Farm Safety
Temperatures could be set to plummet to -4° delivering a cold snap to many parts of the country over the coming days.
Rural Life
During the winter, the shorter days, isolation and limited support can have a significant impact on the older generations in Ireland.
NFU Mutual is urging farmers in Northern Ireland to have checks carried out on their electrical systems following a sharp rise in farm fires.
The weekend weather forecast looks unsettled over the coming days with rain or showers, as well as...
With animals housed, inclement weather, earlier nights and occasionally icy ground, winter time presents challenges to farm safety.
With colder, wetter weather on the way, the RSA is reminding drivers that "keeping vehicles roadworthy is vital for safety."
Agri-Business
90% of farms expect to have sufficient feed in place for the coming winter, according to the latest data from Teagasc.
Dairy
It's not great to be talking about the winter months and we are only at the start of July but farmers should begin to prepare themselves...
The weather forecast for the coming week indicates that it will be generally dry with light winds but it will also be cold, with frost, ice
Irish Rural Link (IRL) – the national network representing the interest of rural communities - is...
Beef
With just a few months until farmers will be getting cattle back into sheds for winter housing, feeding costs are an expense that processors and retailers must recognise, an Irish farm organisation has said.
Teagasc has advised farmers in the weeks ahead to ensure fodder requirements are in place ahead of next winter
With the arrival of winter in New Zealand, farmers are encouraged to prepare their farms for if the weather turns bad.
This winter was the eleventh consecutive season with above average temperatures, according to Met Éireann's weather provisional statement
The weather will turn colder this week with frost and ice forming, and some wintry precipitation is possible.
A total of €2,700,000 will be made available to the Seniors Alert Scheme to continue funding for alarms and make advances for those over 65
Vets in many regions of the country have noticed high parasitic burdens in livestock with widespread cases of cattle coughing in sheds.
Dairy Technical
Water entering slurry tanks on farms over the winter months could have a significant impact on storage capacity.
Farmers keen to ensure their cows will get the best out of silage they have harvested in recently should seek to get their silage analysed.
As we move though August, grass growth begins to slow, days are getting shorter - which are all signs that the housed period isn't too far off.
Something that needs to be completed on farms over the coming days if it has not already been completed is a fodder budget.
Opinion
Winter has long over-stayed its welcome in this part of the world, I believe. And I sense that all Irish farmers feel the same way.
Met Éireann has today (Friday, January 13) issued a weather advisory for the whole country for...
