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The Farmers Journal team of farmer writes journalists from Ireland, New Zealand, the UK and beyond are dedicated to providing local farming news, comment and opinion across the dairy, beef & tillage ...
Will Ireland’s new Renewable Heat Obligation jumpstart the anaerobic digestion sector, or open the floodgates to imported fuels? Asks Stephen Robb.
The IFA has announced the dates and locations for the next 14 weeks’ free farmer health checks, carried out in partnership ...
Court reporter Paul Neilan was in the High Court, reporting on the high-profile land dispute between the Magnier family and ...
This week’s Tillage Podcast features a harvest update, a look at potential profits on tillage farms and interviews with UK ...
At Ennis District Civil Court, Judge Alec Gabbett made his comment after Asba Meats Ltd owner Tarequr Rahman Khan was a ...
We often talk about young people as the most vulnerable in terms of farm safety but the statistics actually tell us that older people are one of if not the most vulnerable groups on farms.
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has called the new scheme to support forgotten farmers a recognition ...
Ample rain over the last week has seen those experiencing significant soil moisture in a better position, with grass growth lifting on these farms, writes Thomas Condon.
Crossbred lambs weighing less than 30kg have recorded prices ranging from €4.30/kg to €5/kg-plus on occasion in the last week, with demand flying for store lambs.
Barne Estate heir Richard Thomson-Moore has been questioned in court over an alleged "secret" phone offered to him by a third party so that he could contact, without trace, construction magnate ...
The farm had 100 cattle and 200 sheep and when the Department inspector visited the farm, the cattle had no fodder. Gordon Deegan reports.