Sheep
Over-fat and heavy lambs becoming a problem
Factory buyers have warned that over-fat and heavy lambs have become an increasingly common problem in recent weeks. Some buyers...
Sheep
Factory buyers have warned that over-fat and heavy lambs have become an increasingly common problem in recent weeks. Some buyers...
Beef
The volume of Irish beef exported jumped by 5% in 2016 on the year before, Bord Bia’s Mark Zieg has...
CAP / Schemes
The Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) review must ensure that no farmer who currently qualifies for the scheme will lose out, Fianna...
Machinery
Irish farm contractors need to start charging interest on work carried out for farmers, according to Bent Juul Jorgensen. The...
Pig/Poultry
The Department of Agriculture today announced that it has confirmed that the avian influenza subtype H5N8 detected in the wild...
Dairy
Farmers who attend the upcoming Positive Farmers Conference in Co. Cork will be given an alternative view of winter milk...
Rural Life
A romantic sheep farmer in the UK pulled off a unique, farming inspired marriage proposal over the Christmas period. Stephen...
Agri Politics
It is critical that the recommendations from the Agricultural Markets Task Force on farmers in the food supply chain are...
Dairy
Dairy cattle numbers in Germany are dropping, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) in the UK has reported. The...
Agri-Business
Last Friday saw cattle breaking out onto the M3 close to Dunshaughlin in Co. Meath. A major road traffic accident...
Beef
The number of suckler calves registered during 2016 declined by about 23,000 on the year before, according to Bord Bia’s...
Environment
The first tranche of annual tax-free forestry premium payments for 2017 have started to issue to those forest owners who...
Other
Ireland must get concessions on Brexit or consider its position within the EU, Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has said. His...
Tillage
Record yields of winter wheat and barley could become a reality in 2017, according to Teagasc’s Head of Crops’ Knowledge...
Beef
Cattle imports (excluding calves) to the Republic of Ireland from Northern Ireland for further breeding and production recorded a slight...
CAP / Schemes
Prompt payment for schemes such as GLAS is critical for farmers operating on tight margins, ICSA Rural Development Chairman, Seamus...
Environment
There will be a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers this week, with temperatures dropping as the week goes...
Sheep
The much-anticipated Sheep Welfare Scheme opened for applications earlier this month. With €25m allocated for the scheme, farmers can expect...