Rural Life
Winter is 11th season with above average temperatures - Met Éireann
The winter of 2023/2024 was the eleventh consecutive season with above average temperatures, according to Met Éireann’s weather provisional statement....
Rural Life
The winter of 2023/2024 was the eleventh consecutive season with above average temperatures, according to Met Éireann’s weather provisional statement....
Rural Life
The weather will turn colder this week with frost and ice forming, and some wintry precipitation. It will be mostly...
Rural Life
A total of €2,700,000 will be made available to the Seniors Alert Scheme in 2024 to continue funding for alarms...
Beef
Vets in many regions of the country have noticed high parasitic burdens in livestock cattle that were grazing this summer...
Dairy Technical
Water entering slurry tanks on farms over the winter months could have a significant impact on storage capacity. As winter...
Dairy
Farmers keen to ensure that their cows will get the best out of the silage they have harvested in recent...
Dairy Technical
As we move though August, grass growth begins to slow and the days get shorter – which are all signs...
Dairy Technical
Something that needs to be completed on farms over the coming days, if not already done, 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...
Rural Life
Met Éireann has today (Friday, January 13) issued a weather advisory for the whole country for wintry conditions, due to...
Dairy Technical
The arrival of the current cold snap has certainly signalled that winter is coming and with that, it is important...
Rural Life
An Garda Síochána is continuing to advise homeowners and residents to lock up and light up during longer darker winter...
Rural Life
Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) has said that it does not envisage any disruption to gas supply during the winter months...
Dairy Technical
As we head into August and gear up towards winter housing, now is a good opportunity to get your farm...
Beef
Although the outlook for winter finishing is challenging, farmers should ensure that their animals are on the correct diet. Teagasc...
Beef
Silage is the number one feed on the majority of farms over the winter period. Farmers feeding silage need to...
Opinion
The anticipation of an early spring has totally receded in most parts of the country, leaving many farmers with the...
N.Ireland
As snow falls across the region, Department of Agriculture (DAERA) advisors have warned that spending time preparing for winter could...