N.Ireland
Across the Hedgerow: Rural lockdown companionship service launched in NI
Two rural bodies have joined forces to set up a new project to support older and vulnerable people in Northern...
N.Ireland
Two rural bodies have joined forces to set up a new project to support older and vulnerable people in Northern...
Opinion
The dairy industry and the country’s dairy farmer representatives appear to be at loggerheads over the potential scale and impact...
Agri-Business
The Farm and Forestry Contractors of Ireland (FCI) has written to the Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, asking for a...
Agri-Business
There have been calls for Farm Assist payments to be increased in line with the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment for...
Machinery
The retail and distribution of farm machinery is allowed to continue operating as an essential service under the current Covid-19...
Rural Life
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that it has received clarification from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social...
CAP / Schemes
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed is being called on to “act quickly and decisively” to provide...
Agri-Business
Bord Bia has announced details for its ‘Navigating Change’ programme of supports for the food, drink and horticulture sectors in...
Agri-Business
Lakeland Dairies has temporarily laid off 140 staff at its processing facility in Killeshandra, Co. Cavan, due to the ongoing...
Agri Politics
The country is in the midst of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. Here (below) are the latest farming-related updates and developments...
Opinion
By Eddie Downey, former president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Listening to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announce that the Covid-19...
Agri-Business
Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president Tim Cullinan has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed,...
Machinery
Jimmy Butler has resigned from his position as president of the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA). He served...
Agri-Business
FBD is among some of the key companies in the insurance sector that have agreed to reduce premiums for business...
Agri-Business
Social distancing has become a part of working life for everybody in recent weeks. However, in some work environments, this...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland vets could be drafted into hospitals to help with the Covid-19 response, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and...
Beef
Last updated on Friday, April 10. (marts) It has been announced that livestock marts across the country can reopen – albeit...
Rural Life
The EU’s Covid-19 rescue package, which was announced yesterday, Thursday, April 9, “does not go far enough” for farmers, one...