Agri-Business
New nitrogen fertiliser option catching the attention of Irish farmers
The challenge of high nitrogen fertiliser prices for the second year in a row is giving Irish livestock and tillage...
Agri-Business
The challenge of high nitrogen fertiliser prices for the second year in a row is giving Irish livestock and tillage...
Opinion
Who does the IFA think it’s kidding? The 48 hours of ‘grandstanding’ activity is nothing more than an optic operation,...
N.Ireland
South Tyrone beef farmer Robert Capper had 10 prime Charolais heifers stolen from lands they were grazing on the outskirts...
Beef
Nutritionists are confirming that dairy, beef and sheep farmers may well receive a shock when they open their silage pits...
Beef
Irish processors are returning as strong a price as possible to beef producers, given the challenging market environment at present,...
Rural Life
Irish Shows Association (ISA) President Jim Harrison has called on the Departments of Agriculture in Dublin and Belfast to agree measures...
N.Ireland
What a few days it’s been for the Booth family, from Stewartstown in Co Tyrone. Last Saturday saw them secure...
Beef
Livestock marts in the west of Ireland face closure within the next three years if the Minister for Agriculture, Food...
Opinion
Trust has broken down between the factories and Irish beef farmers. This is a clear fact, alluded to in today’s...
Beef
The old saying that quality will always rise to the top was proven in spades at last Saturday’s Lisburn &...
Beef
The weather for the next few days is set fair. So, let’s hope that farmers and contractors will have the...
Beef
A trip to Ballymoney Show is a truly unique experience as, since its inception many decades ago, North Antrim’s annual celebration...
Beef
For the first time ever a commercial animal led the Parade of Champions at this year’s Ballymena Show in Co....
Beef
The camaraderie within our livestock farming industry is truly infectious. A perfect example of this arose on Saturday past at...
Beef
ICSA Munster vice-president John Halley has called for ring fencing of TAMS funding under the new Rural Development Programme for...
Beef
By any yardstick of measurement Balmoral Show 2014 was a resounding success. Record crowds, tremendous weather and a truly exciting...
Beef
Addressing the Animal Health and Welfare Conference in Dublin Castle today (Fri), IFA President Eddie Downey said the health and...
Beef
New animal welfare legislation gives increased power to authorities, including the ability to issue fines of up to €250,000, according...