Opinion
Opinion: Tillage farmers must speak with one voice
It’s important that tillage farmers speak with one voice in the run-up to the general election on Friday, November 29....
Opinion
Opinion
Thomas Duffy:Â Why has Denmark embraced a cow tax?
The Danish carbon tax on livestock has had a more difficult birth than a purebred Belgian blue calf. Over the...
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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...
Opinion
Opinion: Will the US presidential election result affect Irish farms?
The results of this week’s United States’ presidential election could have a significant impact on Irish farming and agri-business. This...
Agri-Business
IGA event hears of potential farm retirement scheme
The Irish Grassland Association (IGA) hosted an event titled: ‘Proud to be an Irish farmer and food producer’ at the...
Opinion
Opinion: Minister must publish tillage report response
The upcoming general election must not be allowed to derail the critically important work of the Food Vision Tillage Group,...
Opinion
Opinion: General election should be 'good news’ story for farming
I sense that Taoiseach, Simon Harris, will shortly announce the date of a general election. This should be a good...
Opinion
Thomas Duffy: Should a farmer's next car be an EV?
There can be no more intertwined but seemingly unrelated topics in the EU currently than electric vehicles (EV) and cows....
Opinion
Opinion: Minister must respond to tillage report
Budget 2025 has come and gone with no formal response from government to the Food Vision Tillage Group Report. Irish...
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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...
Opinion
Opinion: European beekeepers need support in 'hostile market'
By Yvan Hennion – chair of the Copa-Cogeca working party on honey who is among Europe’s professional beekeepers. As a...
Opinion
Opinion: October is a particularly dangerous month on farms
The month of October will be marked by lots of frenetic activity on farms across Ireland, and the safety implications...
Opinion
Opinion: Budget 2025 is D-Day for the tillage sector
The tillage sector has always been at the very heart of Irish agriculture, but ensuring this remains the case has...
Opinion
Opinion: Harvest 2024 has gained momentum over recent weeks
Autumn has arrived, and with it comes the promise of a bountiful harvest – of sorts – for Irish tillage...
Rural Life
Watch: What's the latest with rising social media star Eoin Lynch?
He is the Co. Cork teenager, who is one of the most famous faces in the country at the moment,...
Young Farmers
Macra urges govt to increase budgetary supports for young farmers
Macra is renewing its calls on the government to increase supports available to young farmers, ahead of next week’s budget....
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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....
Opinion
Opinion: Taoiseach adamant he is 'listening' to farmers
Taoiseach Simon Harris visited the Agriland tent at the National Ploughing Championships and announced that he fully recognises the needs...
Video
Video: JD 2850 restored to 'showroom spec' in Oldcastle, Co. Meath
Eoin Sheridan from outside Oldcastle in Co. Meath, has knowledge well beyond his years when it comes to all things...
Opinion
Opinion: Review of the 2024 cereal year must take place
At some stage in the near future, a review and assessment on the outcome of the 2023/2024 cereal year will...
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Video: Over 300 landowners protest against Co Louth greenway
Over 300 farmers and landowners travelled to Louth County Council buildings in Dundalk today (Friday, August 30) to submit petitions...