Dairy
The contribution of the iconic Town of Monaghan Co-Op to Monaghan town will be celebrated on Wednesday, November 4.
Rural Life
A teacher will run today's Irish Life Dublin Marathon for the Irish Kidney Association after her best friend received a liver transplant.
%%excerpt%% Sustainability in farming is among the topics that will be discussed at a seminar on Monday, November 9 at 7: 30pm as part of the 31st Listowel Food Fair which runs from Thursday 5 to Monday, November 9.
The aftermath of Storm Éowyn saw machinery such as chainsaws hired out by people who had not done the proper training course.
'Social farming for the brain' is a new dementia support group that meets weekly on Doon Social Farm in Co. Limerick.
A west Co. Cork care farm has introduced a new therapeutic horse-riding service aimed at young teens struggling with school.
Environment
The €1.7m Upper Erne Slurry Solutions project is seeking to recruit six farmers within a 15km radius of Cootehill, Co. Cavan to take part.
Corncrake chicks have been caught on camera on Rathlin Island, confirming a major breeding success for the species.
The farming community in the Burren, Co. Clare are preparing for the Winterage weekend later this month, on October 23-25.
A community event to raise awareness on declining bird species will take place in Macroom, Co. Cork, next weekend.
Farmers and rural dwellers are being urged to be vigilant between dawn and dusk at this time of year when deer are at their most active.
Forestry
A quarter century of native woodland conservation will take place this week, as Woodlands of Ireland marks 25 years of the scheme.
%%excerpt%% The ivy bee, first recorded in Ireland in 2021, has just been spotted in Sixmilebridge, Co. Clare.
The government should promote local and organic produce by using it in the school meals scheme, according to Mark Durnin of Coole Farm.
Farmers from Monaghan, Cavan and surrounding counties are being invited to take part in a free six-week course exploring soil health.
The Organic Centre in Rossinver, Co. Leitrim, will host a bigger than ever Apple Day Festival tomorrow (September 27).
From September 20-27, Clonmel Applefest will put farmers, food production and our relationship with the land firmly on the menu.
New research from Bord Bia shows 78% of recent graduates are worried about their employability due to a lack of real world experience.
Agri-Business
Farmers are leading in the take-up rates for high-speed fibre broadband, with almost 60,000 farms now able to access the service.
John F. Concannon - famous for his 'Late Late Show' launch of the multi-bucket for feeding three calves at a time - has published a memoir.
Musician and farmer's daughter Mags McCarthy is lobbying the government on the construction of a stem cell lab in Cork University Hospital.
The Midlands Mink Eradication pilot programme has recruited and trained 150 volunteers to target invasive American mink in the pilot area.
Cavan suckler farmer Derek McElwaine is taking on Croagh Patrick on September 12, while carrying a 25kg bag of sheep meal to the summit.
Loneliness is crippling and something that is quite common and often unspoken about with farmers, said Farmer Phil in his new book.
