Rural Life
Macra announces young farmer and rural youth survey
Macra na Feirme has launched its annual survey for those involved in farming and living in rural Ireland. The results...
Rural Life
Macra na Feirme has launched its annual survey for those involved in farming and living in rural Ireland. The results...
CAP / Schemes
The commencement of the 2020 advance payments under the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) has been announced by Minister of State...
Environment
Diageo, owner of the Guinness and Baileys drink brands, has unveiled a new 10-year sustainability action plan with the goal...
Agri-Business
A new scheme has been opened by Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar, to help small...
Environment
A wet start to the week is in store, with a Status Yellow rainfall warning in place for eight counties...
Buildings
With farmers already starting to dry off some of their herd. It won’t be long until the milking season is...
Dairy
At this stage, a proportion of cows in spring-calving dairy herds have been dried off or at least they should...
Beef
The British Limousin Cattle Society hosted its autumn male and female sale at Brecon Livestock Market last Saturday (November 14)....
Rural Life
With online shopping and parcel deliveries increasing due to the Covid-19 pandemic and with further increases expected around the Christmas...
Environment
Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow rainfall warning for Connacht and counties Donegal, Clare and Kerry. Issued today (Sunday,...
Dairy
Good hygiene over the housing period is of the utmost importance to reduce the risk of cows contracting mastitis infections....
Sheep
“We could have done with a couple hundred more lambs, as they would have sold no problem,” according to Antoinette Daly,...
N.Ireland
Agri-food business ABP is taking five teams forward to the final stage of its skills development programme for teenagers, the...
Rural Life
Bia Innovator Campus has announced that despite the universal challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s on course to open next summer,...
Agri-Business
Several exciting new job opportunities are available in the agri-sector right now. If you’re looking for a new challenge, or...
Beef
This year, Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Programme participant Irvine Allen reared 109 spring-born Holstein Friesian bull calves on...
Beef
“The ever-changing climate is putting huge pressure on farmers in the west of Ireland, particularly those farming on wet, heavy...
Sheep
A strong showing of 720 sheep were on offer at Station Road Mart, Cootehill, Co. Cavan, on Tuesday evening, November...