Rural Life
Video: Beans means ploughing, harrowing and sowing in Carlow
Sowing beans never looked so good! Paul Brennan of Skyfly Photography filmed the Brennan Brothers agri-contractors preparing a field to...
Rural Life
Sowing beans never looked so good! Paul Brennan of Skyfly Photography filmed the Brennan Brothers agri-contractors preparing a field to...
Grass
Grass growth is 10 days behind normal in eastern counties, according to Met Eireann. It says latest data shows soil...
Sheep
The lamb trade eased significantly last week on the back of strong supplies and the demand of Ramadan not as...
EU
CAP simplification is a priority over the next five years for the EU Agricultural and Rural Development Commissioner Phil Hogan....
Agri-Business
A campaign to communicate the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to the general public and farmers, across the island has been launched...
Grass
Drone video maker extradionaire Paul Brennan has another amazing silage video. This time, his latest silage video ‘Silage Men – 50...
Rural Life
Following from accidents in his local community and a near miss experience, farmer Seán O’Brien is urging everyone to stand...
Agri-Business
One of the largest ice cream makers in the world is to start producing dairy-free ice cream. Ben and Jerry’s,...
Sheep
While sheep farmers across the UK had a near normal lambing period in 2015, lamb losses in Northern Ireland increased...
Pig/Poultry
The ongoing turbulent outlook for the EU poultry industry will further challenge the position of individual poultry companies, according to...
Sheep
Worm dosing on Irish sheep farms was found to be ineffective almost half the time in 2014. New figures from...
Agri-Business
McHale Plant Sales has won the Zetor ‘Best in Europe’ award for dealer development. The award was also in recognition...
Dairy
First Milk has confirmed pre-tax losses of approximately £22m for 2014/15. The farmer-owned dairy co-op has processing operations in England,...
Arable
New season growers are receiving €750/t for potatoes this week, according to TJ O’Shea of the Co. Kilkenny packing operation...
Sheep
Prevention is better than cure with blowfly strike, according to Wexford vet Padraig Harris. Blowfly strike is one of the main...
Beef
There has been a strong increase in base quotes for cattle across the major plants in Northern Ireland this week, with...
Agri-Business
Milk consumers worldwide want more protein and supplements in milk, according to an international consumer study commissioned by Tetra Pak....
Agri-Business
The European Council of Agriculture has reached agreement on a general approach for a regulation on organic farming. The agreement...