Tillage
Slaney Flour has turned the sod on its new flour mill in Ireland.
Environment
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Bluetongue
A second case of bluetongue has been identified in Ireland in 2026, after an unvaccinated cow developed clinical signs including abortion.
A heifer in Co. Wexford has tested positive for bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3), the Department of Agriculture (DAFM) has confirmed.
Agri-Business
FRS Solutions Group Society will be known as Feirm Co-op, with all aspects of the co-op's business coming under the new identity.
An Coimisiún Pleanála has ruled that the use of a shed on a Co. Wexford farm to house pigs is not exempted development.
Dairy
The cost of drought conditions is hitting farmers hard in the south-east with one dairy farm estimating a daily feeding cost of €960.
Hay
Almost 900 hay bales sold for an average of €22/bale at an on-farm auction in Co. Wexford this week, conducted by Quinn Property.
Series
Members of Clonroche/Poulpeasty Vintage Club have been restoring a Ferguson 20 using only using parts sourced in Co. Wexford.
Pat the Chap Vintage Club member Gavin Tomkins has led a small team in their restoration of a Ferguson 20 tractor.
Just a stone's throw from Mount Leinster, three Johns are at the finishing stages of a Ferguson TE20 restoration project.
stolen trailer
Gardaí are investigating the theft of a livestock trailer from a yard in Co. Wexford, which took place over the weekend.
Dairy News
A Co. Wexford farmer who died from cancer will be remembered at a fundraising auction in Carnew Mart on Thursday, April 30.
Rural Life
Firefighters worked into the early hours of the morning to tackle what was described as a "substantial" fire at a stable in Co. Wexford.
Beef
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) said that surveillance for bluetongue in Ireland has in place for a decade.
Movement of cattle throughout the Republic of Ireland has not been impacted by the confirmation of...
Beef News
Minister Martin Heydon has confirmed that bluetongue virus has been confirmed in three more herds in Co. Wexford.
The Emergency Response Payment is now available for people living in properties directly affected by Storm Chandra in Co. Wexford.
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) will hold a "detailed briefing" to discuss the confirmed bluetongue case today (Monday, January 26).
A farmer from Gorey in Co. Wexford has urged other farmers to register their farming equipment online after a cattle trailer was stolen from his farm earlier this month.
St. Mary’s CBS, Enniscorthy, recently hosted its annual charity tractor run in support of the Wexford Hope Cancer Support Centre.
Artist Jassy Crowley-Long was reared on the outskirts of Cork surrounded by fields, animals and a way of life that was close to nature
An Garda Síochána are investigating the theft of a trailer from Esmonde Road, Enniscorthy in Co. Wexford, which occurred from September 22-24.
