Agri Politics
Call for 'urgent intervention' after several dog attacks on livestock
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that “urgent intervention” is needed from government to address the rising number of...
Agri Politics
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that “urgent intervention” is needed from government to address the rising number of...
N.Ireland
Outgoing British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) president, Prof. Elizabeth Magowan has said that there is a “growing body” of...
Rural Life
A farmer from Co. Laois has been fined €2,500 and ordered to pay costs of €3,233.16 at Portlaoise District Court...
Agri-Business
The number of cattle slaughtered in January increased by 7.9% when compared with the same month in 2023, the Central...
N.Ireland
2023 saw the number of dog attacks on livestock in Northern Ireland double compared to 2022 and 2021, according to...
Pig/Poultry
The number of pigs in Ireland in December 2023 was down by 10.4% when compared with the same month in...
Agri-Business
Efforts to re-export livestock on board a ship that is currently stranded off Australia’s coast have been blocked by the...
Rural Life
There will be “good, honest debate” about the challenges of balancing sustainable agriculture and food security at the Irish Cattle...
Rural Life
The implications of a proposed ban on electronic shock dog collars have not been thought through, according to independent Kerry...
Farm Safety
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) will begin a two-week farm inspection campaign next Monday (January 22) focused on the...
Agri Politics
Independent senator Rónán Mullen has today (Tuesday, January 16) criticised the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue,...
N.Ireland
The University of Nottingham has said livestock farms are being studied as potential sources of resistant infections in animals and...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) has updated the minimum specification for farm fencing used for livestock...
Dairy Technical
Christmas day for a farmer still requires the wellies to be put on and jobs being completed, as livestock must...
Agri-Business
Livestock production should be intensified in “relevant locations” to achieve zero hunger, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the...
Sheep News
A Kerry farmer is calling on the government to establish a national compensation fund for farmers impacted by dog attacks...
Environment
Significant reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be achieved through improvement of management practices in dairy farming, a new...
Environment
Global food companies took to the stage during the 28th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) today (Tuesday,...