Opinion
UFU to be congratulated on agreement to ban PI cattle from meat plants
The news that the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has reached an agreement with the Northern Ireland Meat Exporters Association (NIMEA)...
Opinion
The news that the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has reached an agreement with the Northern Ireland Meat Exporters Association (NIMEA)...
Beef
A recent study, carried out in Teagasc Grange, looked at the effects of replacing rolled barley with citrus pulp on...
Buildings
Livestock can be extremely dangerous and need to be respected. Last year, 24 farmers died in work-related accidents – 14 were aged...
Opinion
The issue of Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) eradication continues to strike fear into the heart of every Irish livestock farmer. Ireland...
Opinion
Why is there a need for a new sugar-processing plant in Co. Carlow when there are, literally, hundreds of customers...
Beef
Question marks have arisen over the validity of figures released by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine relating...
Rural Life
Over 100,000 Irish farmers are involved in some form of cattle farming – whether that’s dairy, suckler or beef finishing....
Rural Life
The reward for information leading to the recovery of 13 Friesian cattle stolen in Co. Cork has been upped to...
Rural Life
Dramatic footage has emerged of dead and injured cattle after the articulated truck transporting the animals crashed while on a...
Rural Life
A farmer in Co. Cavan was caught by surprise when he got a call this week to say that some...
Beef
Inclement weather in certain parts of Ireland, over recent weeks, has led to cattle being housed a lot earlier than...
Beef
The winter period is well on its way, in most parts of the country, and farmers are busy feeding cattle...
Beef
The fourth annual National Hereford Calf Show was launched by Minister for Heritage and Culture, Heather Humphreys, at this year’s...
Rural Life
A reward has been offered for any information relating to a number of cattle that were stolen from a Co....
Beef
In response to factory demand, cattle prices have witnessed a marginal uplift in marts in recent days. In some cases,...
Opinion
All of the farming organisations rightly welcomed the decision by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed,...
Rural Life
A man in Co. Tipperary has been found safe and well after going missing while searching for cattle, according to...
N.Ireland
An appeal for information following the theft of 10 cattle and an electric fence in mid-September has been made by...