Rural Life
How many of these slurry guidelines do you follow on the farm?
Drowning and gas poisoning are the two major health and safety problems when it comes to slurry. Drowning is the...
Rural Life
Drowning and gas poisoning are the two major health and safety problems when it comes to slurry. Drowning is the...
EU
Agricultural land in the EU has seen a slight reduction over time — in general, because of afforestation and urbanisation...
Rural Life
Heavy rainfall continues to cause significant damage to farms across the country. RTE today posted on its facebook page incredible...
Machinery
The T6 Methane Power tractor is a second-generation prototype based on a standard New Holland T6 tractor. But, what makes...
Beef
A well-managed suckler cow can drop from having a body condition score (BCS) of 3.5 at housing to 2.75 at...
Dairy
Drying off is a key time for mastitis control on dairy farms, as it can influence the mastitis level in...
Environment
The prohibited period when slurry spreading is not allowed on Irish farms will lift in a couple of weeks. Drowning and...
N.Ireland
Farmers need to remain vigilant against the threat of bluetongue disease, the Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) at the Department of...
Pig/Poultry
To date, there has been 61 highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) outbreaks in poultry in southwestern France, the French...
Environment
New legislation to allow hedgecutting and burning at certain times within the existing closed period on a pilot basis is...
EU
The Council of the European Union has decided to prolong EU economic sanctions against Russia until July 31, 2016. The...
Beef
EU beef exports are continuing to climb, with a 1% increase in the first nine months of 2015 compared to...
Rural Life
Christmas has arrived and while there may not be snow covered trees, the Christmas tree harvest has taken place! Have you...
Beef
The throughput of cattle to beef factories last week was back 5% on the corresponding period last year, figures from...
Rural Life
Have you ever wondered what a cranberry harvest looks like? Gopher Aerial filmed the harvest recently at Lake Nokomis Cranberries in the...
Rural Life
A farmer died in a farm accident in Co. Down yesterday, the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has confirmed....
Dairy
We’re unlikely to see dairy prices back near the record 2013 levels over the next few years, according to ASB Bank...
Agri-Business
Export subsidies, which accounted for one third of the EU CAP budget in the 1980s, will no longer be used...