Dairy
August is a critical month for building grass covers as it is the last month when growth rates outstrip herd...
Rural Life
The rules surrounding the use of tractors and agricultural equipment have been tightened in recent years. Have you brushed up...
Beef
Interest in organic beef production is on the rise and Teagasc has developed a handy 6 step guide to converting...
There was more upward pressure in the UK cattle trade again last week on the back of a tighter demand/supply...
Pig/Poultry
A fire at a pig farm in Co Carlow has a substantial amount of of pigs dead. The fire, which...
Sheep
It took 867 lambs for Donegal man Ivan Scott to set a new world record this weekend, but it all...
Anthelmintic resistance has been detected on some Irish cattle farms. It occurs when worms are able to withstand a normally...
Arable
Crop circles have been appearing in fields across the UK over the last number of weeks and no one has...
Grass
Silage bales are an expensive commodity therefore protecting them should be a priority for farmers, according to Caitriona Mullin, North...
Machinery
JCB is celebrating 25 years production of the Fastrac – a range of agricultural tractors that remain unique to this...
Environment
The European Council approved new requirements to reduce pollutant emissions, such as dust particles and nitrogen oxides, from engines of...
A group of friends have admitted to an insurance scam involving FBD in which they let a cow out on...
We all fancy ourselves, at one stage or another, as a know-it-it all when it comes to tractors and farm...
Irish farmers are being asked to buy purple silage wrap and net and help support Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin...
No matter what mart, farm walk or show you go to there is always one stock judge. This person is...
The good weather the country has basked in over the past number of weeks has seen farmers and contractors take...
The results from the All Ireland & All Nations Sheep Shearing & Wool Handling Championships at Tullynally Castle, Castlepollard, Co....
Glyphosate is an active substance used for the production of pesticides, which has been authorised in the EU since 2002...
