Farming

January 17, 2020
Make safety the priority during the spreading season

Slurry spreading season kicks off this week with counties in Zone A allowed to spread as of yesterday. The opening dates for counties in Zones B (January 16) and C...

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January 17, 2020
Make safety the priority during the spreading season

Slurry spreading season kicks off this week with counties in Zone A allowed to spread as of yesterday. The opening dates for counties in Zones B (January 16) and C...

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January 17, 2020
Make safety the priority during the spreading season

Slurry spreading season kicks off this week with counties in Zone A allowed to spread as of yesterday. The opening dates for counties in Zones B (January 16) and C...

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January 17, 2020
Traffic chaos as farmers jam up M50 with tractor go-slow

A convoy of farmers' tractors gridlocked the M50 and Port Tunnel with a 'slow-drive' demonstration held in Dublin yesterday.

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January 17, 2020
Traffic chaos as farmers jam up M50 with tractor go-slow

A convoy of farmers' tractors gridlocked the M50 and Port Tunnel with a 'slow-drive' demonstration held in Dublin yesterday.

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January 17, 2020
Traffic chaos as farmers jam up M50 with tractor go-slow

A convoy of farmers' tractors gridlocked the M50 and Port Tunnel with a 'slow-drive' demonstration held in Dublin yesterday.

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January 17, 2020
Traffic chaos as farmers jam up M50 with tractor go-slow

A convoy of farmers' tractors gridlocked the M50 and Port Tunnel with a 'slow-drive' demonstration held in Dublin yesterday.

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January 17, 2020
How a heifer bought Michael O’Leary in the mid-1990s gave new impetus to Angus breeding in Ireland

A pedigree Angus heifer imported by Michael O'Leary nearly a quarter of a century ago is continuing to deliver a valuable legacy for Irish breeders.

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January 17, 2020
Traffic chaos as farmers jam up M50 with tractor go-slow

A convoy of farmers' tractors gridlocked the M50 and Port Tunnel with a 'slow-drive' demonstration held in Dublin yesterday.

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January 17, 2020
Traffic chaos as farmers jam up M50 with tractor go-slow

A convoy of farmers' tractors gridlocked the M50 and Port Tunnel with a 'slow-drive' demonstration held in Dublin yesterday.

Continue Reading
January 17, 2020
Traffic chaos as farmers jam up M50 with tractor go-slow

A convoy of farmers' tractors gridlocked the M50 and Port Tunnel with a 'slow-drive' demonstration held in Dublin yesterday.

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January 16, 2020
Young man accused of trespassing in farm sheds claimed he was having romantic liaison, court hears

A young man accused by Gardai of trespassing at farm sheds in Co Donegal said he was merely at the premises for a romantic meeting with his girlfriend.

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January 16, 2020
Young man accused of trespassing in farm sheds claimed he was having romantic liaison, court hears

A young man accused by Gardai of trespassing at farm sheds in Co Donegal said he was merely at the premises for a romantic meeting with his girlfriend.

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January 16, 2020
Young man accused of trespassing in farm sheds claimed he was having romantic liaison, court hears

A young man accused by Gardai of trespassing at farm sheds in Co Donegal said he was merely at the premises for a romantic meeting with his girlfriend.

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January 16, 2020
Young man accused of trespassing in farm sheds claimed he was having romantic liaison

A young man accused by Gardai of trespassing at farm sheds in Co Donegal said he was merely at the premises for a romantic meeting with his girlfriend.

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January 16, 2020
Young man accused of trespassing in farm sheds claimed he was having romantic liaison, court hears

A young man accused by Gardai of trespassing at farm sheds in Co Donegal said he was merely at the premises for a romantic meeting with his girlfriend.

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January 16, 2020
Young man accused of trespassing in farm sheds claimed he was having romantic liaison, court hears

A young man accused by Gardai of trespassing at farm sheds in Co Donegal said he was merely at the premises for a romantic meeting with his girlfriend.

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January 16, 2020
Investigation after protesters invade Antrim pig farm

An investigation has been launched after a protest by environmental activists at a pig farm in Co Antrim.

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January 16, 2020
Investigation after protesters invade Antrim pig farm

An investigation has been launched after a protest by environmental activists at a pig farm in Co Antrim.

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January 16, 2020
Analysis: Off-farm income remains the sector’s prime defence against market volatility

Sustainability has a number of dimensions, including economic, environmental and social sustainability. One of the indicators of economic sustainability used by Teagasc is economic viability.

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January 16, 2020
Analysis: Off-farm income remains the sector’s prime defence against market volatility

Sustainability has a number of dimensions, including economic, environmental and social sustainability. One of the indicators of economic sustainability used by Teagasc is economic viability.

