Agri-Business
'As a mart manager our job was to get people into the mart - not keep them away'
With the return of buyers ringside imminent, a sense of normality, finally, is coming back into our lives – with...
Covid-19
N.Ireland
Plans for 2021 Balmoral Show 'progressing well'
The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) has said plans for 2021 Balmoral Show are “progressing well”. The society is currently...
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...
Agri-Business
Marts: ICOS stresses continued precautions from Monday
With sellers and buyers due to return to marts from next Monday (May 17), farmers are being urged to remember...
Dairy
TB-testing protocol extended by the DAFM
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has announced the extension of Covid-19-related TB-testing protocol until August 1,...
Rural Life
Interior decorator works from inspirational farm setting
A Tipperary interior decorator is finding her husband’s busy dairy farm to be the perfect inspirational setting for her new...
Rural Life
National wastewater to be monitored for Covid-19
A national surveillance programme commences this month to measure the level of Covid-19 in wastewater in 68 catchment areas all...
Beef
IMS discusses the role of social media within beef sector
Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive Ian Stevenson recently participated in an International Meat Secretariat (IMS) marketing and communication...
Rural Life
Weekly rapid antigen testing 'can be used to limit Covid-19 cases in meat plants'
The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has today (Friday, April 30) published its advice to the HSE on the...
Sponsored
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...
Beef
Return of buyers to marts a 'recognition of responsible actions'
The announcement that buyers can return to marts is a “recognition of the responsible actions of farmers and marts throughout...
N.Ireland
NI marts: Sellers permitted to return ringside on May 3
It has been confirmed that sellers will be permitted to return ringside to marts in Northern Ireland from Monday, May...
Agri-Business
The silent pandemic that is antimicrobial resistance
The challenge of getting to grips with antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been likened to the challenge of confronting a ‘silent...
Agri-Business
Athenry Mart has licence suspended by department
Athenry Mart in Co. Galway has had its licence suspended by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. In...
N.Ireland
Cull sow support fund expected to open for applications within weeks
Applications for a £2 million Covid-19 financial support package for cull sows are likely to open within the next few...
Rural Life
Covid-19 rapid testing pilot in meat plants administering 20,000 tests weekly
Following the publication of the Expert Report on Covid-19 Rapid Testing, the immediate introduction of its recommendations across Irish society...
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....
N.Ireland
NI sheep farmers to benefit from £1.27 million Covid-19 support scheme
Northern Ireland (NI) Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced a financial support package worth up to £1.27 million for NI...
Agri Politics
Proposed bill to make Covid-19 a notifiable workplace illness undergoes scrutiny
Sinn Féin spokesperson on workers’ rights Louise O’Reilly has said she is confident that scrutiny of her bill to make Covid-19...
Rural Life
Irish show organisers advised to cancel shows for 2021
The Irish Shows Association (ISA) has advised members to cancel 2021 shows. The association has said it will not be...
Machinery
SDF will not attend 2021 international fairs
Machinery manufacturer Same Deutz Fahr (SDF) has announced that it will not be attending international fairs in 2021, including EIMA...