Farming

Vegetable growers in parts of north Dublin have been forced to irrigate fields as a result of the very dry conditions over the last month.

Scandi Standard, a Swedish chicken meat processor and owner of Irish brand Manor Farm, has announced it is looking to reduce further the amount of antibiotics used to treat its...

Malting barley growers are being impacted by a reduced demand in the drinks sector.

The Taoiseach has highlighted the need for urgent financial supports for farmers.

The Taoiseach has highlighted the need for urgent financial supports for farmers.

Malting barley growers are being impacted by a reduced demand in the drinks sector.

The Taoiseach has highlighted the need for urgent financial supports for farmers.

A teenage boy was killed following an accident on a farm.

A judge told a court today that a land boundary case between two brothers in law and businessmen “is one of these Wanderly Wagon cases”.

A teenage boy has died following a farming accident in Co Clare this morning.

DAIRY products and ingredients maker Carbery says it will maintain uninterrupted production in West Cork and open a €78m mozzarella production line this year.

In an attempt to ease the turmoil on European agricultural commodity markets, the European Commission yesterday announced a support package for thousands of tonnes on food to be stored.

A WONDER drug which a Donegal scientist was instrumental in developing will undergo a clinical trial to see how effective it is in the battle against Covid-19.

Organisers of the National Ploughing Championships have asked Agriculture Minister Michael Creed for guidance on whether or not the festival should go ahead, leaving the country's biggest event in doubt.

The European Commission has proposed to introduce a private storage aid (PSA) in the dairy and meat sectors.

The owners of a Bandon based daffodil farm have pleaded with members of the public on Facebook not to take bulbs from their farm.

Concerns have been raised over what the Department has described as a 'marked increase' in national herd incidence for bovine TB in the first quarter of 2020.

Despite seeing revenues increase over the first quarter of the year, Glanbia has said t is extremely difficult to assess the impact and duration of Covid-19 and it has withdrawn...

Ireland could be set for a glorious summer, according to a country tale about the implications of birds building their nests high in trees.

Extra State support payments for farmers are among Independent TDs demands for entering into government with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael.

A range of protocols are actively being discussed between ICOS Co-operative Marts and the Department of Agriculture to try and resume a limited and strictly enforced auction process in livestock...

Euronext wheat futures climbed to their highest in over a year on Monday, buoyed by Russian plans to temporarily withdraw from the export market that could reinforce brisk demand for...

A cow and her calf are doing well after a local vet pulled off a socially distanced caesarean-section single-handed on a Cumbria farm.

Lidl Ireland and Liffey Meats, have secured exports to the value of €14 million, an increase of 20% on 2019 figures, despite the ongoing challenges of COVID19 and the uncertainty...

In just two months, the value of Irish beef exports to China has fallen by 71pc as coronavirus crisis hit demand in the world's No. 2 beef market after the...

How divorced are people from the reality of food production? That's the question I was asking myself as the Keelings fruit picker controversy raged last weekend.

The recovery of factory sheep prices reminds me of the greatest of all Champions League finals - Liverpool's 'Miracle of Istanbul' in 2005.

Covid-19 has brought about extraordinary changes to the way we live our lives, even if it's pretty much business as usual on most farms.

Tightening supplies and a rise in live export shipments to North Africa have combined to halt the slide in factory prices for cattle.

The merit of Teagasc's Beef Grid review is being questioned due to significant changes to the national herd over the last decade which are not addressed.

Grass growth seems to be kicking off in earnest and all stock is now gone to pasture.

The merit of Teagasc's Beef Grid review is being questioned due to significant changes to the national herd over the last decade which are not addressed.

As the eradication of the BVD virus reaches its endgame farmers look set to be forced to test the remaining cohort of untested animals in the country.

Malting barley growers are worried that contracted tonnages for Boortmalt could be cut by 30-40pc this year because of a marked downturn in drinks sales.

There was uproar last week when Keelings announced that it was flying in nearly 200 workers for its seasonal fruit harvest.

I believe that the latest Teagasc review of the beef grid is flawed on four counts:

Munster's status as the dairy breeding paradise of the country has been underlined with a clean sweep of the herds breeding the top EBI bulls in the latest ICBF list.

Cattle in the northwest have the highest incidence of liver fluke in the country, an Animal Health Ireland (AHI) study has found.

The advertising and marketing of infant formula products will now be subject to stricter rules, in the interest of promoting and protecting breastfeeding.

How divorced are people from the reality of food production? That's the question I was asking myself as the Keelings fruit picker controversy raged last weekend.