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From Kilkenny to NY: Textiles crafted at Cushendale Woollen Mills
Six generations of the Cushen family have been crafting textiles in Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny since the 1700s. Cushendale has recently...
Business
Rural Life
Edco brings new audience to students' farm innovation
An award-winning farm innovation devised by three Leitrim students will feature in a new junior cycle textbook ‘Time for Business’...
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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...
Agri-Business
'Record' financial report for company owned by Danny Healy-Rae
By Gordon Deegan The plant-hire and civil engineering company owned by outspoken independent Kerry TD and farmer, Danny Healy-Rae enjoyed a record year last year...
Agri-Business
Bimeda expands further with acquisition of Afrivet
Animal health distributor Bimeda has acquired veterinary pharmaceutical company Afrivet, meaning the company now has the largest footprint of any...
Agri-Business
Fane Valley set to gain foothold in Irish market with Drummonds deal
A deal is expected to be struck, imminently, that will see Northern Ireland company, Fane Valley, purchase a stake in...
Rural Life
'Pure skincare fresh from the farm' in expansion mode
‘Pure skincare fresh from the farm’ is the tagline of a rural enterprise on the Wexford/Wicklow border, that enjoyed a...
Rural Life
Making hay for horses, rhinos and hippos...in Kildare
Hay and haylage products that are used in places as distant as the Middle East and Asia – and fed...
Agri-Business
CJ Sheeran announces acquisition of Coolrain Sawmills
Irish timber firm CJ Sheeran Ltd recently announced the acquisition of Coolrain Sawmills Limited. The sawmills are located less than...
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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...
Agri-Business
Co-ops can help renewal and recovery of the economy – ICOS
The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has urged innovators, people and communities throughout Ireland to consider setting up co-operatives. In...
Rural Life
Brexit: 'We are just going to have to wait and see what happens'
Can a company like ours absorb 9% costs supplying major multi-retailers? The answer to that is no. In addition to...
Agri-Business
Dunnes becomes Ireland's most popular supermarket
Dunnes Stores has become Ireland’s most popular supermarket for the first time since February, according to the latest grocery market...