Farming

'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...

Agriculture has been singled out in a unanimous Supreme Court judgement which found that the State failed to provide an adequate plan to tackle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate...

'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...

Agriculture has been singled out in a unanimous Supreme Court judgement which found that the State failed to provide an adequate plan to tackle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate...

While the world has been otherwise engaged, Massey Ferguson has been quietly preparing its latest high-performance tractor range which was announced recently without the usual fanfare we have come to...

What have hurling and TAMS grants in common?

A proposed €40m beef plant expansion in Offaly is now in doubt, leading to claims that the Government is facilitating a "golden circle" of meat processors.

What have hurling and TAMS grants in common?

A proposed €40m beef plant expansion in Offaly is now in doubt, leading to claims that the Government is facilitating a "golden circle" of meat processors.

Taylor Swift set sheep farmers' hearts thumping last week when she pulled on an Aran jumper to promote her new album.

With 120 suckler cattle and 400 ewes, Tom Conroy's 400-acre farm on the outskirts of Kilbeggan, Co Westmeath is large by the standards of the drystock sector, where the average...

Taylor Swift set sheep farmers' hearts thumping last week when she pulled on an Aran jumper to promote her new album.

THE current GLAS scheme will continue until the new CAP starts, or there is a transition period, the Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has confirmed.

As a younger, single man I remember taking a car-load of my nephews and nieces to the cinema to see the original Jurassic Park. In the course of the film...

As a younger, single man I remember taking a car-load of my nephews and nieces to the cinema to see the original Jurassic Park. In the course of the film...

The Ford Transit has now been with us for 55 years, during which time it has taken on many guises and conversions.

A proposed €40m beef plant expansion in Offaly is now in doubt, leading to claims that the Government is facilitating a "golden circle" of meat processors.

Gardai in north Cork rescued three Eastern European men whom they believe were being held against their will by a criminal gang based in the area who were sending them...

Grass growth rate at UCD Lyons farm over the past week has ranged from 60 to 86kg of DM per ha per day. This variation in growth rate relates to...

Factory quotes for lamb have slumped under the €5/kg mark in some plants for the first time this year.

Factory quotes for lamb have slumped under the €5/kg mark in some plants for the first time this year.

It may sound a bit daft talking about frost in August but bear with me, there's a good reason why.

While the world has been otherwise engaged, Massey Ferguson has been quietly preparing its latest high-performance tractor range which was announced recently without the usual fanfare we have come to...

As a younger, single man I remember taking a car-load of my nephews and nieces to the cinema to see the original Jurassic Park. In the course of the film...

Secondary growth in spring barley, an increased disease threat, and poor weather have combined to pile pressure on embattled tillage farmers.

Jack Lynch once toyed with the idea of appointing Tony O'Reilly, the rugby legend turned business guru, as Ireland's Minister for Agriculture.

By 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...

Every year after the dust has settled on the harvest, Teagasc publishes its Harvest Report. The yields reported are calculated after consultation with farmers, advisors, discussion groups and grain merchants...

It may sound a bit daft talking about frost in August but bear with me, there's a good reason why.

The owners of the country's major sawmills have begun warning trade union officials of imminent extensive job losses because of chronic licensing and planning hold-ups which are bringing tree-felling to...

Almost 15.000 cattle have disappeared from farms across Northern Ireland in the last four years, it has been revealed.

Improvements in the prices paid for cattle at the marts and factories, despite the threat of Covid-19 and Brexit, remind me of an old story about one of the famous...

FBD is expected to announce on Friday that AIB's deputy chief executive officer Tomás O'Midheach will be its next CEO.

A MAN has died in a farm accident in Cork.

Plans for a €40m Chinese beef plant in Offaly, backed by former Minister for Agriculture Barry Cowen, has been refused Government support.

Plans for a €40m Chinese beef plant in Offaly, backed by former Minister for Agriculture Barry Cowen, has been refused Government support.

When Ivan Yates was exiled in Wales during his bankruptcy he would pass a plaque with a quote from the poet Dylan Thomas at Swansea railway station. "He who seeks...

Just months after rains broke Australia's crippling three-year drought, fields of grain have sprung to life, lifting forecasts for a bumper wheat harvest and reviving the beaten up agricultural sector...

Dawn Meats will now process approximately 1m cattle and 3m sheep annually, accrosst the UK and Ireland, after it announced it would take full control of a joint venture it...

A judge has pleaded with two brothers in law engaged in a land boundary dispute to show common sense in having the row resolved.