Agri-Business
Survey: 1 in 4 farmers say children not interested in taking over
A quarter of farmers who took part in a national survey said that their children are not interested in taking...
Farmers
Environment
Commission wants to hear farmers' views on nature restoration
The European Commission today (Monday, January 13) urged farmers to “contribute to the discussion of the EU’s Nature Restoration Law”...
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...
Rural Life
Taoiseach commends farmers for local support during Arctic spell
Taoiseach Simon Harris has commended farmers and the wider farming community for supporting the work of their local authorities during...
Rural Life
Kerry farmers help HSE deliver healthcare supplies in cold snap
Farmers in Co. Kerry have been helping the Health Service Executive (HSE) to deliver essential healthcare supplies to people during...
Rural Life
Final section of Cork greenway to open this week
Cork County Council has announced that the second and final phase of the Midleton Youghal Greenway will open to the...
Agri-Business
Price paid to farmers for milk produced over year to October rose 46% - CSO
Dairy farmers saw the price they were paid for milk produced over the 12 months to October 2024 increase by...
Agri Politics
Farmers' hard work 'deserves to be rewarded' - von der Leyen
Farmers “need to be in a stronger bargaining position towards the price makers” the president of the European Commission, Ursula von...
Agri-Business
Friends of the Earth: Mercosur deal a 'serious threat to farmers'
Friends of the Earth Ireland is urging the country’s political leaders to reject the proposed EU-Mercosur trade deal “due to...
Sponsored
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...
Rural Life
Spanish farmers helping authorities to clear flash flood damage
Many Spanish farmers are helping authorities in clean-up operations following deadly flash floods which hit the southeast of the country....
Agri-Business
Spanish farmers facing 'catastrophic' losses after flash floods
Spanish farmers are facing “catastrophic losses of incalculable consequences” following devastating flash floods in the southeast of the country, according...
Agri-Business
Dutch cheese supplied under school meals programme 'an insult' - ICMSA
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has said the supply of Dutch cheese to children under the government’s Hot...
Agri Politics
Healy-Rae: Real farmers 'do not sell land'
The “real farmers of Ireland do not sell land” the Independent Kerry TD, Michael Healy-Rae, has told the Dáil as...
Rural Life
CSO: Largest drop in agri incomes in south-east and mid-west in 2023
The south-east and mid-west regions suffered the biggest drop in agricultural income last year according to a new report published...
Beef
Farmers and vets wanted for EU survey on animal diseases
Farmers and veterinarians in Ireland are being asked to add their voices to a cross-European exercise to find out what...
Sponsored
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...
Agri Politics
Von der Leyen pledges to ensure farmers receive 'fair income'
Ursula von der Leyen has vowed to “make sure that farmers receive a fair income” if she is re-elected as...
Agri-Business
Veterinary Ireland holds 'constructive meeting' with minister
Veterinary Ireland has held a “constructive meeting” with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, expressing the concerns...
Agri-Business
'There will be job losses' - vets to raise concerns with minister
Veterinary Ireland, which represents vets, will meet with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue today (Tuesday, July...
Agri-Business
Commission allocates €77m to farmers in 4 EU countries
The European Commission has allocated €77 million in emergency support to farmers in Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland and Portugal....