Agri-Business
Laois mill scoops EU Organic Award
The Merry Mill, a family run organic farm and mill in Co. Laois, has become the first Irish recipient of...
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Organics
Laois mill among 2023 EU Organic Awards finalists
Family run organic farm and mill, the Merry Mill in Co. Laois has been shortlisted as best organic food processing...
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RDS Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards open
In its sixth year, the RDS Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards celebrates the work of individuals, farming families and...
Beef
Feed mills urged to pass price drops on to livestock farmers
Animal feed mills have been called on to pass price reductions in concentrate feed back to farmers, as the cost...
Rural Life
New breed of grocers embrace nostalgia
The grandsons of Dominic Doyle who owned and ran the renowned D.B. Doyle’s butchers and meat processing plant in Newbridge,...
Rural Life
Woollen mills increases number of partner farmers
A Co. Kilkenny based woollen mills that works with Galway fleece is increasing its number of partner farmers yearly as...
Tillage
Tillage focus: From field to feed mill - John Cullen Grain is an impressive sight
‘From little acorns mighty oak trees grow.’ That well known phrase isn’t a bad description of what happened to John...
Tillage
Organic gluten-free oats enterprise developed by Laois farmer
Organic gluten-free oats became an addition to a Laois farmer’s enterprise, after his daughter posed a question. Kevin Scully from...
Rural Life
Old flax mill sowed the seeds of new farm enterprise
Growing up on a farm that had a flax mill which had been passed down several generations sowed the seed...
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Longevity and a strong calf rearing system at Pennbury Farm
Calving 540 cows in seven and a half weeks requires stamina, good organisational skills and a calf rearing system that...
