Agri-Business
Met Éireann: Record temperatures last month
September saw one of the “warmest spells of the year” with 24 weather stations around the country reporting their highest temperature...
Heatwave
Environment
Need to 'revisit' idea of crop insurance amid EU heatwaves
With heatwaves across Europe this week damaging crops, Irish Grain Growers’ Group (IGGG) chair Bobby Miller has said he is...
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How to avoid costly calf registration errors
Are you wondering how you can avoid costly calf registration errors and Bord Bia penalties? As the busy spring season...
Environment
Temperatures in Europe increase at twice the global average
Temperatures in Europe have increased at more than twice the global average over the past 30 years – the highest...
Rural Life
GAA club narrowly avoids inferno after hay bales catch fire
A Co. Limerick GAA pitch narrowly escaped an inferno after a stack of hay bales caught fire in the vicinity...
Rural Life
Met Éireann: Hot days and warm nights this weekend
Met Éireann has said that daytime temperatures this weekend could possibly reach the low 30s in some areas. A Status...
Rural Life
Met Éireann extends high temperature warning to entire country
Met Éireann has now extended its Status Yellow weather warning for high temperatures for the entire country. The national forecaster...
Rural Life
Irish Water asks farmers to consider 'dry cleaning' yards
As the hot weather continues, Irish Water has asked farmers to use “dry-cleaning techniques” to clean yards, in a bid...
Environment
DAFM issues advice to protect livestock during hot weather
Farmers have been urged to take steps to protect their livestock in the heat this weekend by the Department of...
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Where might trees fit for a sustainable future?
The Teagasc Forestry One to One Clinics facilitate a discussion on where trees might fit for a sustainable future. Teagasc...
Beef
Heat stress: A real threat to cattle in current conditions
With temperatures expected to surpass 30° in the coming days, the ongoing hot weather – while welcomed by many farmers...
Environment
'Highest temperature' on Earth ever recorded as Death Valley hits 54°
The highest temperature potentially ever recorded on Earth was logged in Death Valley, California (US), last Sunday, August 16. A...
Dairy
Could this be the reason for mysterious differences in soil test results?
Despite all the negativity surrounding last year’s drought, there were some positives that could be taken from the heatwave of...
Environment
France to seek €1 billion CAP advance as severe drought continues
The French government is set to ask the European Commission for a payment of €1 billion to help its farmers...
Beef
Live export ban in place from tomorrow
A temporary live export ban has been issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for tomorrow, Saturday,...
Beef
Department extends live export ban
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has extended its ban on the transport of ruminants to continental Europe...
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Watch: Importance of transition period & early lactation
A focus on management and nutrition during the transition period makes all the difference to performance in the next lactation. ...
Beef
Live export ban in place due to European heatwave
A ban on live exports to European countries has been introduced as a temporary measure on the back of a...
Environment
Last 4 years 'warmest on record' - world weather report
The years 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 have been confirmed as the four warmest years on record, according to data...
Rural Life
'I lost a finger in the harvest during the drought of 1976'
Co. Carlow farmer Tom Lucas remembers better than most of his vintage the drought of 1976. “What sticks out in...
Rural Life
'Ireland’s water pipes are at the end of the line'
Emma Kennedy, the founder of Kennedy Analysis, has responded to a statement from Engineers Ireland that the delivery of critical...