GAA players should be used to promote farm safety, Seanad hearing is toldSeveral calls for farm safety education to be compulsory in schoolsTue Mar 24 2015 - 01:00
Groups invited to express interest in EU’s Leader scheme to tackle rural isolationMinister Alan Kelly says funding must be used to ‘sustain employment’Tue Mar 24 2015 - 01:00
Over 400 food buyers arrive for Bord Bia eventFood and drink buyer event is biggest ever staged in IrelandMon Mar 23 2015 - 09:14
Jesus, Judas and even the donkey are rehearsing for Ballylinan’s passion playAlmost 200 people involved in staging mammoth three-hour production of the Easter story in the Co Laois village, which runs from Friday 27th until Good FridayMon Mar 23 2015 - 01:00
Teagasc urges farmers to plan ahead financiallyTeagasc says vast majority of farmers not carrying out financial planning even though many are expanding as milk quotas are being abolished next weekMon Mar 23 2015 - 01:00
Tasty grub? Survey asks should we have insects in animal feedInterest growing in use of insects in human and animal dietsSun Mar 22 2015 - 18:25
Campaign to reduce fatal accidents on dairy farmsDairy farms account for 58 per cent of farm fatalitiesFri Mar 20 2015 - 14:13
Farm groups concerned about greenhouse gas reduction plansFears that policy in EU climate-change report could cut beef herd by 59% and dairy by 14%Fri Mar 20 2015 - 01:00
Vet fined €40,000 for selling medicines for animals not under his careWicklow vet Gary Adams supplied antibiotics to farmers in distant counties, court hearsThu Mar 19 2015 - 01:00
Sensor to detect harmful bacteria in milk hailed as a world firstScientists say device will detect spore-forming bacteria in minutes instead of daysWed Mar 18 2015 - 01:01
What agriculture can learn from Charles DarwinNatural selection has served the world well thus far, says prof R Ford Denison, and should be encouragedMon Mar 16 2015 - 01:45
Farmers planning party to mark end of milk quotasUp to 200 expected at event for dairy farmers in TipperaryMon Mar 16 2015 - 01:01
Egg producers crack that tricky export marketOne-in-three people now opting for eggs as dinner choice, according to Bord Bia dataMon Mar 16 2015 - 01:00
Reduction in CO2 emissions welcomed but ‘no room for complacency’First time in 40 years that emissions halted or reduced during economic growthSun Mar 15 2015 - 17:04
Farmers could be facing €90m penalty for milk surplusEU agrees to plan to spread bill over three yearsThu Mar 12 2015 - 22:27
Simon Coveney: Death of rural Ireland greatly exaggeratedDemise of cultural linchpin rings hollow when it comes to farming, says MinisterThu Mar 12 2015 - 22:04
Land price survey shows growing confidence among farmersMore than 86,000 acres offered for sale in 2014, a 15.4% increase on previous yearThu Mar 12 2015 - 16:17
Aurivo: investing €30m in post-quota expansionIt started as a group of farmers churning butter in 1897 and is now shipping produce to almost 50 countriesThu Mar 12 2015 - 09:28
Alliance vows to make rural Ireland election issueSaving Rural Ireland set to fight what it sees as decimation of servicesThu Mar 12 2015 - 09:26
Glanbia suppliers aiming to increase milk production by 63%Kilkenny dairy processor supplies almost one third of the State’s milk poolThu Mar 12 2015 - 01:00
Former adviser to Tánaiste joins GlanbiaMark Garrett will be Glanbia’s director of communications and public affairsWed Mar 11 2015 - 18:08
Food Safety Authority of Ireland reissues warning about dangers of drinking raw milkCampaign for Raw Milk Ireland describes study as not relevantWed Mar 11 2015 - 14:55
Growing demand in the field of automated milkingLely Ireland says it has sold more than 300 automated units, north and south and most of those sales have been in the past five or six yearsWed Mar 11 2015 - 01:00
Dairy equipment company bullish on growth as farmers seek to expandRural revolution: Kerry-based Dairymaster has seen business increase 30%-40%Wed Mar 11 2015 - 01:00
New Zealand dairy success comes at a priceHigh debt and environmental problems take some sheen from success storyWed Mar 11 2015 - 01:00
