Podcast
Listen: AgriFocus - everything you need to know about bird flu
In the first episode of the 2025 season on AgriFocus, Agriland editor, Stella Meehan is joined by superintending veterinary inspector,...
birds
Environment
NPWS seeks tenders for farmland birds nature reserve
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is currently inviting tenders for a range of specialist services for conservation of...
Sponsored
Events to showcase options for life beyond the farm
Two events are set to take place in the north-west to showcase the positives of the Irish dairy sector and...
Environment
NPWS conservation work underway on Lough Ree islands
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has recently begun conservation work on part of the Black Islands archipelago on...
Rural Life
Annual Irish garden bird survey to kick off next week
BirdWatch Ireland is calling on people around the country to take part in this year’s Irish Garden Bird Survey which...
Environment
BirdWatch Ireland calls for new Wildlife Crime Unit
With just weeks until a general election, BirdWatch Ireland has written to political parties calling on them to put people,...
biodiversity
Hedge-cutting ban applies to gardens 'as much as it does to farms'
Birdwatch Ireland has issued a reminder for the ongoing ban on hedge cutting to be adhered to until the practice...
Pig/Poultry
Domestic hens rescued as part of ISPCA operation
The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) has saved 121 birds, including domestic hens, from living...
Agri-Business
ACRES: 2024 winter bird food crop deadline extended
The establishment deadline for the 2024 winter bird food crop under the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) has been extended...
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Transform your calf rearing with a JFC automatic feeder
We recently caught up with Richard Lowe who is a dairy farmer from Adare, Co. Limerick, who shares how the...
Dairy
US: Bird flu tests for dairy cows before interstate transfers
To protect the US livestock industry from the threat posed by highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (bird flu), the United...
Environment
'Crisis point' as hen harrier numbers decline by a third
The publication of a recent survey of the hen harrier in Ireland has shown that the number of breeding pairs...
Environment
Barn owls in Down defy the odds with surprise winter brood
A pair of barn owls has surprised and shocked conservationists in Co. Down with the arrival of an extremely late...
Tillage
US researchers test 'laser scarecrows' to protect crops
A team of researchers in the US have tested ‘laser scarecrows’ that use light to deter birds from crops. Researchers...
Rural Life
A festive bird with a feisty side.. the robin
The robin is a bird that is synonymous with the festive season appearing on everything from Christmas cards, to gifts,...
Rural Life
Study: Some wild birds develop immunity to avian flu
Some wild birds have developed immunity to the avian flu amid the ongoing H5N1 bird flu epidemic, according to new...
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Farmer Wellbeing Board offers support to those in need
“A picture paints a thousand words” – this well-known phrase perfectly captures the essence of the Farmer Wellbeing Board, designed...
Environment
Open season bird decision 'based on available scientific evidence'
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Daragh O’Brien has defended his decision to remove four bird species from the...
Environment
ACRES: Encouraging wildlife habitats for wild birds
Among the ways farmers can be incentivised to engage in environmental schemes, through the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) they...
N.Ireland
CAFRE: Hedgerow managing tips that 'benefit' the environment
Farmers can make small changes to hedgerow management to benefit the environment, according to an adviser with the College of...
Rural Life
Irish cuckoos to be tracked with satellite tags
A project to track cuckoos has gotten underway in order to discover where the bird spends its winter months, and...