Machinery
Sligo Field club to host lecture on tractor inventor Harry Ferguson
The Sligo Field club will kickstart their 2025 calendar with a guest lecture on the legacy of Harry Ferguson, the...
Sligo
Rural Life
Sligo students to take sheep wool and concrete project 'large scale'
Aoife Fadian and Jessica O’Connor from Ursuline College, Co. Sligo have made plans to take their sustainable sheep wool project...
Sponsored
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...
Rural Life
Contestants gearing up for stand out Macra event in the North-West
Contestants are gearing up for the 18th annual ‘Aurivo North-West Kings and Queens’ event run by Macra, which is set...
Beef
ABP Monitor Farm: Update from Sligo suckler-beef farm
Grazing has continued for a month to six weeks longer than usual this autumn on Willie and James Kelly’s suckler-beef...
Rural Life
GardaÃ: Woman (50s) dies following incident in rural Sligo
Gardaà have confirmed that a woman in her 50s has died following a farm-related incident in Ballymote, Co. Sligo yesterday...
Rural Life
Leitrim and Sligo IFA protest over local planning and ash dieback
Members of Leitrim and Sligo Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) formed two separate protests today (Monday, March 4) prior to meeting...
Beef News
Minute's silence held for former manager of Balla Mart
A minute’s silence was observed in memory of Michael John Walsh ahead of the weekly cattle sale in Balla Mart...
biodiversity
Forestry charity supported by Sligo shopping centre in acquiring land
Hometree, a charity that establishes and conserves permanent native woodland while promoting land regeneration and biodiversity, has been supported in...
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...
Rural Life
Met Éireann issues snow and ice warnings for some counties
Met Éireann has issued new Status Yellow weather warnings for snow and ice, which will come into force from tomorrow...
Rural Life
Sligo teen with a passion for farming has portrait done
A 13-year-old with a passion for farming is one of 18 Sligo children featured in a newly-commissioned series of portrait...
Beef
Beef Focus revisited: 34 years farming from a wheelchair in Sligo
Over the festive period, Agriland has been revisiting some of the most interesting ‘Beef Focus’ articles, in a ‘Beef Focus...
Buildings
Three generations involved in granary repair
Three generations of the McGuinn family in Gurteen, Co. Sligo, were involved in one form or other in the repair...
Rural Life
Christmas tree farmer unable to access land due to flooding damage
During his busiest time of the year, Christmas tree farmer John White is one of four farmers in Dundalk, Co....
Rural Life
Concerns raised over proposed Sligo Leitrim greenway route
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has highlighted “serious farmer concerns” over the proposed route of the Sligo, Leitrim, Northern Counties,...
Sponsored
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...
Agri Politics
Watch: Forestry and climate dominate IFA election hustings in Leitrim
The prevalence of forestry in Co. Leitrim and accusations that the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has “gone soft” when it...
Rural Life
'Faraway Fields' brings home harsh reality
An Offaly farmer and a Sligo forester feature in ‘Faraway Fields – The Hardest Harvest’ produced by Whitehorn Films. This...
Agri Politics
Census shows 'chronic under investment' in rural transport - TD
There is “chronic under investment” in rural transport according to latest statistics contained in the new Census of Population 2022...
Rural Life
Inquest hears of family heartbreak after bull killed young farmer
By Sorcha Crowley The family of a young farmer who died from multiple blood clots on his lungs after a...