Opinion
Opinion: Is St. Patrick the patron saint of the sheep industry?
Mention St. Patrick to most people within the Irish sheep industry and their minds will immediately turn to the issue...
St Patrick’s Day
Horticulture
St. Patrick's Day: A time to set the spuds?
While people may be busy attending St. Patrick’s Day parades, March 17 has a different meaning for some potato farmers...
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Drench cows for the 'cover they need over the winter' - Sligo farmer
Sligo farmer, Christopher Tuffy spoke about his farm’s performance over 2024 and how he intends to drench the cows to...
Rural Life
Met Éireann: Mixed conditions for St. Patrick's weekend
Met Éireann has said that there will be mixed weather conditions for the St. Patrick’s weekend, with sunshine, rain and...
Agri-Business
Kerrane: 'Missed opportunity' not to gift all-Irish wool items on St. Patrick’s Day
The government’s decision to gift items made of 60% Irish wool and blended with 40% New Zealand wool as part...
Agri-Business
Irish whiskey industry lobbies US Congress on further protections
The body representing the all-island Irish whiskey industry is lobbying members of the US Congress for enhanced protections for the...
Opinion
Opinion: Will St. Patrick work his magic in 2024?
Met Éireann is giving the weather for the day to honour St. Patrick himself to be pretty much what we...
Agri-Business
Bord Bia to mark St. Patrick's Day with launch of global events
Bord Bia is marking St. Patrick’s Day with the launch of global activities this week to promote Irish produce to...
Sheep
Ministers to wear and gift wool products abroad on St. Patrick's Day
Government ministers across several departments will take Irish wool products with them to various countries on St. Patrick’s Day to...
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Native Tree Area Scheme: Making it easier to plant trees
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Agri-Business
Minister leads international development mission in east Africa
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue is today (Wednesday, March 13) beginning a six-day international development mission...
Rural Life
All-Ireland shearing championships set for Mountbellew
Preparations are underway at Mountbellew Mart for the hosting of the 2024 all-Ireland and all nations sheep shearing and woolhandling...
Agri-Business
McConalogue to visit east Africa this St. Patrick's Day
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue will travel to three countries in east Africa as part of...
Agri-Business
Bord Bia promotions in 18 countries to mark St. Patrick's Day
Bord Bia has today (Tuesday, March 14) launched a programme of Irish food and drink promotional events in 18 countries...
Agri-Business
McConalogue to visit New Zealand this St. Patrick’s Day
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue will travel to New Zealand as the government has announced the...
Opinion
Opinion: So proud of being Irish
It doesn’t take a lot to make me feel really proud of being Irish. For me, it comes with a...
Grass
Use of clover can help Ireland achieve a greener future
Ahead of the day when the world turns green, agri-food scientists are crediting Ireland’s patron saint, St. Patrick who is...
Agri-Business
Bord Bia to showcase Irish food and drink worldwide for St. Patrick's Day
Throughout March, Bord Bia has said that it will leverage the global celebrations around St. Patrick’s Day to launch a...
Agri Politics
Creed sets out on Iberian travels for St. Patrick's Day
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed is set to travel to Portugal and Spain as part of...
Agri-Business
Promoting Irish food and drink to a global audience on St Patrick's Day
Bord Bia is implementing “detailed plans” to showcase Irish food and drink to a global audience, as the world celebrates...