Louise Hickey

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Louise Hickey has a bachelor’s degree in journalism at Dublin City University (DCU). She comes from a rural area in Co. Meath, where she has goats and a “great” greenhouse. She has garnered experience working with outlets such as RTÉ and has covered election counts.

Work ongoing to identify illness source in cows
Work ongoing to identify illness source in cows

Concerted efforts are underway today (Thursday, June 1) to identify the source of an illness which has impacted cows chiefly...

ICMSA: Beef factories operating ‘September buying pattern’
ICMSA: Beef factories operating ‘September buying pattern’

Beef factories are operating their “September buying pattern” in what is traditionally peak period for farmers selling, according to the...

New partnership for Herdwatch and Farmplan
New partnership for Herdwatch and Farmplan

Herdwatch and Farmplan, the farm software companies, have today (June 1) announced a new partnership. Under this partnership Herdwatch will...

New €2.7m in funding for biodiversity projects
New €2.7m in funding for biodiversity projects

A funding package totaling €2.7 million has been approved for biodiversity projects throughout the country, the Minister of State for...

Pro-Nature Restoration rally heads to Leinster House
Pro-Nature Restoration rally heads to Leinster House

A coalition of environmental organisations will hold a rally today (Wednesday, May 31) outside Leinster House in Dublin to highlight...

New Zealand: Breeding index proposal causes controversy
New Zealand: Breeding index proposal causes controversy

A proposal to develop a single evaluation breeding index for New Zealand which was launched by industry organisation, DairyNZ, has...

Minister accused of being ‘clueless’ about forestry sector
Minister accused of being ‘clueless’ about forestry sector

There is a “clueless and out-of-touch mentality” from government ministers when it comes to the current crisis in the forestry...

Legend John Tracey leaves a ‘huge ploughing legacy’
Legend John Tracey leaves a ‘huge ploughing legacy’

Co. Carlow ploughing champion, John Tracey, will leave behind a “huge ploughing legacy”, according to the managing director for the...

The Keenans begin their journey to organic farming
The Keenans begin their journey to organic farming

Martin and Kathleen Keenan, from Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan, have been slowly switching over to organic farming for the past year....

Brennan’s Kilkenny farm to be debated in Dáil and Seanad
Brennan’s Kilkenny farm to be debated in Dáil and Seanad

The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture has asked that issues of environmental contamination at Dan Brennan’s farm in Co. Kilkenny...

Laois farmer holds first ‘Growing Organics’ walk
Laois farmer holds first ‘Growing Organics’ walk

The first ‘Growing Organics’ farm walk takes place next week (Friday, June 2) on the farm of Jason Stanley, Errill,...

CSO: Pig slaughterings down 19.7% from last year
CSO: Pig slaughterings down 19.7% from last year

The number of pig slaughterings in April was 19.7% lower than the same month last year, according to the Central...

An Taisce expands pond biodiversity project
An Taisce expands pond biodiversity project

The publication of a ‘Ponds for Wildlife’ pamphlet has been launched by An Taisce’s Legacy4LIFE ponds biodiversity team. The pamphlet...

Farmers profits key for Farm to Fork success – MEP
Farmers profits key for Farm to Fork success – MEP

Agriculture in the future must be profitable for farmers, otherwise the Farm to Fork Strategy won’t succeed, founder of the...

Minister confirms new apprenticeship for farm managers
Minister confirms new apprenticeship for farm managers

Sportsturf management is the first of five apprenticeship programmes launched in the agriculture and horticulture area, the Minister for Further...

Stronger incentives needed for sustainability – commissioner
Stronger incentives needed for sustainability – commissioner

Stronger incentives, more strategic policy implementation, and smarter innovations are needed for “greater sustainability, according to the European Commissioner for...

Farmers warned of above-average temperatures this summer
Farmers warned of above-average temperatures this summer

Above-average temperatures this summer and in the future will impact farmers in terms of stocking, fodder, fertiliser use, and pest...

Cow exit scheme still under ‘consideration’ – minister
Cow exit scheme still under ‘consideration’ – minister

The development of a “proposal for a dairy cow reduction or an exit scheme” is still under consideration, the Minister...