Rural Life
HSA calls on schools to talk to children about farm safety
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is calling on primary school teachers to spend 30 minutes communicating farm safety messages...
Farming
Rural Life
The Facebook page you need to see if you're a farmer looking for love
Are you a bachelor farmer with road frontage? If so, then you’ll want to take a look at the Farmers...
World News
Farmer chases thief (successfully) on his John Deere tractor
A US man who was cutting wood in a forest stopped a man trying to steal his truck; by giving...
Pig/Poultry
Locals object to farm plans for 30,000 pigs
A planning application has been submitted in the North to create a 23-acre pig farm which could house 30,000 pigs. If...
World News
The US is to ban antibiotics being used in animal feed
The US is to ban the use of antibiotics in feed for animals for production purposes such as feed efficiency...
World News
Amazing video captures 36m wide boom spraying tulips
A farmer spraying a field of pink tulips in the Netherlands has been filmed by a drone and the contrast...
EU
Antibiotic use in animals may soon become more limited
Medicating the whole herd to cure sick animals and to prevent the infection of healthy animals may soon be a...
World News
Pics: A 510,000 acre farm is on the market in the US
A farm spanning 510,527 acres in the US has gone on the market for $725m. The WT Waggoner Estate Ranch...
Agri-Business
Chinese Premier visits Ireland: How its media reacted
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang was in Ireland at weekend on a stopover visit before embarking on a tour of Latin...
Machinery
Michelin launches new telehandler tyre suitable for farmers
The tyre manufacturer Michelin has introduced a new tyre as part of its Bibload Hard Surface tyres range which was unveiled...
N.Ireland
Young farmers have the chance to rear six calves and win £6,000
Young farmers in the North aged 12-16 years old will have the chance to rear their own calves to finish...
Machinery
Video: Late planting potatoes? Here's one way to catch up quickly
Have you left planting potatoes until the last minute? This video will have you up to speed in no time....
Rural Life
Agri Aware to educate second-level students about the CAP
Agri Aware is to educate second level students about the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) at the Family Farm classroom in Dublin...
Rural Life
Video: This Laois farmer hit the headlines over the weekend
A Laois farmer’s dance moves hit the headlines over the weekend after he was filmed by his cousin throwing shapes...
Rural Life
'Receiver's night raid brings terror to Kildare farming family'
The behaviour of receivers who attempt to secure assets from those in debt needs to be clearly defined according to...
Rural Life
'Debilitating condition meant I crashed into a digger at 40mph and nearly killed myself'
A farmer from Kilkenny has spoken out about how he struck a digger at 40mph and nearly killed himself, after...
Agri-Business
Knowledge important to secure a sustainable agri-food future - McGuinness
In order to secure a sustainable future for the agri-food sector, a knowledge-driven, highly efficient and environmentally-conscious approach to farming is...
Rural Life
Is this the most photogenic farm on the internet? Instagram followers think so!
Benjamin Hole is a farmer from Dorset, England, and his Instagram account has amassed 133,000 followers by posting photos of...
