Food for thought: Bord Bia Warsaw hosts exporter meetings October 21, 2017 Rural Life Bord Bia brought together 25 Irish food exporters and Polish food buyers for a…
Ireland’s ‘model’ farmers bare almost all for calendar October 15, 2017 Rural Life With his dad, James Grannell, already being a poster boy for Wexford Dairy’s cheese,…
Burren farming couple cook up a storm October 15, 2017 Rural Life A farming couple based near the Burren in Clare scooped two Georgina Campbell awards…
Dublin pumpkin grower carves out a busy lifestyle October 15, 2017 Rural Life Co. Dublin pumpkin grower, Denise Buckley, is currently busy on her third-generation family farm,…
5 things anyone contemplating growing pumpkins needs to know October 15, 2017 Rural Life From managing the pumpkin category for Keelings over the last six years, Chris Stafford…
Meet the Roscommon family with the open house for fostering and social farming October 14, 2017 Rural Life Social farming and fostering enthusiasts Marie and Jimmy Barlow from Cloonfaughna, Glinsk, Co. Roscommon,…
North West Women in Farming on Brussels trip October 14, 2017 Rural Life ‘North West Women in Farming’ members will travel to Brussels for two nights, courtesy…
UCD professor researches effects of adding seaweed to pigs’ diet October 14, 2017 Pig/Poultry Growing up in west Clare, John O’Doherty remembers his father feeding carrageen seaweed to…
Call for government departments to collaborate on schools’ farm safety week October 8, 2017 Rural Life Award-winning Aherla, Co. Cork based dairy farmer, Peter Hynes, is calling on the departments…
Monaghan drystock farm hosts craft classes October 8, 2017 Rural Life A drystock farm near the village of Glaslough, Co. Monaghan is set to become…
Offaly man ‘fit’ to farm: Family shows the way with shorthorn success October 8, 2017 Rural Life The flexibility of farming in accommodating a whole range of fighting fit enterprises is…
Edenderry man lives childhood dream at Massey Ferguson October 7, 2017 Rural Life Edenderry man William Judge’s earliest memory is of sitting with his father on a…
Galway farmer moves from dry stock to plant-based enterprise October 7, 2017 Rural Life A part-time farmer who plans to switch over from a traditional dry stock enterprise…
‘Failure to address succession can threaten future viability of farms’ October 1, 2017 Rural Life Failure to deal with the succession issue can lead to frustration and conflict, and…
Cork farmer’s joy on rehoming of her dairy herd to UK sanctuary October 1, 2017 Rural Life 30 cows and seven calves from a dairy farm near Carrigaline, Co. Cork, recently…
Galway man’s farm models keep children – and collectors – happy October 1, 2017 Rural Life From capturing kids’ imaginations to catering for adult collectors, Galway man, Jim Hynes, is…
New ploughing book captures characters and traditions September 30, 2017 National Ploughing Championships ‘A Ploughing People’, a book celebrating farming life, including stories, traditions and the championships,…
Belfast is keeping it country at Farmers’ Bash September 30, 2017 Rural Life Plaid shirts, stetsons and cowboy boots at the ready. What is being billed as…