Agri Politics
Consumers 'can have cheap food or pay a fair price - not both'
Consumers can either have cheap fruit and vegetables or pay a fair price to farmers and workers – not both,...
Agri Politics
Consumers can either have cheap fruit and vegetables or pay a fair price to farmers and workers – not both,...
Dairy
Milking your herd 13 times in a week may seem confusing for some, but it is common practice on many...
Dairy
A recent Teagasc study looked at the milking time distributions on Irish dairy farms. 37 commercial dairy farmers were involved...
Dairy
Results of a Teagasc study, which analysed labour issues on 38 dairy farms – with herd sizes ranging from 60...
Agri-Business
The ability of agricultural industries to attract the people they need to sustain themselves is a concern shared in most...
Dairy
Farming in Easkey, Co. Sligo, the Dunphy family has overseen a major expansion of their dairy farm in recent years....
Opinion
It’s preposterous that Irish milk producers should be calling for non-EU labour to make up the manpower shortages now apparent...
Dairy
Established in 2011 by the four west Cork co-ops – Bandon, Barryroe, Drinagh and Lisavaird – Shinagh Dairy Farm is...
Dairy
Since the abolition of milk quotas, the Irish dairy herd has undergone considerable changes; farmers are now milking more cows...
Agri Politics
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed is “willing” to consider labour permits for non-European Economic Area (EEA)...
Agri Politics
At the age of just 40, Pat McCormack is the youngest ever president to take the helm at the Irish...
Dairy
The mayhem associated with calving a large number of cows over a short period of time is fast approaching for...
Dairy
It’s a little over two weeks since PJ O’Keeffe (31) – a dairy farmer from Callan, Co. Kilkenny – was...
Rural Life
A “massive jump” in labour costs is not on the cards for 2018, according to the director of Teagasc, Professor...
Dairy
Fears have been raised that the impending labour shortage facing the Irish dairy industry could have negative consequences for calf...
Dairy
The Irish dairy industry needs to look at innovative ways to address labour shortages, according to the Minister for Agriculture,...
Agri-Business
UK farmers have called for “clarity and certainty” on the formation of a new government that will support agriculture as...
Opinion
Those familiar with Greek mythology will be fully aware of the vulnerability of Achilles and his heel. The Greek hero,...