Farming

One of the largest farms to be sold in recent years was bought privately in the last few weeks in an off-market sale.

'The cows had to go," Leitrim farmer John O'Connell told the National Sheep Conference recently, summing up a consensus shared by many suckler farmers in recent years.

John O'Connell soil sampled the entire farm in 2014 and, using the results, drew up a fertiliser plan to address soil nutrient deficits.

'The cows had to go," Leitrim farmer John O'Connell told the National Sheep Conference recently, summing up a consensus shared by many suckler farmers in recent years.

The EU is under pressure to make reducing risks to the environment from pesticide use a condition for receiving CAP payments.

Being appointed to the Teagasc board, at a time when research and science has never been more important for the development of our agricultural sector, is a great responsibility.

Glanbia announced a January base milk price of 31c/L yesterday, with the addition of 0.42c/L co-op payment and an early calving bonus of 4c/L. Its base price is up from...

DAWN Meats has announced that it is reducing the minimum number of days cattle must remain on the final Bord Bia Sustainable Beef and Lamb Assurance Scheme (SBLAS) farm for...

Householders and commuters were warned to brace themselves for Arctic conditions with snow, sleet and freezing temperatures following in the wake of Storm Ciara.

European Union leaders and institutions went into a frenzy of meetings this week to start the toughest job the bloc faces this year: agreeing on a seven-year budget that for...

CONCERNS around the coronavirus outbreak drove global dairy prices lower last week, but prices didn't fall as far as feared.

Fifteen “mixed cattle” were stolen from lands in Castletroy under the cover of darkness recently.

It will be more than difficult for the ladies and gentlemen of Irish politics to form a stable government from this mayhem. Read John Downing's look at the options for...

With only four weeks to go before lambing starts, now is the time to make sure all preparations are in place.

Wiped out in 2011 after an ill-starred coalition with Fianna Fáil, the Green Party looks set to emerge in a pivotal position for many coalition options.

If he said it once, Micheál Martin said it a thousand times: under no circumstances could Fianna Fáil go into government with Sinn Féin.

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has shocked his party members by performing a spectacular U-turn on his long-standing opposition to working in government with Sinn Féin.

This was a make or break election for Mary Lou McDonald whose leadership of Sinn Féin was on the line after a series of electoral setbacks.

Elgin Energy, a solar energy developer, has said that it plans to spend up to €400m developing solar farms in Ireland over the next five years.

Once the votes are counted, attention will turn to the possible combinations needed for a new Dail majority.

Sir - It was disappointing to see that during the general election campaign not one of the main parties put forward a comprehensive regeneration plan for the development of rural...

It might make for unpleasant reading, but millions of euro worth of nitrogen is being wasted on Irish farms each year.

In these stainless steel days of January and early February, I find that life appears to deflate. In pseudo-medical language, it flatlines.

In the coming weeks famed West Kerry musician Breanndán Begley will submit yet another application to Kerry County Council seeking planning permission for a small house on his land in...

Wattstown is a renovated cottage set on mature grounds at the centre on a 25ac holding. On the shores of Lough Owel, the property is 8km from Mullingar and for...

PART of the reason for the surge in mart prices is the belief among farmers that the overhang of factory supplies from last autumn's protests has now gone, says Kilcullen...

The decision by the Department to grant an exception from the two/three crop rule is very welcome and has come in time before sowing has commenced.

After a slow start, Election 2020 has turned into the most pulsating campaign since the 1997 General Election. With the economy on the rise and pressures on social services, the...

THE Teagasc National lowland sheep conference was recently held in Killarney, where researcher and geneticist Noirin McHugh outlined how data from commercial sheep farms can help to increase the rate...

Gardaí seized €400,000 and raided sites in Wexford, Dublin and Meath as part of an intelligence-led operation into money laundering by a feared organised crime gang.

An ultimatum that the price "has to be improved" or the future of the suckler trade is at stake, has been delivered to the beef factories by the IFA under...

Coronavirus is disrupting meat shipments to China as the country faces a shortage due to an outbreak of a fatal pig disease, Tyson Foods Inc and U.S. agricultural groups said...

European Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan returned to Washington on Thursday for talks with U.S. counterpart Robert Lighthizer designed to improve transatlantic ties as the threat of auto tariffs looms.

The under-development of our timber industry means that Ireland is missing out on a great opportunity to accelerate our fight against climate change.

Trees and forests are recognised as a major weapon in the fight against climate change. Trees absorb carbon dioxide from the air as they grow and lock it away.

INSURANCE company FBD has been accused of ripping off its customers after it said it expects to report a doubling of profits.

Many larger farming operations have switched to limited companies at this stage and most appear to be happy with their decision.

It was an inevitability, thought Australian cattle farmer Donald Graham and his wife Bronwyn, that bushfires would one day tear through the bushland that surrounded their home, a remote property...

At the turn of the 19th century, landlord Major Denis Bingham developed the small village of Binghamstown on the Mullet peninsula in northwest Mayo. These days, the village is still...

A farmer has been fined £4,000 after DNA evidence was used to prove he had stolen his neighbour's cow, police have said.