Farming

Beef farmers worry about tax bills for a successor, but dairy farmers are more concerned about the impact of a divorce on their farm, according to a new study by...

Plans for a €40m beef processing plant for Banagher, Co Offaly face a fresh planning hurdle in the form of an appeal to An Bord Pleanála.

LAND sales close to Dublin city are a rare occurrence so there should be plenty of interest in an unusual property which has come on the market close to the...

To survive in the food sector, you can do one of two things: get big enough so you can afford to sell as cheap as chips; or develop a strong...

With Kilkenny land scarce on the market this year the auction - on Thursday this week - of an 86ac holding on the outskirts of the Marble City will be...

The breeding season is upon us, and preparation for it is very important.

Up to €25,000 in exceptional costs and losses related to Covid-19 can be deducted from profits recorded in 2019 under new provisions introduced by Revenue.

Meat processors are moving to introduce increased Covid-19 testing and overhaul factory working practices as the Government comes under increasing pressure following the partial shutdown of Kildare, Offaly and Laois.

On a farm in France, firefighters beat down the flames that had turned a field of wheat black, but they were too late to save the combine harvester. Caught in...

I get a sense of déjà vu every time I read a statement from either the GPA or the CPA.

Having made numerous phone calls to factory agents and those close to the trade yesterday and over the weekend, I was left with a myriad of conflicting information, views and...

If we were still living in the old normal, 50,000 people would now be partying like it's 1999 in a small Kerry town.

It has certainly been an upside-down year, weather-wise. In May, we had ideal harvest conditions.

Some years ago, I wrote an article for this paper where I highlighted some of the benefits of joint ownership of the family farm between spouses. In response, I received...

Hardware and DIY stores across the country will run out of Irish wood if the crisis in the Irish forestry sector is not resolved soon, according to the main retailers...

The virus made its presence felt at Kildare Chilling in late July, just as the August bank holiday was approaching.

A public safety advocate has resigned from the Expert Advisory Group (EAG) on Covid-19 in frustration at the failure to intercept the latest wave of Covid-19 cases.

More than 170 new positive cases of coronavirus have been notified in Ireland's latest daily update.

Micheál Martin quoted the late John Hume campaign slogan 'Solidarity is Strength' in his first live televised address to the nation as Taoiseach.

Marts in the three counties facing local lockdowns from midnight tonight will remain open, but stict risk mitigation measures will be put in place.

Payments have now commenced under the Calf Investment Scheme.

Towns and local regions face being locked down to protect the rest of the country from the spread of Covid-19.

Towns and local regions face being locked down to protect the rest of the country from the spread of Covid-19.

Towns and local regions face being locked down to protect the rest of the country from the spread of Covid-19.

MAGGROW, the Dublin-based pioneering agricultural technology company has raised €6m in series A funding to hire new recruits and develop its patented crop spraying equipment for potential use in making...

Losses at thoroughbred horseracing stable Godolphin - owned by billionaire Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (pictured) - last year increased by 14pc to €10.77m.

A NUMBER of farms in the Múscraí Gaeltacht have been hit by an outbreak of Bovine TB in the past number of months and herds in the area have been...

France on Wednesday stepped up financial support for wine growers faced with a deep drop in demand after lockdowns closed restaurants and bars and U.S. tariffs curbed exports.

Losses at thoroughbred horseracing stable Godolphin - owned by billionaire Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (pictured) - last year increased by 14pc to €10.77m.

Details of the Beef Finishers Payment (BFP), an Exchequer funded scheme of €50 million to provide income support for up to 42,000 farmers with beef finishing enterprises, who have been...

Dozens of solar farms will begin springing up across the country next year after the first contracts for the supply of energy from the sun to the national grid were...

Tributes have been paid to an Omagh man who died as a result of a quad bike accident on Sunday.

The decision to oppose the development of a multi-million meat-processing plant in my constituency makes me fear there is not a cross agency focus on confronting an impending recession.

You know you're getting old when you start remarking on the passage of time. So I was confirming my oldie status last week marvelling over technological advances in farming over...

In the middle of last week deals were being done at €3.80/kg for bullocks with better-type heifers making up to €3.85/kg; yet by the weekend agents were once again quoting...

'Many early adopters of milking parlours were laughed at too, but you don't see many lads now milking with buckets." - that's Kilkenny dairy farmer Michael Downey's take on recent...

'Now we'll see what money is in the country," was the reaction from one beef finisher upon hearing that banks maybe about to start charging account holders for keeping money...

Less than 2pc of Ireland's grassland area is reseeded annually despite grass being our dominant feed source

The delivery of the planned €1.3bn Shannon to Dublin water pipeline is needed according to Green Party Minister Malcolm Noonan, despite previous opposition in his party to the project.

The increased profitability of new swards makes reseeding one of the most cost-effective farm investments, writes Deirdre Hennessy