Agri-Business
Rural Life
‘The Oak’ exhibition created in farm studio to open in Laois
Tillage
Spring 2024 planting – the contractors’ perspective
Beef
Focus: From beef and sheep to dairy and hens in Antrim
Beef
2024 calf exports surpass 110,000 head – back 14%
Tillage
Tillage spring planting – south and midlands fare the best
Teagasc has confirmed that 90% of spring tillage planting work has now been completed in the south of the country…
Rural Life
Calls for protection of Old Irish Goats as they continue to be hunted
There are repeated calls for protection of Old Irish Goats, amid reports that the rare breed continues to be hunted…
Beef
Factors to consider before buying a new stock bull
This time of year sees many spring-calving suckler and dairy herds in the market for a new stock bull, and…
Agri-Business
No plans to extend DAFM operations at Dublin Airport – minister
The cost of extending the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s (DAFM) operations at Dublin Airport by 14 hours…
Rural Life
Tractor involved in serious road traffic collision in Co. Cork
Gardaí are currently at the scene of a serious road traffic collision between a tractor and a car that occurred…
Rural Life
‘Rev for Trev’ to bring Laois community together for 3rd year
Rev for Trev, a heart-warming event is on the horizon in the Co. Laois town of Mountrath, bringing together and…
Environment
Farmland biodiversity festival to focus on native hedgerows
The National Biodiversity Data Centre is currently hosting a month-long event celebrating native species-rich hedgerows on farms. The Festival of…
Rural Life
New book reflects on lessons learned from a sheep shed
Co. Longford farmer and author, John Connell, has just had his fifth book ‘Twelve sheep: Life lessons from a lambing…
Tillage
Tillage: Heightened threat of take-all in barley crops
A new agronomy guide from BASF is confirming the heightened risk of take-all in winter barley crops, if they follow…
Dairy News
Research sheds light on lameness cost in dairy herds
The potential costs associated with lameness in Irish dairy herds have been highlighted in a recent paper published in the…
Beef
Castleisland Mart implements changes to streamline calf sales
The growth in the Irish dairy herd with a focus on a compact spring-calving has lead to huge volumes of…
Forestry
Over 25,000t of logs imported from Scotland so far in 2024
Over 25,000t of logs have been imported into Ireland from Scotland so far in 2024, according to figures provided by…
Pig/Poultry
Focus: Rearing free range Iberian pigs on acorns
By Chris McCullough In an idyllic region of southern Spain seemingly unaffected as yet by climate change, a special breed…