Environment
Irish livestock leads to highest biomass consumption in EU
Ireland had the highest consumption of biomass of all EU member states last year, according to most recent data by...
Environment
Ireland had the highest consumption of biomass of all EU member states last year, according to most recent data by...
Environment
Reducing agricultural emissions will require a reduction in livestock in Wales, according to a new report published today (Tuesday, July...
N.Ireland
Lowering the crude protein content of diets can substantially reduce ammonia emissions from dairy cow manures. This is one of...
Dairy
Global milk production is forecasted to increase by 17% over the next 10 years, while the European Union (EU) level...
Rural Life
Several EU member states have raised concerns that farmers will ‘give up’ on livestock farming due to attacks on their...
Environment
Livestock will mimic “wild ancestors” to benefit the wildlife on the Purbeck Heath’s National Nature Reserve, according to the National...
Beef
The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) Presidents’ Initiative is showcasing a case study on an animal vaccine...
Beef
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) along with the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is urging...
Rural Life
The cable car connecting Dursey Island to the mainland in Co. Cork will resume service this Friday (June 9), Cork...
Rural Life
Early estimates suggest that some 4,000 people attended Kingdom County Fair as it returned to a two-day format this year....
Agri-Business
The number of cattle slaughterings in March was almost 5% lower than the same month last year, according to the...
News
A new University of Oxford study has revealed that antimicrobial overuse in livestock production can breed bacteria that are resistant...
Agri-Business
NFU Mutual has called for dog owners to be responsible with their pets around livestock over the Easter holidays, as...
Agri-Business
Measures to reduce livestock emissions, nutrient recycling, as well as environmentally friendly food-production systems have recently been discussed at an...
Agri-Business
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has claimed that the EU’s Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) is being driven by ideology, not...
Agri-Business
High inflation and reduced livestock prices could result in profits on beef and sheep farms in New Zealand falling by...
Agri-Business
The number of sheep slaughtered in January increased by 10.8% compared to the same month in 2022, according to the...
Rural Life
Gardaí are investigating the theft of six cattle from a farm property in Ballyduff, Co. Kerry yesterday (Monday, February 13)....