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€25,000 up for grabs at 2016 BT Young Scientist Exhibition
Time is running out for students to enter the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSE). There are only 12...
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Tractor Pulling Championships to take place on September 20
The All-Ireland Tractor Pulling Championships and Family Fun Day take place on Sunday, September 20 at Limerick Racecourse. Kicking off...
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Video: Great footage of the barley harvest in Tipperary
Harvesting has finished up on many farms across the country and Tipperary is no exception. Robbie Ingram from Templemore, Co....
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Video: Great footage of spring barley being harvested in Carlow
The majority of the harvest is complete across the country and Paul Brennan of Skyfly Photography took to the fields...
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Brian May's trust to challenge UK badger culling trials
Former guitarist with rock band Queen – Brian May – is to challenge the lawfulness of UK badger cull licences,...
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Video: Get up close and personal with some cows
You can now get up close and personal with cows, without leaving the couch or chair that you’re sitting on....
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Video: Watch this koala chase down a farmer on a quad bike!
An Australian farmer driving her quad who was bringing her cows to the parlour for milking was recently chased by...
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Farmer gets engaged at local show using champion cow
Irish farmers take note! As it’s show season and your hard work for the year could pay off at your...
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Video: See the Tullow Show from a height with amazing drone footage
Paul Brennan of Skyfly Photography was at the Tullow Show and has recorded drone footage of the event with amazing...
Agri-Business
'Grant system reinforces how low farm incomes are'
The current SUSI grants system for third-level education grants shows that farm incomes are very low and the IFA have...
Machinery
Video: Back in the tractor cab with the help of a chair lift!
One Welsh farmer has come up with a way of getting from his wheelchair into the cab of his tractor...
Arable
Video: Stunning footage of a US wheat harvest you need to see
Harvesting is in full swing at the moment, including in the US where the LaRosh family is harvesting wheat. The...
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33% of parents bribe their children to eat vegetables
Some 33% of parents have admitted to bribing their children to eat vegetables, according to a survey from Tesco. A...
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If the goat was mistreated he would not be putting on weight - Healy-Rae
If the puck goat knew what was ahead of him, there would be goats queuing up outside of Killorglin said...
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Driver of car stopped with sheep: 'I took it for a treat to McDonald's'
Police in the UK came across a problem of the woolly kind recently when they stopped a car on suspicion...
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Video: Watch one Kiwi farmer fly to work on his farm
New Zealand farmer Harry Meijer has a unique way of going to work; he uses a zipline to go from...
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Five cows killed after train hits herd and is derailed
A train was derailed in the UK around 9.30pm on Sunday night (July 26) after it hit a herd of...
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Poll shows most farmers pull in to let traffic pass out (only 12% don't bother)
The summer months are particularly busy on Irish farms and there is a noticeable increase in the number of tractors...
