Rural Life
Tractor hoist gets paralysed farmer back in the driving seat
A Co. Louth farmer who was paralysed as a result of a car accident has designed an innovative hoist to...
Rural Life
A Co. Louth farmer who was paralysed as a result of a car accident has designed an innovative hoist to...
Machinery
A mid-range Torion 1410 will be a notable addition on the Claas stand at this year’s Farm Tractor & Machinery...
Beef
Teagasc Mayo are hosting a suckler cow conference on Tuesday, February 12, in the Breaffy House Hotel, Castlebar, Co. Mayo....
Rural Life
A group of sheep was attacked by a pack of dogs on two separate occasions leading to the death of...
Beef
Pneumonia was one of the leading killers among cattle and sheep during the summer of 2018, according to a surveillance...
Rural Life
The countdown is on for the fourth Annual Great Agri-Food Debate, with seven teams of agricultural science students currently in...
Beef
In the context of a disorderly (no-deal) Brexit, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is now setting its...
Machinery
A range-topping Jaguar 980 will be centre stage on the Claas stand at this week’s Farm Tractor & Machinery Trade...
Dairy
Progress on the ‘People in Dairy Action Plan’ – which was published by Michael Creed, Minister for Agriculture, Food and...
Sheep
Lamb quotes showed no signs of dropping this week. Kepak increased its quote to 520c/kg, plus a Quality Assurance (QA)...
Agri-Business
Slurry spreading outside of the closed period, odours left in its aftermath and the pollution of local water sources as...
Tillage
Growers supplying Boortmalt want a minimum price of €200/t. It might seem like the same old broken record – malting...
Tillage
A meeting of malting barley growers – who supply Boortmalt – is underway tonight (Monday, February 4) in Co. Carlow....
Beef
A ballot on the recent deal between Veterinary Ireland (VI) members and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine resulted...
Beef
Poland is to introduce 24-hour monitoring of slaughterhouses and animal transport in efforts to ensure transparency “from field to table”....
Machinery
There has been considerable interest in a machinery clearance auction that took place on Saturday (February 2) – close to...
CAP / Schemes
The proposed eco-schemes – part of the post-2020 Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) reforms – will be a “a game-changer in...
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has said the dramatic drop in Northern Ireland farm incomes in 2018 is “disappointing”; however, it...