Bluetongue
A second case of bluetongue has been identified in Ireland in 2026, after an unvaccinated cow developed clinical signs including abortion.
Agri Politics
An Independent Ireland councillor in Co. Kildare has called on Minister Heydon to immediately bring forward BISS and ANC payments.
Rural Life
Up to 40 people are expected to compete in this year's All-Ireland Hedge Laying Championships, with entries now being accepted.
A hayfield fire took place in Tomard, Athy, Co. Kildare over the weekend, with firefighters tackling the blaze on Saturday (July 11).
Environment
Inland Fisheries Ireland and statutory partners are following a definite line of inquiry into a major fish kill in Co. Kildare this week.
Agri-Business
Diageo will today (Monday, May 11) officially open its new €300 million Littleconnell Brewery in Newbridge, Co. Kildare.
Forestry
Karl Matushka has been farming for over 40 years, but he traded in dairy farming for a “slower pace” of tillage, beef, and mostly forestry
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Kildare County Council's Fire Service has confirmed it was called out to a hayfield fire in Tomard,...
Gardaí and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) have joined forces to target illegal...
Gardaí in Naas, Co. Kildare recently stopped two 16-year-olds for driving tractors while being distracted by their mobile phones.
CycleØ has lodged an appeal with An Coimisiún Pleanála following a decision to refuse planning for a proposed AD facility in Kildare.
Norman Egar has been elected as the new national chair of the Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI).
Kildare County Council has refused planning permission for a proposed anaerobic digestion (AD) facility to produce renewable biomethane.
Tillage
Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine Martin Heydon is set to address a national tillage crisis meeting next month.
Planning approval for a biomethane anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Co. Kildare is being sought...
Agri Aware’s recent Open Farm events have received an overwhelmingly positive response, with 84%...
Agri Aware has announced the return of its flagship Open Farm event which will take place in two counties this year.
The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) recently removed a total of 207 animals from a property in Co. Kildare.
Farming as therapy is the model that will be used at Kyrie Farm, a mental health facility planned for Ardclough, Co. Kildare.
Sheep
Sheep farmer David Shaw has been using a drone to monitor his sheep spread across land in Eadestown, Co. Kildare following a dog attack
Tom Harney, a Kildare sheep farmer, is riding the 25/1 outsider Slurricane at the Cheltenham Festival today.
A community event regarding plans to build a biogas plant at Ballyvass, Co. Kildare, has been rescheduled to Wednesday, March 5
Gardaí arrested three individuals this morning as part of an ongoing investigation into a fire at Rathasker Stud in Naas, Co. Kildare.
