Farming

The Trump administration would face resistance from the U.S. Congress if it tried to push through a mini trade deal with the European Union that did not include agriculture, U.S....

The Trump administration would face resistance from the U.S. Congress if it tried to push through a mini trade deal with the European Union that did not include agriculture, U.S....

Agri-services firm Origin Enterprises has reported an operating loss of €2.8m in the first half of its financial year.

Earnings before interest, taxation and depreciation at Total Produce jumped 53pc to €150m last year.

Padraic Gilligan once brought a lamb (not a live one) to Jamie Oliver's Dundrum restaurant, to demonstrate to staff the source of various cuts so that they could converse knowledgeably...

Normally at this time of year, Michael Toniolo's family and a dozen employees would be toiling away on their farm - pruning vines, ploughing fields and delivering their award-winning wines...

A 41ac parcel of prime arable land in Offaly is expected to draw keen interest from local farmers when it goes up for public auction this week.

A non-residential farm of c60ac at Kilkennybeg, Killenaule, Co Tipperary, is bound to attract attention when it comes to auction on March 10.

A non-residential 52ac farm at Corballymore, Eyrecourt, Co Galway is for sale by private treaty at a guide price of between €7,000 and €8,000 per acre.

Nenagh-based auctioneer William Talbot has two land auctions coming up for sale before the end of the month.

Padraic Gilligan once brought a lamb (not a live one) to Jamie Oliver's Dundrum restaurant, to demonstrate to staff the source of various cuts so that they could converse knowledgeably...

We look at three properties around the country of less than 40 acres.

Padraic Gilligan believes beef prices started to tumble when the "foreign supermarkets" arrived in Ireland.

Today the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Kate, visited Teagasc Grange as part of their trip to Ireland.

In a highly competitive mart business, New Ross has become a major centre for cattle and sheep sales in the southeast over the last few years.

The question on every beef finisher's mind up until last weekend was: will factory prices improve as we go further into the year?

Auctioneer Michael Harty of Central Auctions, Roscrea, Nenagh and Birr thinks that the recent spell of cold and very wet weather has helped reduce mart numbers.

The long-awaited report on the beef sector by economist Jim Power will be presented at the IFA's National Council today.

While the world obsesses about the coronavirus, there was nothing sick about the sheep trade yesterday.

While the world obsesses about the coronavirus, there was nothing sick about the sheep trade yesterday.

Impossible Foods this week announced an average of 15pc cut in vegan product prices to distributors in the US and asked them to pass it on to restaurants as the...

The majority of dairy farmers should be looking at converting to organic, according to Glenisk managing director Vincent Cleary.

Shares of Beyond Meat fell nearly 20pc last week after it narrowly failed to make a profit in the fourth quarter despite tripling sales, eating into expectations among investors for...

Last year was a challenging year in the agricultural land market with poorer sentiment impacting land sale values with prices back 3pc, new figures show.

We've never before seen the volume of rain that fell in some of the showers in recent weeks, which has absolutely saturated the land.

We have been battling inclement weather since mid-July, 2019. It's a long time and has been stressful.

Serious problems with slurry storage are beginning to emerge on intensively stocked farms across the south and east of the country.

One-third of Ireland's electricity now comes from wind, according to a new report from the Irish Wind Energy Association.

The recent weather has left ground across the country saturated, with cattle indoors and slurry tanks at capacity.

The upside of getting shat and peed on in milking parlours and lambing sheds, and generally mucking around in nature for a living, is a bullet-proof immune system.

Farmers face higher contractor bills this year, with guided prices due to rise by 5pc across the board.

The majority of dairy farmers should be looking at converting to organic, according to Glenisk managing director Vincent Cleary.

The Bluefaced Leicester ewes have begun to lamb. So far we are very happy with the lambs and the way the ewes lambed down. There are a few sets of...

How our beef is being marketed, the profitability of the suckler cow versus dairy calf to beef systems and the outlook for the beef sector were hot topics at a...

Listed renewable infrastructure company Greencoat Renewables has reported a 44pc fall in come to €32.5m last year.

As this column was being written, a summit of EU leaders had ended in deadlock after negotiations over the future EU long-term budget (called the Multi-annual Financial Framework or MFF...

'There was a man in his sixties sitting on the Tube today, dressed normally, and he suddenly said, 'Can anyone spare any change, I'm so hungry,' and started sobbing. It...

Three weeks ago, I spent nearly two hours chatting to buyers, sellers and onlookers at Drumshanbo Mart. Prices were up - nobody was sure why, but sellers at least were...

Operating two farming enterprises side by side doesn't always allow for the best use of time, money and resources.

The praying survivor. She still gets emotional when she sees flooding. Kathleen O'Donnell's eyes well up in her bar, Johnny Walsh's, in The Square in Gort, Co Galway.