Rural Life
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...
Farmers
Rural Life
Do farmers have to pull over to let traffic pass?
Traffic tailbacks behind tractors during the summer months can be common place across the country. The issue can be one...
EU
The EU spends €4 billion policing farmers every year
Some €4 billion of EU money is spent every year policing farmers to ensure they obey a litany of complex EU...
Rural Life
10 things your non farming friends just don't understand
There are certain things that only Irish farmers would understand and we’ve compiled a list of some of our favourites!...
EU
New figures show farmers' share of consumer prices declining
Figures provided to Mairead McGuinness, Member of European Parliament (MEP), show that the share farmers receive of the final price...
Agri-Business
Farmers urged to adapt to consumer needs
UK farmers face disruptive times and more demanding customers, Joanne Denney-Finch said at the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Conference. Denney-Finch...
Machinery
VIDEO: Every farmer needs one of these new JCB machines!
There can’t be a farmer in the country who could not find a use for one of the all-new JCB...
Dairy
Effect of once daily milking (OAD) on farmers' profit
With the country well over quota at present (+6%) many dairy farmers are considering once daily milking (OAD) as an...
Dairy
Kiwi farmers want rain as Indian summer continues
Soils are drying out fast around New Zealand according to dairy industry body DairyNZ. The majority of New Zealand’s North Island...
Dairy
Research and advice to help dairy farmers manage through 2015
Teagasc Moorepark Research and the Teagasc Advisory service is organising a series of dairy seminars throughout the country in late...
Dairy
Kiwi farmers milk production up 3% in December
Fonterra’s New Zealand milk collection in December was up 3% on December 2013 according to latest figures from the global...
Sheep
Sheep farmers reminded to return census form
Farmers who have yet to return there sheep census form are being reminded to do so before the January 31...
Beef
UK beef farmers warned of strong Irish competition in 2015
UK beef farmers have been warned of strong competition from lower-priced Irish beef imports in 2015 according to a report...
Rural Life
Hogan threatens to take grants off farmers if they don't improve safety record
Farmers have been warned that they could lose EU grants if they don’t improve safety standards by Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan....
Beef
North West farmers warned of liver fluke threat
Livestock farmers in the North West should be particularly vigilant for signs of liver fluke this winter according to the...
Arable
Tillage farmers may have planted more winter barley than ever before
There have been some significant shifts in tillage farmers winter cropping choices, with barley the crop of choice on many farms...
Rural Life
ESB reminds farmers to be safe this Christmas
The ESB is reminding farmers to be safe this Christmas and to never take risks with electricity. It says that in...
N.Ireland
Northern farmers call on Minister to provide long-term template for industry
Northern Ireland farmers have written to the Northern Minister for Agriculture looking for the Agri Food Strategy Board (AFSB) to...
