Opinion
Budget 2026 has revealed what the current government really thinks about Irish...
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For Patrick O’Donnel of Kilsheelan, Co. Tipperary, attention to detail is essential to running...
Despite the prospect of rainfall levels over the main tillage areas being lower than usual over the...
Two new stakeholder organisations have been added to the membership of Northern Ireland’s new...
Last week’s National Ploughing Championships 2025 was a remarkable success when assessed across...
Rural Life
by Máirtín Ó Catháin The words were spoken in plaintive tones amidst the plaintive tones of...
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, has managed to secure himself some...
Large numbers of farmers are expected to attend the tillage crisis meeting taking place in Naas on...
Scour and digestive upsets remain a common challenge for pre-weaned calves, often leading to...
Grain markets are bad enough. But, now, completely out of left field, comes news that straw prices...
It is hard to argue against the proposition that ploughing will remain at the very heart of Irish...
Harvest 2025 is fast coming to an end, and the coming weeks will see tillage farmers across Ireland...
Machinery
All the leading tractor manufacturers and various international farming bodies, such as CEMA and...
The month of August is one of the few times in the year when tillage farmers can put a clear focus...
By Mairtín Ó'Catháin Eighteen nights non-stop, rural dancing every night. A young man’s...
Electricity is one of the fastest-rising costs on Irish farms so, with the next TAMS 3 grant...
The recent income projections calculated by Teagasc highlight the need to clearly define what...
The future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) centres on the outworking of one core principle...
Every aspect of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) review that emanated from Brussels last week...
As Farm Safety Week 2025 begins, it is imperative for us all to consider how everyone working...
https://youtu.be/MjogXAZtKFU?si=7E8TLkT9NYJhXvRX As Minister of State at the Department of...
Adding value to grain crops has long been a principle espoused by Irish tillage farmers and...
