Agri-Business
Rural Life
Quad reported stolen from sheep shed in Monaghan
Tillage News
University of Galway and BioAtlantis join EU crop project
Beef News
Irish Charolais Cattle Society appoints new secretary
Rural Life
An Post to increase cost of domestic stamp by 25c
Agri-Business
New EU agriculture and food board meets for first time
The European Board of Agriculture and Food (EBAF) had its inaugural meeting in Brussels yesterday, Tuesday, February 4. The group…
Sponsored
Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss…
N.Ireland
Craigs Tractor Enthusiasts raise £12,700 for Air Ambulance NI
The Craigs Tractor Enthusiasts club, which is based in Co. Antrim, has raised £12,700 for Air Ambulance NI through a…
Agri-Business
Devenish confirms appointment of new board member
Belfast-based agri-technology company, Devenish has announced the appointment of Padraig Ryan to its board as a non-executive director, from March…
Tillage
Tillage: Getting to grips with pesticide resistance
The 2025 Teagasc National Tillage Conference featured a specific debate on the very real threat posed by pesticide resistance within…
Beef
Two native breeds to feature in on-farm pedigree sale
Co. Down’s Gill Hall Estate, the venue of the 2023 World Sheepdog Trials, is set to open its gates for…
Dairy
Waterford farmer: Spring grass diet worth €3.67 extra/cow
Waterford farmer, Steven Fitzgerald proved at a Tirlán and Teagasc Future Farm focus event that an early spring grass diet…
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by ‘going solar’
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just…
Agri Politics
Who are the senators who make up the new agricultural panel?
Seanad Éireann comprises 60 members, who are elected to five vocational panels, from two university constituencies or nominated by the…
Rural Life
Women farming in the EU face ‘issues’ with finance access – Roche
Women across Europe are facing issues with access to finance, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) farm family and…
Horticulture
Healy-Rae ‘engaging’ with horticulture sector on storm impact – TD
A TD for Clare has said that Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael…
Rural Life
Rise in domestic violence order applications in rural Ireland
District court figures show that there was an 8.64% increase in people applying for domestic violence orders between 2022 and…
Beef
Study: Climate impact of UK beef cattle could be reduced by 26%
Climate change impacts of UK grass-based beef cattle could be reduced by up to 26% depending on the mitigation intervention, according…
Sponsored
Cow monitoring app ‘means we can stay farming for longer’
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co….
Machinery
North Cork Vintage Club holds its first event
Whether it is a reaction to the impersonal complexities of modern machinery or a desire to reflect on olden times,…
N.Ireland
LMC welcomes NI Beef and Lamb Farm Quality Assurance review
Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive, Colin Smith, has noted the recommendations of a farm quality assurance review body….