EU
First Rural Development plans approved by EU
The European Commission has today approved the first three of 118 Rural Development Programmes. EU Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner...
Rural Life
Rural Life
Confronting the IT and succession challenges that face young farmers
It will be more and more important for farmers to be IT and technology savvy, according to the UK’s Parliamentary...
Rural Life
Father tells of six year old's farm death
The heartbroken father of an ‘extraordinary little fellow’ who died in a farm death on his farm has told of...
Rural Life
See how broadband will be brought to you by 2016
County maps have been published online today that identify the homes, businesses and schools where commercial providers will deliver high-speed...
Rural Life
Agri Aware to consult agri-food industry on new Ag' Science exam
Agri Aware is looking to overhaul the Leaving Certificate Agricultural Science paper. Agri Aware it to work closely with its...
Rural Life
8 year old girl dies in farming accident, another critical
An eight-year-old girl has become the latest person to die in a farming accident this year, bringing the total number...
Rural Life
Noonan says a number of filling stations embroiled in ‘petrol-stretching’ scam
The Revenue Commissioners have taken samples from a number of filling stations that it has claimed may have been involved...
National Ploughing Championships
90% of 30,000 hurleys sold at Ploughing made with Scandinavian ash
It has been estimated that 30,000 hurleys have been sold at this year’s National Ploughing Championships. And while slow-growing ash is...
National Ploughing Championships
Rural retail strategy launched at Ploughing
Retail Excellence Ireland (REI) launched a strategy for rural retailing at this week’s National Ploughing Championships. The document has been...
Machinery
Keeping farmers fit from inside the tractor
FarmingFit.com has released a guide aimed at farmers affected by back pain. Their easy to follow guide provides over 20...
Rural Life
'The bullock reared up and submerged my Dad in the river. There was nothing we could do'
As the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine launches a National Farm Safety Initiative, and in the first of...
Rural Life
110th Mountbellew Agricultural Show takes place this Saturday
This Saturday sees the 110th anniversary of the Mountbellew Agricultural Show, which includes the All Ireland Championship for the Traditional...
Agri-Business
Lack of rural broadband to cause 'digital divide'
The lack of a rural broadband strategy could cause a two-tier digital divide developing, according to a new report from Social...
National Ploughing Championships
Finalists chosen for Aldi brown bread competition
The eight finalists have been named in the Aldi National Brown Bread Baking Competition. Contestants from around the country gathered...
Rural Life
Google 'street view' brings Co. Clare scenery to millions
Google has just launched the first Irish collection from the ‘Trekker Loan Programme’ with scenes from some of the most...
N.Ireland
Rise in rural crime costs NI rural economy £3.9m
Ulster Farmers’ Union President Ian Marshall has stressed that rural crime is becoming more and more of an issue following...
Agri-Business
ESRI predicts regional economy to lag behind
Economic growth is expected to remain strong in 2014 and 2015, with a Gross National Product (GNP) of over 3.5%...
Machinery
Welsh tractor drivers told 'pull over or face fines'
Police in Wales have issued a plea to tractor drivers to pull over, where safe, if they have a queue of vehicles...
