Balmoral Show
Video: Day 2 at Balmoral Show
Beef Shorthorn cattle have become almost an endangered species in Ireland. But that all changed at today’s Balmoral Show with...
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New guidelines on food labelling have been issued by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), which it says will...
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Balmoral Show
Video: Balmoral Show 2015 Day 1 highlights
Warm sunshine set the scene for the first day of Balmoral Show 2015, with an estimated 20,000 people in attendance. A...
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The mean cost of the drainage systems installed to date as part of the Teagasc Heavy Soils programme has come...
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Farming abroad: From car sales to milking cows in New Zealand
Bill Moore from Co. Meath has gone from being a car salesman to being a 50/50 dairy farmer in New...
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The European Council failed to reach agreement on organic farming regulations at its latest meeting. While significant progress was made at...
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EU
Hogan gets mandate to simplify CAP
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Fine Gael MEP appointed Chairman of key climate change committee
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'Farmers and the SME sector weighed down with excessive interest charges'
The Central Bank must act immediately to deliver lower interest rates for farmers and the agri-business sector as a whole,...
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Glanbia delivered a solid performance in the first three months of 2015, according to Managing Director Siobhan Talbot, with the...
Balmoral Show
Going to Balmoral? Here's how to get there and what to see at the show
The 147th Balmoral Show takes place this week from May 13 to May 15, at Balmoral Park, Belfast. Lely is to...
Dairy
Children who grow up on dairy farms may be less likely to develop allergies
Did you grow up on a dairy farm? If so did you know that research has shown that children who...
Beef
Concerns in the UK about where cattle prices are going
Unsurprisingly with cattle prices nearing 2014 lows, concerns about the evolution of prime cattle prices in the UK are continuing. According...
