Beef
Cattle sale prices from the weekend in the east and west
Balla Mart in Co. Mayo hosted its weekly general cattle sale on Saturday, January 11, with approximately 300 cattle on...
Mayo
Environment
Planning for Mayo biogas facility refused by An Bord Pleanála
Plans for an agricultural biogas facility south west of Swinford, Co. Mayo have been refused by An Bord Pleanála. The...
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Native Tree Area Scheme makes planting trees easier
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Beef
New customers drive weanling bull prices up at Balla Mart
Balla Mart in Co. Mayo hosted a weanling sale on Tuesday, November 19, with the number of weanlings on offer...
Beef
Commercial in-calf heifer makes €9,100 at retirement sale in Elphin
A commercial in-calf heifer took the top price of €9,100 at Gabriel Sloyan’s Victoria Farms retirement sale of in-calf and...
Environment
Charlestown woman brings granary back to life
A Charlestown, Co. Mayo, summer dry stock farmer recently completed works on a granary under the Traditional Farm Buildings grant...
Beef
Weanling bulls under 350kg average €3.48/kg at Balla
Balla Mart in Co. Mayo hosted its weanling sale on Tuesday, October 29, with “a good trade seen for the...
Beef
Big money paid for suckler breeding heifers at Balla Mart
A Limousin-cross heifer and a Belgian Blue-cross heifer made €5,600 and €5,500 respectively at a special breeding heifer sale which...
Beef
Heavy bullocks average over €3/kg at Balla Mart
There was a large sale of cattle at Balla Mart on Saturday, September 28, with prices described as “well up...
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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...
Rural Life
Fatal road traffic collision involving a tractor and a car in Co. Mayo
Gardaà are today (Saturday, September 28) appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision in Co. Mayo which involved...
Rural Life
INHFA calls for 'planned cull' of wild deer in Mayo
The Mayo branch of the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA) has said it is alarmed at “the increasing...
Machinery
Fuel savings and longevity from aluminium trailer range
The basic road trailer has changed little over the decades, although angle iron has given way to box section and...
Rural Life
'Where The Old Man Lives' secures spot at Canadian film festival
The topical themes of rural isolation and farmers living in fear as they deal with intruders, are tackled by Galway-based...
Rural Life
Met Éireann issues Status Orange rain warning
Met Éireann has updated weather warnings to Status Orange for rain in counties: Donegal, Galway and Mayo. The counties will...
Environment
Varied restoring approach needed in Nephin Forest - study
A new study highlights the need for a varied approach to ecological restoration in the Nephin Forest region of Wild...
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RDS Announces Opening of Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards
In its sixth year, the RDS Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards celebrates the work of individuals, farming families and...
Rural Life
Mayo man convicted for setting illegal net on a beach using tractor
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has secured a conviction against a man in Co. Mayo who set an illegal fishing net...
Rural Life
GardaÃ: Firearm discharged during burglary in rural Mayo
Gardaà have confirmed that a firearm was discharged during the course of an alleged burglary in a rural part of...
Rural Life
Man (80s) dies following quad bike accident on Achill Island
Gardaà are investigating after a man his 80s died in a single-vehicle collision while riding a quad bike on Achill...
Beef
Focus: Straight-talking Mayo suckler farmer hosts IGA beef event
Hundreds of farmers and agri-industry personnel flocked to Ballinrobe, Co, Mayo, on Tuesday evening, June 11, for the Irish Grassland...