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January 16, 2020
A 30ac stud farm in the heart of Kildare racing land is on the market for just shy of a million

A 30ac stud farm at Rathbane, Kilteel, near Naas in Co Kildare, is one of the most compact and well-equipped equestrian properties to come on the market for some time.

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January 16, 2020
Irish farmers fire election warning shot with Dublin tractor protest

Irish farmers paralysed parts of central Dublin for the second time in as many months by parking over 100 tractors in the streets on Wednesday in a protest against the...

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January 16, 2020
Irish farmers fire election warning shot with Dublin tractor protest

Irish farmers paralysed parts of central Dublin for the second time in as many months by parking over 100 tractors in the streets on Wednesday in a protest against the...

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January 16, 2020
A 30ac stud farm in the heart of Kildare racing land is on the market for just shy of a million

A 30ac stud farm at Rathbane, Kilteel, near Naas in Co Kildare, is one of the most compact and well-equipped equestrian properties to come on the market for some time.

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January 16, 2020
Helen Harris: Resowing winter crops is on the agenda after autumn washout

The turkey is long gone and the Christmas tree was starting to look a little tired before we eventually took it down. I think we are all looking a little...

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January 16, 2020
A 30ac stud farm in the heart of Kildare racing land is on the market for just shy of a million

A 30ac stud farm at Rathbane, Kilteel, near Naas in Co Kildare, is one of the most compact and well-equipped equestrian properties to come on the market for some time.

Continue Reading
January 16, 2020
Analysis: Off-farm income remains the sector’s prime defence against market volatility

Sustainability has a number of dimensions, including economic, environmental and social sustainability. One of the indicators of economic sustainability used by Teagasc is economic viability.

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January 16, 2020
Italy smashes mafia racket defrauding EU agriculture funds

Italian police arrested 94 people in pre-dawn raids on Wednesday as part of an investigation into an alleged Mafia scam that defrauded European Union agriculture funds of millions of euros.

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January 16, 2020
Italy smashes mafia racket defrauding EU agriculture funds

Italian police arrested 94 people in pre-dawn raids on Wednesday as part of an investigation into an alleged Mafia scam that defrauded European Union agriculture funds of millions of euros.

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January 16, 2020
A 30ac stud farm in the heart of Kildare racing land is on the market for just shy of a million

A 30ac stud farm at Rathbane, Kilteel, near Naas in Co Kildare, is one of the most compact and well-equipped equestrian properties to come on the market for some time.

Continue Reading
January 16, 2020
Investigation after protesters invade Antrim pig farm

An investigation has been launched after a protest by environmental activists at a pig farm in Co Antrim.

Continue Reading
January 16, 2020
Italy smashes mafia racket defrauding EU agriculture funds

Italian police arrested 94 people in pre-dawn raids on Wednesday as part of an investigation into an alleged Mafia scam that defrauded European Union agriculture funds of millions of euros.

Continue Reading
January 16, 2020
Helen Harris: Resowing winter crops is on the agenda after autumn washout

The turkey is long gone and the Christmas tree was starting to look a little tired before we eventually took it down. I think we are all looking a little...

Continue Reading
January 16, 2020
Analysis: Off-farm income remains the sector’s prime defence against market volatility

Sustainability has a number of dimensions, including economic, environmental and social sustainability. One of the indicators of economic sustainability used by Teagasc is economic viability.

Continue Reading
January 16, 2020
Irish farmers fire election warning shot with Dublin tractor protest

Irish farmers paralysed parts of central Dublin for the second time in as many months by parking over 100 tractors in the streets on Wednesday in a protest against the...

Continue Reading
January 16, 2020
Investigation after protesters invade Antrim pig farm

An investigation has been launched after a protest by environmental activists at a pig farm in Co Antrim.

Continue Reading
January 16, 2020
Analysis: Off-farm income remains the sector’s prime defence against market volatility

Sustainability has a number of dimensions, including economic, environmental and social sustainability. One of the indicators of economic sustainability used by Teagasc is economic viability.

Continue Reading
January 16, 2020
Italy smashes mafia racket defrauding EU agriculture funds

Italian police arrested 94 people in pre-dawn raids on Wednesday as part of an investigation into an alleged Mafia scam that defrauded European Union agriculture funds of millions of euros.

Continue Reading
January 16, 2020
Irish farmers fire election warning shot with Dublin tractor protest

Irish farmers paralysed parts of central Dublin for the second time in as many months by parking over 100 tractors in the streets on Wednesday in a protest against the...

Continue Reading