Rural Life
Top Canadian judge for Baileys champion cow competition
The judge of the 30th Diageo Baileys Irish Champion Cow Competition, which takes place on 21s August at the Virginia...
Country Living
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Prioritise farm safety
Agriculture continues to represent a high proportion of workplace deaths in Ireland with the sector accounting for 21 out of...
National Ploughing Championships
Social media for farmers at Ploughing
More than 16 Carlow companies are all geared up for the National Ploughing Championships, which take place this year at...
National Ploughing Championships
Minister congratulates Ploughing winners
Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine Simon Coveney TD has congratulated the newly crowned World Champion Ploughmen who arrived into Dublin...
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Road safety alert as farmers get busy
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) have this afternoon urged road users to take extra...
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Farming is SoFAB
At the recent Social Farming Across Borders (SoFAB) conference held in Carrick-on-Shannon the large attendance of almost 200 heard about...
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I think therefore I jam
Renowned pastry supremo Louise Lennox was on hand to create some culinary wonders at the launch of Siúcra’s Sure-Set sugar yesterday...
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Clash of the ash
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with responsibility for forestry, today opened a Conference...
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Rural transport numbers jump to 1.3m
Public Transport Minister Alan Kelly recently announced the creation of 18 new transport co-ordination units (TCUs) across the country as...
National Ploughing Championships
Anna Marie McHugh appointed general secretary of world ploughing
The executive committee of the World Ploughing Organisation (WPO) recently appointed a new general secretary. Anna Marie McHugh from Republic...
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Cavan farmer dies in tragic accident
A Cavan farmer has died in a farming accident on Friday. Pat Bradley, 57, was in Dungimmon, off Mount Nugent....
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How to Sell to Farmers...
In this week’s post, Lorna Sixmith outlines the dos and do-nots for those hoping to make a sale with a...
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Holidaymakers warned of Illegal Produce
Bringing back novel or exotic food and plant products from some countries could result in serious disease and unwanted pests....
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Ash Dieback: The Warning Signs
DARD have outlined the warning signs for Ash dieback. Speaking after the launch of the All Ireland Chalara Control Strategy,...
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Minister issues Warning on Wildfires
Tom Hayes T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with responsibility for forestry today...
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Land of Talks and Honey
The Federation of Irish Beekeepers’ Association (FIBA) has outlined its summer course for 2013. The week-long event will include a...
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Longford Show to Return
Now entering its 112th year, The Longford Show and Country Fair is set to return on Saturday, July 27th. Visitors can...
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Would You Marry a Farmer
Would You Marry A Farmer ? Confessions of An Irish Farmerette’ is a non-fiction book based on Irish blogger, Lorna...
