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Company owned by rural TD Healy-Rae records profits of €444,227

December 13, 2019

By Gordon Deegan The plant-hire company owned by outspoken independent Kerry TD and farmer Danny Healy-Rae last year recorded an 85% increase in…

Kildare farmer lodges fresh objection to new Intel application

November 25, 2019

Rural Life

by Gordon Deegan The Kildare farmer who has unsuccessfully opposed plans by Intel for a new $4 billion (€3.63 billion) facility at the…

Farmer’s will worth over €3 million recently lodged

November 8, 2019

Rural Life

By Liam Collins A farmer’s will worth more than €3 million was recently lodged in the Probate Office in Dublin. Denis McSweeney, Mount,…

Limerick farmer left ‘in pool of blood’ after assault

November 1, 2019

Rural Life

A Co. Limerick farmer was left in a pool of blood after he was viciously assaulted by a trespasser, in the latest shocking…

Is this the best Christmas present for a dairy farmer?

October 28, 2019

Dairy

Having all the necessary equipment to make calving a success does not stop at having a good calving shed, attendees at a recent…

Now is the time to act on liver fluke in sheep

October 28, 2019

Sheep

Michael Conroy, Teagasc drystock advisor Liver fluke is caused by a flat-like worm that requires a mud snail to develop. High rainfall and…

‘New entrants should forget the bling and work hard’

October 27, 2019

Dairy

A progressive Co. Westmeath dairy farmer said anyone considering milking cows should keep costs low and do the simple things well. Over two…

Survey: Reducing private groundwater contamination through improved guidance

October 23, 2019

Rural Life

Private well contamination represents a very real health risk in rural Ireland, with an improved knowledge of groundwater, and, ultimately, effective engagement with…

Survey: Reducing private groundwater contamination through better guidance

October 8, 2019

Rural Life

An estimated 30% of private wells nationally are contaminated with E. coli deriving from human and animal waste. Verotoxigenic E. coli (VTEC), a…

‘A vet won’t sign off a prescription for 100 tubes for 100 cows anymore’

October 3, 2019

Dairy

With just three years before major changes to blanket antibiotic usage on dry cow therapy comes into effect, farmers have been warned that…

Agri engineer dismissed over stammer awarded €15,000 compensation

October 2, 2019

Rural Life

By Gordon Deegan A design engineer for an agricultural machinery manufacturer who was discriminatorily dismissed over his stammer has been awarded €15,000 compensation.…

Opinion: ‘The Irish beef industry will never be the same again’ – Dr. Paddy Wall

September 23, 2019

Beef

By Dr. Patrick (Paddy) Wall, professor of public health at University College Dublin. One thing is clear from this current crisis; the Irish…

Save €581/week by keeping the cows at grass

September 22, 2019

Dairy

Dairy farmers should use every opportunity to keep grass into the milking cows for as long as possible this autumn instead of going…

‘An open letter to farmer protesters’ from Minister Michael Creed

September 16, 2019

Agri Politics

By Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed Over the past number of weeks you have made your stand. Your heartfelt…

Proceedings against protesters at Wexford plant struck out

September 9, 2019

Beef

By Aodhan O’Faolain High Court proceedings brought against several protesters outside a beef processing plant in Co. Wexford have been struck out following…

Application to jail protesters at meat plants struck out after agreement reached

September 6, 2019

Beef

Aodhan O’Faolain High Court proceedings that could have resulted in the imprisonment of persons protesting outside two beef processing plants have been struck…