Farming

Lockdown did some funny things to people's eating habits. Take Glanbia's first-half results, for example. Lots of people took up baking bread, others did a major weekly shop with a...

A five-year-old girl who was critically injured in a quad bike crash that claimed the lives of her mother and sister has returned home after three months in hospital.

A junior agriculture minister has heavily criticised unacceptable practices in the meat industry and said all workers in food plants need the "full protection of the State".

Two years after it was initially threatened with closure, the future of the Fullwood Packo manufacturing facility in Kanturk is once again facing the stark possibly of being wound down...

Although the overall kill fell to 31,745 during the week of the 3rd to the 9th of August because of the bank holiday the overall trend in relation to supply...

Department of Agriculture vets investigating a cluster of Bovine TB cases between Baile Mhic Íre and Cúl a'Bhuacaigh have discounted "for the present" any link to the ongoing and nearby...

It was a simple Freedom of Information request on a matter than didn't send the pulse racing. But it says a lot about the reality of how we're governed.

Vegans should stop drinking soya milk in order to save the rainforest, the UK Sustainable Food Trust has said.

Millions of euro in damage was caused by torrential rainfall in the Cork area over the past 72 hours which resulted in flash floods with roads, gardens, walls and even...

A yellow rain warning is in place for most of the country until tomorrow morning with heavy and thundery rain and local flooding set to batter the country.

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

The world's largest meat processor JBS has posted second quarter net profits that were nearly twice as high as the average of analysts' estimates, buoyed by a strong performance in...

Lakeland Dairies has announced a price increase for its July base milk supplies, leading to calls from farm organisations for other processors to follow suit.

Vets over 70 years of age who are working in meat factories as Temporary Veterinary Inspectors (TVIs) for the Department of Agriculture have signed waivers to not sue if they...

Thirty of 39 Health and Safety Authority inspections of meat plants were pre-announced, with only nine made without advance notice to employers, the Dáil coronavirus committee has heard.

Meat Industry Ireland has said it does not know if it can get results of Covid tests within 24 hours, but warned that delays in test results could impact prices.

Meat factory workers are "petrifed" of catching Covid-19 according to Greg Ennis of Siptu.

It's 20 years since Naomi Klein's bestseller No Logo brought the idea of sweatshops and branding to the masses. It highlighted how on the one hand brands and celebrities are...

It's 20 years since Naomi Klein's bestseller No Logo brought the idea of sweatshops and branding to the masses. It highlighted how on the one hand brands and celebrities are...

Covid-19 outbreaks at meat processing plants will be discussed at an Oireacthatas Committee tomorrow.

Covid-19 outbreaks at meat processing plants will be discussed at an Oireacthatas Committee tomorrow.

Liffey Mills and a Leinster-based dairy family paid €11m for a 1,090-acre farm in Offaly, which sold at public auction yesterday.

Workers at Rosderra Meats walked off the job amid concerns about Covid-19, after staff were brought in from a sister plant.

Food group Glanbia has reported a 25pc fall in wholly-owned earnings before interest, tax and amortisation (ebita) of €85m for the first half of this year, as it purchases Canadian...

Thousands of farm families could face being unable to avail of reduced nursing home fees, after a damning new report claimed funding issues threaten new admissions to the Fair Deal...

Thousands of farm families could face not being able to avail of reduced nursing home fees, after a new report said funding issues threaten new admissions to the Fair Deal...

Glanbia has held its milk price for July supplies, paying a base price of 29.68c/L for supplies, amid what it described as a 'fragile' market balance.

Farmers are being asked to wear masks in marts around the country from today, as Covid restrictions are imposed in Kildare, Offaly and Laois.

Rising beef exports to Asia and the US will not compensate for the loss of sales into the UK market if there is a hard Brexit in January, Bord Bia...

The absence of a credible traceability scheme for Irish grain was blamed for the weekend standoff at Waterford Port which saw IFA tillage farmers halt the importation of 1,500t of...

A loyal reader made contact recently to find out how I have been doing since I had surgery for prostate cancer. He has his own difficulties in that area and...

It seems the Government and the public will no longer tolerate meat plants remaining open while there are active cases of Covid-19 among workers in these plants. Nor should they.

IT'S been a busy 2020 for Liam Hanrahan. As well as milking 180 cows in west Clare in partnership with his parents, he recently completed a PhD in dairy farming...

The advent of the rotary combine in response to the need for ever more productive machines while keeping them a manageable size has, over the years, led to a division...

Some of the findings in Professor Michael Wallace's report on tillage bear repeating: the tillage industry in Ireland has been valued at €1.3 billion, supports 11,000 full-time equivalent jobs and...

On June 18, Kverneland Group Ireland was shrouded in darkness with the loss of our dear friend and colleague Paraic McCarthy, who will be sadly missed.

With so many empty spaces on our price table you could be forgiven for thinking that the sheep world had collapsed following the closure of Kildare Chilling last week.

Farmers considering replacing equipment for the next silage season may be interested in Claas' launch of a refreshed line-up of their Disco mower range.

Changes to the Ornua Purchasing Price Index (PPI) have undervalued farmgate returns for July milk by close to €10m, or by €550 for the average dairy farmer, according to IFA...