Milk quota: Young farmer has high hopes for expansion‘If I’d gone into any other job I would not be working for myself at the age of 24’Tue Mar 10 2015 - 01:00
How a Wexford farmer moved from beef to dairyMichael Doran was well-known in the beef sector and even served as IFA livestock chairMon Mar 09 2015 - 01:00
My future in dairy farming: ‘I’m not going to get carried away’Pat McCormack of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association is worried about colleagues’ financial problemsSat Mar 07 2015 - 08:57
End of milk quotas: a new dawn for farmers?On April 1st dairy quotas will be abolished, and for the first time in three decades farmers will be able to produce as much milk as they like. It could create thousands of jobs and transform rural Ireland – or it could all go sourSat Mar 07 2015 - 01:00
Flagship Glanbia dairy facility opens in Kilkenny€185 million investment marks the first greenfield dairy site since the 1970sThu Mar 05 2015 - 17:35
Fresh data shows decline in farmer share of consumer price for foodProducers received 31% of final price in 1995 but 21% in 2011, according to FG MEP’s figuresWed Mar 04 2015 - 19:28
Macra na Feirme election candidates confirmedFour running for presidency of young farmers’ group as nomination process closesWed Mar 04 2015 - 15:14
Phil Hogan defends decision to publish details farmers’ paymentsLow interest loans for young farmers being considered by European CommissionTue Mar 03 2015 - 17:24
Commissioner Phil Hogan to clamp down on bullying of suppliers by supermarketsPhil Hogan promises changes in legislation before end of the yearTue Mar 03 2015 - 17:09
EU rules on banning of GM crops move one step closerEuropean Council adopts rules allowing member states to restrict GM cultivationMon Mar 02 2015 - 15:43
2,500 students to get a taste of farm life this weekNumber of people studying agricultural science has increased in recent yearsMon Mar 02 2015 - 14:26
Gay, bisexual men urged to take part in HSE survey on sexual healthFive years since similar research was conductedSun Mar 01 2015 - 09:08
Over half of Irish chickens contain food poisoning bacteriaThree quarters of UK fresh chickens contaminated with bacterium campylobacterThu Feb 26 2015 - 18:09
Rising concern at dog attacks during lambing seasonDog owners advised to check home insurance cover in case they are sued for damagesThu Feb 26 2015 - 15:18
Dublin-based graphic designer slept through winning OscarAnnie Atkins was part of team which won Oscar for ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’Tue Feb 24 2015 - 21:52
Bus Éireann plans to cut services to Dublin, New Ross and WaterfordPlanned cuts to Expressway routes described as ‘a further attack on rural Ireland’Mon Feb 23 2015 - 20:06
Retailers urged to say how many Fairtrade bananas they stockIreland eats fewer Fairtrade bananas than other EU states due to ‘lack of support from shops’Mon Feb 23 2015 - 17:14
Q: Is it just me or are muffins getting bigger?Danishes, croissants and doughnuts have all swelled as portions get biggerSat Feb 21 2015 - 01:00
Teagasc signs agreement to use its work to help developing countriesResearch body has history of work in AfricaFri Feb 20 2015 - 15:55
IFA offers €10,000 reward to help stop cattle and sheep thefts35 animals stolen since the beginning of this yearFri Feb 20 2015 - 13:49
Tesco recalls fajita meal kits over presence of nutsAldi also pulled similar product amid fears in UK that nuts being used instead of cumin to save moneyWed Feb 18 2015 - 21:39
Committee hears proposals on islands and coastal communities ‘gathering dust’Islanders disappointed recommendations are not being implementedTue Feb 17 2015 - 22:05
Women eat more when they dine with men, says SafefoodThey don’t want to appear obsessed with calories while men eat more as sign of manhoodTue Feb 17 2015 - 17:48
DNA pigmeat testing ‘unfair’, says craft butchers groupIFA accused of targeting independent butchers with testing programme, but MEP Maireád McGuinness says it would be a tragedy if customers were exploitedTue Feb 17 2015 - 12:02
