Farming

Could there be a more fitting arrival on St Valentine's Day than this beautiful little Jersey calf?

Farmers could be hit with increased animal collection charges as a dispute between the Department of Agriculture and the Animal Collectors Association escalates.

A County Limerick farmer drove while drunk to get beestings for a calf that was sick, Kilmallock Court heard.

Despite the General Election results there is no appetite within the Fine Gael parliamentary party to challenge Leo Varadkar's leadership.

The breeders of Ireland's dairy 'super-cows' have been awarded gold and diamond certificates of recognition by the Irish Holstein Friesian Association (IHFA).

There are few things more frustrating than sleeplessness. Lying awake in bed you try everything to ease yourself into the arms of the night, but nothing works. You count thousands...

Some people say February is the start of spring. But we all know that it's a long time until you are safely out of the grasp of winter and in...

KBC bank wants members of Co Roscommon family jailed for contempt over their alleged failure to comply with a High Court order to vacate a farm that was the centre...

A local authority chairperson has turned down an all-expenses paid trip to New York for St Patrick's Day because he is too busy calving cows.

The Beef Plan national committee, which was stood down by Eamon Corley and Hugh Doyle in January, has suspended Eamon Corley from the organisation.

Working alone for 10 hours a day on a farm in England cut off from friends and family in Northern Ireland, Chris Surgenor succumbed to a deep depression.

Motorists will have to be extra vigilant now that almost 1,000 new speed camera zones are being set up across the county in a major crack down on reckless drivers.

The specter of the 1990s BSE crisis means the European Union is likely to reject U.S. demands it ease strict food safety rules, even with President Donald Trump threatening car...

Hugh O'Connell left school at a young age to go farming at home with his father and uncle near Ballivor, Co Meath.

Building resilience into any farm system is critical. It takes time but is something that should be top of the agenda for all farmers facing into a somewhat uncertain future.

We are just back from a couple of weeks with the ITLUS (Irish Tillage and Land Use Society) in Australia.

It's like the calm before the storm as the calving and lambing approaches. We have tried to get the yard ready as best we can and pre-empt problems that might...

I was talking to my Polish buyer the other day when the topic of wages came up. The only reason I'm able to sell flowers to Poland is that it's...

THE shock temporary closure of a Clare meat factory this Friday for an unspecified period has been described as yet another blow to the farming community.

Lakeland Dairies has set a price for January milk increasing the base price.

Calf exports are on hold as stormy weather conditions hits transports to Europe.

Returning from a morning feeding his sheep, Jeff McCole, a 70-year-old farmer, paused to take in the bittersweet scene – a few droplets of rain falling onto the remains of...

The calving season is in full swing for us, and our diary is filling up with numerous projects on the horizon.

Part of the reason mart prices have started so strongly this year is that those buying fear the traditional spring mart price bounce - and as suckler numbers continue to...

Fertiliser spreading has started as farmers strive to boost grass growth this spring. This is a really expensive farm input, so you want to make sure all of your fertiliser...

Being a full-time dairy farmer is one of the most demanding occupations there is. It is no longer seen as compatible with the rigours of playing inter-county football.

Sheep farmers are being asked to help discover why the mean number of lambs reared per ewe has not improved in the past 30 years.

Leo Varadkar says Fine Gael is not involved in coalition talks with any parties, and said it is up to Sinn Féin to try to form the next government.

FINE Gael now belongs on the Opposition benches while Sinn Féin must form a government capable of honouring their “remarkable promises” to the electorate, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said.

Rural Independent TD Michael Collins has described Shane Ross as one of the "biggest scumbags" in politics.

A number of groups are travelling to rural areas of Sligo late at night to take part in hunting, a number of Councillors have claimed.

Most full-time farmers will be coming off a welcome period of relative calm. They can use December and January to switch into minimal operations mode - no new projects starting,...

Tillage farmers were facing trouble on the treble as a serious shortage of spring cereal seed, a hike in prices and atrocious weather combined to rattle the sector.

Most farmers on the lookout for a good quality second-hand fertiliser spreader will be looking for a twin-disc spreader. These are now the most common spreaders on the market.

There was an acceptance among those I spoke with yesterday that prices for both bullocks and heifers remain "well stuck in gear".

A difference of close to €100/ha still exists between the average CAP payments received by farmers in the southeast and those in the northwest.

A rent freeze and carbon tax hikes will be key to unlocking a deal as left-wing parties scramble to form the next government.

The question is will the numbers keep coming or are we reaching a tipping point in the availability of adequate numbers of sheep?

We'll leave the country's politicians continue to grapple with the political landscape and new horizon as talks begin around forming a new government. It won't be an easy task for...

Despite a surge in support for Sinn Féin, Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed retained his seat in Cork North West.