

THE removal of a tax relief that exempts farm diesel from increases in the carbon tax is among the policies being considered by the Department of Finance for Budget 2021.

News last week that the Ploughing would return to Laois next year and host the world contest was, no doubt, welcomed by many in the sector.

The purchase of drones to herd sheep on the hills could be funded by government grants if the INHFA has its way, writes Declan O'Brien

I always have notions about throwing a party to celebrate the end of harvest. However, by the time we get there everyone is too knackered to bother.

A High Court judge has fined a mother and son €6.26m over contempt of court orders requiring them to clean up two illegal dumps on their farm at Enfield, Co...

Have you made a will? And when did you last update it? Whoever you are, I strongly advise you to draft a will with a solicitor.

When prices fall — quotes for lambs are back 20c/kg this week — the farming organisations will always fight hard to get things stabilised or returned to where they were....

A SURGE in feed ingredient costs on world markets over the last month has killed the chances of a drop in ration prices this winter.

A SURGE in feed ingredient costs on world markets over the last month has killed the chances of a drop in ration prices this winter.

A SURGE in feed ingredient costs on world markets over the last month has killed the chances of a drop in ration prices this winter.

A PROPOSAL to fly male dairy calves out of the country from Shannon has been proposed by the IFA to the Department of Agriculture.

A PROPOSAL to fly male dairy calves out of the country from Shannon has been proposed by the IFA to the Department of Agriculture.

When Sam Bennett crossed the line on the Champs Élysées to clinch his second stage win in this year's Tour de France on Sunday, having just won the overall points...

His ancestor invented Guinness almost 300 years ago by roasting the barley; now Kim Kindersley has turned to the cultivation of the cannabis plant, hemp.

I always have notions about throwing a party to celebrate the end of harvest. However, by the time we get there everyone is too knackered to bother. This year, I...

I always have notions about throwing a party to celebrate the end of harvest. However, by the time we get there everyone is too knackered to bother. This year, I...

The current discussion, heated at times, about the proposed PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) status for Irish beef is fundamental to the future viability of suckler farming in Ireland.

Derrynaflan island, the monastic site where the famous chalice of the same name was found, was recently sold under the hammer of John Fitzgerald of Dougan Fitzgerald Estate Agents, Clonmel.

A 220ac residential farm near Collon in Co Meath is one of the more substantial farming properties to come on the market this year.

Kildare agritech company Terra Nutritech is planning increased international growth in the coming months to grow turnover to €15m over the next three years.

The US Agriculture Department on Friday released details of a second round of Covid-19 aid for farmers, which will pay up to $14 billion to growers of major crops such...

Preparation for the breeding season continues and I just vaccinated my ewe lambs for enzootic abortion.

More than 50 meat plant employers face immediate claims for sick pay after refusing to strike a deal on an industry-wide scheme.

Last week I bought two T-bone steaks and some lamb chops. The purchase got me thinking about the many hands it had taken to get these pieces of meat to...