Rural Life
'Taking control in farming is about nurturing' - MHI
Taking control in farming is about nurturing animals and the land, and also nurturing yourself and those around you, according...
Rural Life
Taking control in farming is about nurturing animals and the land, and also nurturing yourself and those around you, according...
Rural Life
Traditional farming practices; the importance of the family farm; social isolation and the advent of online marts are among the...
Machinery
The Farmall tractor is 100 years’ old this year and in honour of this milestone a tractor run in aid...
Rural Life
Teagasc will hold a free webinar entitled ‘Maintaining your mental health in farming’ on Tuesday, October 10, from 10:00a.m to...
Rural Life
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) is to launch an initiative at the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska...
Rural Life
Farmers and rural communities around the country are being encouraged to take part in this year’s Green Ribbon walks. The...
Agri-Business
Farm management software company Herdwatch has said that its recent “charity climb” raised over €11,000 for mental health organisation Aware...
Farm Safety
A pilot programme to develop a nationwide strategy for farm safety by focusing on farmer health and well-being launched its...
N.Ireland
One Claas combine harvester and four farmers who have suffered the loss of close friends to suicide, covered 940 miles...
Rural Life
An Irish MEP has called for the government here to introduce a mental health strategy specifically to address suicidal ideation...
Rural Life
The Rev for Trev tractor run 2023 will take place once again this year in memory of a young farmer...
Rural Life
A dairy farmer from Ballydehob in west Cork has said that living with an autoimmune disease has changed his mindset...
Rural Life
Turn2Me, a national mental health charity, has echoed calls from the chief medical officer (CMO), Prof. Breda Smyth, for the...
Farm Safety
The value of peer-to-peer mentoring will be showcased at the Farmers4Safety – Managing Risk Together EIP AGRI project conference which...
Agri-Business
Lauding what he described as the “brilliant” FarmConnect health and well-being programme, Waterford-based Liam Brazil is urging farmers to sign...
Rural Life
Farmers from Glenamaddy and its hinterland are invited to register for the upcoming inaugural ‘Fit Farmers’ programme in Co. Galway....
Rural Life
By Mairtín Ó Catháin The mountains soar to the sky, a majestic and rugged picture that might stir the imagination. The...
Agri-Business
Gardaí will urge farmers to put “simple protective measures” in place to reduce the chances of a farm becoming a...