Tillage
Department releases winter oats list for 2021 season
The recommended list for winter oats was released by the Department of Agriculture this week. The biggest change was the...
Tillage
The recommended list for winter oats was released by the Department of Agriculture this week. The biggest change was the...
Sheep
September is usually a busy month on sheep farms, as farmers gear up for the upcoming breeding season. However, another...
Beef
When it comes to Brexit and the possibility of a ‘no-deal’ situation come the end of this year, most of...
Rural Life
An eight-hour drive south-east from Perth lies a farming town called Esperance, in Western Australia. There, one can expect to...
N.Ireland
A series of three lunchtime webinars will explore the science behind Northern Ireland’s agricultural woes with ammonia. Run by the...
Agri Politics
MEP for Ireland South Seán Kelly has rubbished claims by the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, suggesting the EU will stop...
N.Ireland
Officials are claiming it “may not be practical” to include Northern Ireland in plans for Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status...
Agri Politics
Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president Tim Cullinan and livestock chairman Brendan Golden are meeting the Department of Agriculture today (Friday,...
Beef
The Irish beef sector “has an opportunity to take a positive step forward” by submitting a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI)...
Beef
Meat Industry Ireland (MII) said it has reached agreement with trade union SIPTU on a detailed code of practice to...
Dairy
Aurivo has become the latest milk processor to reveal its price for August, following its decision to hold its current...
N.Ireland
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds in Northern Ireland (RSPB NI) is calling for legally-binding targets to restore nature...
Beef
Mullinahone Co-op has launched a two-week price cut of its calf tags in order to pass on the benefits that...
Machinery
One of the latest newcomers to the farm machinery sector is the new Merlo MF34.7 MultiFarmer, first versions of which...
Agri Politics
Tim Cullinan, the president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has been elected as the vice president of one of...
Rural Life
According to Sinn Féin TD Matt Carthy, if horticultural peat is not available in Ireland, then it will be “either...
Beef
In a joint declaration by European farmers, 43 farmer organisations in 14 countries, as well as umbrella groups including the...
Rural Life
“Mental health is going to be a massive issue after this crisis has passed; rural isolation has been a major...