Opinion
Why are Northern Ireland’s free-range poultry flocks still locked up?
I am not a veterinary surgeon but I feel I have the right to query why Northern Ireland remains in Avian...
Opinion
I am not a veterinary surgeon but I feel I have the right to query why Northern Ireland remains in Avian...
Agri-Business
The Kerry Group is showing a 3.8% growth in business volumes, according to an interim statement for the first quarter of...
Rural Life
Dairygold, in conjunction with Teagasc, is set to host a farm safety information day at Mallow Racecourse. In response to the...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association (NIGTA) President Dr. Keith Agnew believes that the farming and food sectors are those which...
N.Ireland
Best-practice guidelines for beef and sheep farmers during the month of May have been released by the Department of Agriculture,...
Agri Politics
IFA President Joe Healy has claimed that unfair trading practices (UTPs) by retailers are costing farmers and agricultural co-ops around Europe...
Agri-Business
Co-operative marts group Central Auctions (Birr, Nenagh and Roscrea) has appointed Michael Harty as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding outgoing CEO...
Dairy
The Department of Agriculture, Enterprise and Rural Affairs (DAERA), in Northern Ireland, has issued best-practice guidelines for dairy farmers during the month of...
Grass
Teagasc’s Tom Ryan is concerned about what he regards as the over-filling of many silos (pits) on Irish livestock farms....
CAP / Schemes
The Department of Agriculture in Dublin has confirmed that its office in Portlaoise will be open on Saturday, May 13,...
Beef
The replacement index, and particularly the benefits of five-star cows, has been a topic of debate in recent weeks with...
CAP / Schemes
Ireland’s average wage was €36,519, according to the CSO Yearbook of Ireland 2016. Meanwhile, Ireland’s farmers earned an average of just...
Machinery
Agricultural contracting businesses can sometimes happen by ‘accident’, when farmers progressively expand and employ their own machinery to do the...
Agri-Business
Dairy co-operative Lakeland Dairies has posted strong financial results for the financial year ending December 31, 2016. In spite of...
Beef
A consignment of Irish Hereford bulls and heifers are en route to Russia after leaving Irish shores last week. This...
Agri-Business
RTE’s radio show Morning Ireland featured a report today on a recent development in Co. Tipperary, whereby three cows were...
Dairy
By Alison Daly, Agricultural Science student at Waterford IT New Zealand always was a place I wanted to travel to, ever...
Dairy
Dairy breeders had lots to celebrate with a strong showing from both breeders and youth participants at the Emerald Expo...