Farming

ONCE the handsaw no longer did the job, Sioned Jones turned to a chainsaw, powering it up and slicing the young trunks with ease as the growling motor cut through...

One of the most senior Government advisers has said the UK does not need its farming or fishing industries, according to reports.

Machinery giant John Deere has announced indefinite layoffs for 42 employees in Waterloo, Iowa as part of the company's effort to become a more efficient organization.

Anyone passing through this country town on a Thursday afternoon or Friday morning might find their curiosity piqued by the sight of a motley crew loitering by a white van,...

ABP Food Group has appointed Mark Goodman, who led the company's push into the Chinese market, to the board.

A FARMER who sued another for breach of contract over a cow he bought at a clearance sale in spring 2018 has lost his case.

A social farm concept is tackling rural isolation and exclusion thanks to a gift of 33 acres and extensive buildings from the Sisters of Mercy.

Substantial land holdings were a strong feature of the land market last year and this year the trend seems to be continuing. Some of the early entrants to the market...

Substantial land holdings were a strong feature of the land market last year and this year the trend seems to be continuing. Some of the early entrants to the market...

Farmers are facing a doubling of charges for the collection of fallen animals, after knackeries closed their doors amid an ongoing dispute with the Department of Agriculture.

ABP Food Group has appointed Mark Goodman, who led the company's push into the Chinese market, to the board.

The Order of Mercy Sisters arrived in the village of Doon, a few miles from the Limerick-Tipperary border, from Kinsale on February 7, 1865 to help in the transformation of...

ABP Food Group has appointed Mark Goodman, who led the company's push into the Chinese market, to the board.

The Kelly quads from Co Offaly have plenty of reasons to celebrate.

A grandmother who described herself as an "Earth protector" said she cut down or killed 500 Sitka spruce trees in a Coillte forest to protect insects, wild flowers, fungi, berry-bearing...

Here's three farms in Carlow, Longford and Limerick for sale.

A judge has told a court that he will visit a land boundary in Gort that is the source of a dispute between two brothers in law and businessmen.

Kuhn Center Ireland is hosting an Open Day in Cork this coming Tuesday, March 3 where the grass and tillage specialists will showcase a full range of Kuhn equipment.

Insurance company FBD has reported profits of €112.5m for 2019.

On March 1, 2001, the front page of the Irish Independent screamed 'The plague is here' as the first case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed on the island of Ireland.

Would you live in a mobile home on "six acres of glorified bog land" for eight and a half years to help a loved one get their business pipe-dream off...

A judge has jailed a west Clare man for two years over a series of offences involving a "runaway tractor".

Would you live in a mobile home on "six acres of glorified bog land" for eight and a half years to help a loved one get their business pipe-dream off...

On March 1, 2001, the front page of the Irish Independent screamed 'The plague is here' as the first case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed on the island of Ireland.

New collection fees for farmers with fallen animals have been announced.

It's hard enough beef farming at the best of times. Try doing it in Co Roscommon with your fields flooded.

Farmers in the UK will see their direct payments cut by up to 25pc under new plans to support farmers as it leaves the EU.

Agri-services group Origin Enterprises has reduced its outlook for the year ending 31 July following the impact of prolonged and challenging weather conditions in Ireland and the UK.

Global nutrition group Glanbia has seen its earnings before interest, tax, and amortisation fall 8pc to €276.8m in 2019 amid “challenges” in its performance nutrition business.

FLOOD-HIT householders and landowners face the threat of further heavy rain showers over the next five days, although Ireland's weather will be dominated by ice, frost and snow in the...

Vinny McGowan is looking warily at his teenage son trying to help one of his staff in his metal-works in a small industrial estate on the edge of Lanesborough, Co...

New research has proven that the farming practised in the Céide Fields on the north Mayo coast was more intensive than any farming from that era elsewhere in Ireland or...

Three children who allegedly became ill and had to move out of their family home as a result of disturbance from a nearby wind farm have secured a total €225,000...

It's hard enough beef farming at the best of times. Try doing it in Co Roscommon with your fields flooded.

Tillage farmers are calling for greater balance on the Teagasc Board, which has six dairy farmers on it.

See the latest mart prices from Ballymote, Castlerea, Tuam, Mountbellew, New Ross, Fermoy and Ennis

Ornua is understood to have agreed its new corporate governance structure, with a technical board to be put in place and the current board taking on an advisory council role.

Give credit where credit is due. Auctioneer Jim Bushe of New Ross was one of a very few who predicted before the October 30 Brexit deadline that sheep prices in...

If you want a reminder of how the cattle trade has evolved, check out the figures from Skibbereen Mart's first sale in 1958 - the Shorthorn breed accounted for 95pc...

We're all guilty of it - thinking we can get some grand plan over the line only to fail at the final hurdle.