Farming

The number of calvings in February on Irish dairy farms increased by almost 90pc in a decade, from 270,000 in 2010 to 510,000 in 2020.

I gave myself a good scare last week when I attended a safety training day.

Cows are being housed at night across much of the southwest as the unseasonal weather has taken its toll on ground conditions and milk yields.

Grain growers are in a race against time to get as much of the harvest completed before more heavy rains hit the country this week.

A line in the musical Oklahoma! posed the thorny question: could the farmer and the cow-man ever get along? “One man likes to push a plough, the other likes to...

After months of turmoil in the Department of Agriculture, another new minister is due to be announced today.

Met Éireann is now providing a grass growth forecast in its weekly Farming Weather bulletin, and work is also underway to provide seasonal forecasts in the future.

Farmers may be forced to get a prescription for common veterinary medicines if proposed legislation is introduced to restrict the sale of such products.

Following the surge in mart prices for store heifers and bullocks two weeks ago last week saw several factors contribute to the trade re-balancing. While the reduced kill at ABP...

Graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Science at Tralee IT will be eligible to apply for stamp duty relief this year.

Fears are intensifying in Northern Irish farming over the impact of Brexit .

Ridiculous, unacceptable and weak. Those are just three of the words the main farming organisations used to describe the Department of Agriculture's new TB herd history reports.

Farmers must not pay the price for reduced capacity in meat plants, according to TD Jackie Cahill, as the Migrant Rights Centre is calling for a 14-day factory closure where...

When Tom Nee lost his job in 2009 due to the recession, he turned to his sheep farm to keep himself afloat. The commonage farm, in the hills of Bunowen,...

Earlier this year the Morans featured on a Bord Bia campaign to promote Irish beef in Europe. Now it turns out that meat from some of their animals won't qualify...

A man has been praised for his bravery after twice scaling a 61-metre cliff to rescue two stranded sheepdogs.

A man has been praised for his bravery after twice scaling a 61-metre cliff to rescue two stranded sheepdogs.

The focus at UCD Lyons farm now is flock preparation for mating. A few years ago, we moved away from retaining our own female replacements, instead opting to purchase in...

It's a different September. The pulverising force of Storms Ella and Francis have robbed us of the gentle drift of leaves to the ground marking the leisurely onset of autumn....

Mauro Lucio Costa wanted to do the right thing for the world's largest rainforest.

Gardaí have appealed for witnesses after an elderly man died after the tractor he was driving overturned at Ballinabanogue, New Ross, Co Wexford.

Gardaí investigating the dumping of an estimated 30 tonnes of household rubbish and builder's rubble in a rural border community are making progress in identifying those responsible.

Despite all the gloomy economic forecasts, farmland continues to make strong money. 
Kildare ground, even in lock-down continues to surge ahead with a 76ac farm outside Athy making €20,000/ac at...

Despite Coronavirus outbreaks at ABP plants at Cahir in Co. Tipperary and Clones Co. Monaghan potentially reducing overall kill by up to three thousand numbers going through the system appear...

The three Government leaders will meet today to decide if it is worth the gamble of ignoring the EU Commission President's request to send the name of a female and...

Unnoticed and unchallenged, the EU proposes to change rural land management and 'rewild' large areas of Ireland. This could affect farming, food prices and the control of land. Are we...

A sheep said to be the most expensive in the world has sold for £367,500 (€412,168).

Brazil's Vice President Hamilton Mourão played down the fires raging in the dry season in the Amazon on Thursday, saying it was “surreal” how they are being seen abroad as...

The National Ploughing Association Executive taken the decision to cancel all National Ploughing Finals 2020 with the exception of Senior qualifier classes for 2021 which include qualification for the World...

If there is one thing which really annoys Irish cattle farmers, it's the 30-month age limit on beef cattle.

European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis will assume temporary responsibility for trade after the resignation of Ireland's Phil Hogan, EU executive chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday.

Revenues at Lakeland Dairies topped €1bn for the first time last year and have doubled over the past five years.

The mills of politics grind on, and speculation was already under way last night about who will be Ireland's next commissioner.

There is a reason why the hard thing to do and the right thing to do are often the same, as Phil Hogan has discovered.

Phil Hogan has confirmed his resignation from his role as EU Commissioner this evening but insists, 'I didn't break the law'.

Phil Hogan has confirmed his resignation from his role as EU Commissioner this evening.

Embattled EU Commissioner Phil Hogan will resign later this evening.

The IFA has reiterated its opposition to the imposition of Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs for greenways.

ABP Cahir has reported that 22 of its staff have tested positive for Covid-19 after it carried out testing of all its staff at the facility.

Top meat importer China has suspended imports from some foreign meat packing plants where workers became infected with coronavirus - but not others.