EU
Pics of French farmers protesting with gusto
Over the past week French farmers have blockaded roads, set pyres of tyres on fire and set pigs lose in...
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EU
French farmers block trucks with foreign food from entering France
Over 1,000 farmers in France today (July 27) set up roadblocks blocking food imports from Germany and Spain. This is the latest...
Rural Life
Five cows killed after train hits herd and is derailed
A train was derailed in the UK around 9.30pm on Sunday night (July 26) after it hit a herd of...
Environment
Schwarzenegger says climate change is not science fiction
Climate change is not science fiction and right now we are failing future generations, according to Arnold Schwarzenegger. The Terminator star...
World News
French farmers block roads as '25,000 face bankruptcy'
French farmers have caused total gridlock in northwestern France in recent days, by blocking the roads with their tractors and machinery...
N.Ireland
Tractor driver dies after colliding with Honda 4x4
A man in his 80s has died in mid-Ulster after the tractor and trailer he was driving collided with a...
World News
A farm for 100,000 cows is being built in China
The construction of a farm for 100,000 cows has commenced in China, Russia Today the state-funded news website reports. The project is expected...
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...
Dairy
Is this the best dairy staff canteen in the world?
The Yeo Valley staff canteen in the UK is being hailed as one of the worlds best staff canteens. The...
Rural Life
My toes were gone in a matter of seconds - survivor of farm accident tells his story
Anthony Flanagan, an agricultural contractor, lost half of his right leg in a farm accident when he went into the...
Rural Life
Electricity has caused six farm deaths in recent years
Since the year 2000, 49 people have died after coming into contact with electricity, including farm deaths, some involved the...
Rural Life
Risk of a fatal farm accident increases by 40% in March
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health’s (IOSH) Ireland branch is holding a safety event ‘Farming and Driving in the...
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...
Agri-Business
C&D Foods opens state-of-the-art facility at Edgeworthstown
C&D Foods has announced that it is opening a new state-of-the-art pet food pouch manufacturing facility in Edgeworthstown. The new...
Agri-Business
Agrifood co-ops to highlight employment opportunities
‘Foot in The Door’ an Irish co-operative industry initiative targeting potential new employees for the agrifood sector was launched today...
Agri-Business
News round up
This week there was good news for Irish Dairy processors as every company that applied for approval to export dairy...
Agri-Business
'No impact on live exports from detained Libyan ship'
A livestock ship destined for Ireland was detained in Cornwall for safety reasons after its engine failed earlier this month,...
Environment
Forest care in spring is critical
The high numbers attending recent Teagasc forestry advisory clinics reflect the level of interest by landowners considering forestry and by...
