Farmers have been warned to step up biosecurity measures as a suspected outbreak of bird flu is investigated at a poultry farm in Co Fermanagh.
January 7, 2020
2020 has started brightly enough for sheep farmers as tightening supplies continue to push factory and mart prices higher.
January 7, 2020
Teagasc is open to signing a memorandum of understanding with the Agricultural Consultants Association (ACA) in a bid to improve relations between the farm advisory body and private consultants.
January 7, 2020
Before Christmas, it was apparent that the factories weren't quite sure how many fit cattle were in the system. Bullocks then were generally on a base of €3.50/kg, with a...
January 7, 2020
Most farmers employ contractors to carry out the major harvesting and cultivation work on their farms and they are probably wise to go that route as the scale of their...
January 7, 2020
It was a year of conflict and strife, dominated by the beef protests. Years of frustration over market returns to farmers finally came to a head, with the resulting farmer...
January 7, 2020
His first day in the show ring left lasting memories for a County Meath breeder who achieved the record sale price of the year for a Charolais bull.
January 7, 2020
Before Christmas, it was apparent that the factories weren't quite sure how many fit cattle were in the system. Bullocks then were generally on a base of €3.50/kg, with a...
January 7, 2020
A battle over farm subsidies could dominate farm politics in 2020, with the levelling of payments topping the agenda.
January 7, 2020
Agriculture Minister Michael Creed has warned farmers that blocking city traffic with tractor protests only alienates urban-dwellers who they really need as allies.
January 7, 2020
2020 has started brightly enough for sheep farmers as tightening supplies continue to push factory and mart prices higher.
January 7, 2020
A century ago, as the Western world crawled exhausted out of the trenches of WWI, the Roaring Twenties came to be characterised by a lust and a thirst for life.
January 7, 2020
Fertiliser prices are set to fall by at least €40-50/t, and could drop by as much as €60/t for certain compounds.
January 7, 2020
A farming family has welcomed six lambs born to one ewe over the Christmas holidays.
January 7, 2020
A spectacular coastal West Cork residential farm extending to 127ac is on the private treaty market and guided at €850,000. According to John Hodnett of Hodnett Forde auctioneers, it is...
January 7, 2020
A battle over farm subsidies could dominate farm politics in 2020, with the levelling of payments topping the agenda.
January 7, 2020
Much has been said about the decline of rural Ireland in recent years and while some of the commentaries have been over the top, there is no doubt many of...
January 7, 2020
The new calf welfare scheme offers beef and dairy farmers an excellent opportunity to upgrade their calf-rearing facilities. Here, we answer some of the important questions farmers may have regarding...
January 7, 2020
Most farmers employ contractors to carry out the major harvesting and cultivation work on their farms and they are probably wise to go that route as the scale of their...
January 7, 2020
2020 has started brightly enough for sheep farmers as tightening supplies continue to push factory and mart prices higher.
January 7, 2020
Fertiliser prices are set to fall by at least €40-50/t, and could drop by as much as €60/t for certain compounds.
January 7, 2020
A new research dairy unit along the lines of the controversial Greenfield Farm needs to be established, Teagasc director, Professor Gerry Boyle, has claimed.
January 7, 2020
The UK is "trading a Rolls Royce for a second-hand saloon" by leaving the EU, European Commissioner Phil Hogan says.
January 7, 2020
A battle over farm subsidies could dominate farm politics in 2020, with the levelling of payments topping the agenda.
January 7, 2020
THE beef industry faces a battle for survival unless there is a “sea-change” in the attitude of meat processors towards their farmer suppliers, the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, has...
January 7, 2020
The new calf welfare scheme offers beef and dairy farmers an excellent opportunity to upgrade their calf-rearing facilities. Here, we answer some of the important questions farmers may have regarding...
January 7, 2020
A battle over farm subsidies could dominate farm politics in 2020, with the levelling of payments topping the agenda.
January 7, 2020
A century ago, as the Western world crawled exhausted out of the trenches of WWI, the Roaring Twenties came to be characterised by a lust and a thirst for life.
January 7, 2020
Most farmers employ contractors to carry out the major harvesting and cultivation work on their farms and they are probably wise to go that route as the scale of their...
January 7, 2020
2020 has started brightly enough for sheep farmers as tightening supplies continue to push factory and mart prices higher.
January 7, 2020
THE beef industry faces a battle for survival unless there is a “sea-change” in the attitude of meat processors towards their farmer suppliers, the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, has...
January 7, 2020
Fertiliser prices are set to fall by at least €40-50/t, and could drop by as much as €60/t for certain compounds.
January 7, 2020
Before Christmas, it was apparent that the factories weren't quite sure how many fit cattle were in the system. Bullocks then were generally on a base of €3.50/kg, with a...
January 7, 2020
The new calf welfare scheme offers beef and dairy farmers an excellent opportunity to upgrade their calf-rearing facilities. Here, we answer some of the important questions farmers may have regarding...
January 7, 2020
Fertiliser prices are set to fall by at least €40-50/t, and could drop by as much as €60/t for certain compounds.
January 7, 2020
Fertiliser prices are set to fall by at least €40-50/t, and could drop by as much as €60/t for certain compounds.
January 7, 2020
The new calf welfare scheme offers beef and dairy farmers an excellent opportunity to upgrade their calf-rearing facilities. Here, we answer some of the important questions farmers may have regarding...
January 7, 2020
The new calf welfare scheme offers beef and dairy farmers an excellent opportunity to upgrade their calf-rearing facilities. Here, we answer some of the important questions farmers may have regarding...
January 7, 2020
His first day in the show ring left lasting memories for a County Meath breeder who achieved the record sale price of the year for a Charolais bull.
January 7, 2020
Much has been said about the decline of rural Ireland in recent years and while some of the commentaries have been over the top, there is no doubt many of...
