Farming

Major flood alerts have been issued as areas battered by Storm Ellen and violent 143kmh winds now face the threat of torrential rainfall over the next 36 hours.

Global nutrition group Glanbia has had its earnings per share forecast pared back 11pc by analysts at Davy.

Dara Calleary has resigned as minister for agriculture.

Some 70,000 homes, farms and businesses are still without power this evening as a result of Storm Ellen.

Some 50,000 homes, farms and businesses are still without power this evening as a result of Storm Ellen.

ABP has announced that it will test all staff members at its Cahir factory for Covid-19. It comes after a staff member tested positive for Covid-19 last week.

Some 70,000 homes, farms and businesses are still without power this evening as a result of Storm Ellen.

A sheep farmer has been found guilty of planting baby food laced with shards of metal in stores as part of a lengthy blackmail campaign against Tesco.

A man jailed over a knife attack on a father and son in a farming dispute nearly 20 years ago has failed in a bid to have his convictions quashed.

It is to become mandatory that farmers wear face coverings at marts farm Monday, the Farming Independent understands.

Storm Ellen hit the south of the country with a vengeance last night, causing flooding and power outages and bringing trees down on rural roads.

Storm Ellen hit the south of the country with a vengeance last night, causing flooding and power outages and bringing trees down on rural roads.

Storm Ellen hit the south of the country with a vengeance last night, causing flooding and power outages and bringing trees down on rural roads.

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Dara Calleary T.D., today announced the opening of the Beef Finisher Payment (BFP).

Areas of Cork and Cavan are set to be the first to be connected to high-speed internet under the Government's National Broadband plan.

The recent spate of dog thefts could be countered by a comprehensive micro-chipping campaign for the nation's pets, the INHFA has claimed.

Rosderra Meats has been accused of being "unduly harsh and unfair" after refusing to pay workers who walked off the job due to fears of catching Covid-19.

Storm Ellen is set to batter parts of the country as severe gusts and heavy rain will hit coastal counties.

I was motoring through the scenic countryside of south Kilkenny last week when I came across the beautiful 245-year-old bridge over the Kings River, complete with a huge chunk blown...

The show must and will go on is the message from the Irish Shows Association (ISA) as the final touches are put to arrangements for Saturday's National Agricultural Show (August...

Stringent new rules around the protection of water courses will impose significant additional costs and management requirements on farmers from January of next year.

The impact of the spring/ early summer drought has thankfully been overcome on most grass-growing farms, with grazing and forage stocks now in abundant supply.

The Minister for Agriculture Dara Calleary has said he is "extremely concerned" at reports that some farmers are not wearing masks or maintaining social distancing at marts.

A Limousin bull bred by Castleisland vet Sean O'Sullivan is poised to become one of the all-time 'kings' of the breed among suckler herds in Ireland.

Covid-19 hasn't gone away - far from it, and the situation may get worse before it gets better. And better means a new norm, one where Covid-19 is managed as...

Harvest 2020 is proving, yet again, that we need organic fertilisers and good rotations to produce satisfactory yields on our older tillage soils.

Looking at the recent protests in Waterford Port, I asked myself, how do I support the Irish tillage sector when I order feed for the dairy herd? I could not...

A 50pc hike in straw prices this winter is on the cards, with traders forecasting an €8-10 lift in the cost of 4x4 bales to buyers.

When I picture a traditional mart scene I can quickly see how it would be a potential hotbed for community Covid-19 transmission.

The meat factories have been warned against using the continuing Covid-19 crisis as cover to slash beef prices.

One of the big lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic is the importance of having a secure local food supply network.

Grain and agricultural merchant Liffey Mills joined forces with a Leinster-based dairy family to pay €11m for a 1,090-acre farm in Offaly at public auction last week.

It has been a challenging time for mart managers across the country, with an unprecedented wave of new systems and regulations to be introduced, virtually over night.

The Beef Plan Movement has been told to get its house in order or face being stripped of its two seats on the Beef Task Force.

The overall kill fell to 31,745 during the first week of August 3-9, but that was because of the bank holiday - the overall trend with supply is of increasing...

THE IFA is calling for a meeting with the Minister for Agriculture over what it says is a U-turn on the proposed Protected Geographical Indicator (PGI) status for Irish grass-fed...

The overall kill fell to 31,745 during the first week of August 3-9, but that was because of the bank holiday - the overall trend with supply is of increasing...

The number of new tractors registered in the first seven months of the year fell by 9pc, according to the latest figures from the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association...

The overall kill fell to 31,745 during the first week of August 3-9, but that was because of the bank holiday - the overall trend with supply is of increasing...