Gardai investigating cause of farm fire September 27, 2018 Rural Life Members of An Garda Siochana are investigating the cause of a recent farm fire in Co. Meath, according to local radio station LMFM.…
Around 10,000 small square bales of hay destroyed in fire September 13, 2018 Rural Life Around 10,000 small square bales of hay were destroyed after a large hay barn caught fire in the north-east in recent days. It…
Hay field ‘self-ignites’ in rare freak accident June 28, 2018 Rural Life Last week, James Barry – from Woodlawn, Co. Gaway – was hopping into his tractor to row up his field of hay, when…
Collision and hay spill on major motorway February 2, 2018 Rural Life A large load of hay bales came crashing down onto a busy motorway following a collision in Co. Kildare earlier this week. The…
Gardai appeal for info following theft of hay bales January 30, 2018 Rural Life Gardai in Co. Galway are investigating reports of a theft of hay from a local farm, a Garda spokesperson has confirmed. It is…
Fodder crisis: ‘Last weekend, I saw farmers trying to make silage in pools of water’ November 9, 2017 Grass A fodder crisis in developing in Ireland and has already taken grip in parts of the country, according to Sinn Fein’s agriculture spokesperson…
Round bales of straw making €10-15/bale across the country August 10, 2017 Tillage Prices for 4X4 round bales of straw are ranging from €10 to €15/bale across the country, a review of DoneDeal has shown. At the moment,…
Man airlifted to hospital after being crushed by hay bale August 1, 2017 Rural Life A man has reportedly been airlifted to hospital this evening, August 1, after allegedly being crushed by a hay bale on a farm…
Pic: Traffic chaos as truck partially loses its load of bales July 25, 2017 Rural Life Traffic in New Ross has been delayed after one of the lanes on O’Hanrahan’s Bridge had to be closed, after a truck lost…
Pics: Silage fever grips Monaghan as vintage and classic machines get busy June 7, 2017 Machinery A record number of participants took part in a silage cutting event in Inniskeen, Co. Monaghan, over the June bank holiday weekend. Close…
Video: Drone footage captures the scale of the Australian harvest February 1, 2017 Rural Life The scale of the 2016 in Australia was caught on camera recently on a farm in Corrigin, in the state of Western Australia.…
Gardai investigate as fire engulfs farm shed overnight December 21, 2016 Rural Life Gardai in Ferbane Co. Offaly are investigating a fire in a farm shed in Co. Offaly which began this morning, Wednesday, December 21. Units…
Check out the latest hay and forage equipment from Massey Ferguson November 25, 2016 Machinery Massey Ferguson recently introduced a full-line up of grassland machinery at the EIMA machinery show in Italy, including mowers, tedders and rakes. The line…
Pics: Fendt releases new hay and forage equipment October 19, 2016 Machinery Fendt has recently released it’s new hay and forage equipment, with the range including tedders, rakes and a choice of either drum or…
Video: Traffic chaos as lorry sheds its load of hay September 29, 2016 Rural Life A lorry driver had a lucky escape after the load of bales he was hauling came in contact with an ESB pole in…
10 things every Irish farmer needs in this weather July 19, 2016 Rural Life Ireland is set to have one of the hottest days of the year today as temperatures are set to hit as high as…
Contractor has lucky escape as tractor goes on fire in hay field July 18, 2016 Machinery A contractor in Co. Wexford had a lucky escape today when the tractor he was driving went ablaze in a hay field. John…
Farmers already losing thousands of euro in GLAS penalties June 13, 2016 Environment Many farmers in GLAS are already set to be hit with significant penalties over non-compliance with one of the schemes key terms and…
