Sheep

UK sheepmeat production up slightly in August

UK sheepmeat production'

UK sheepmeat production up slightly in August

Beef

Factory throughput: 98,500 extra cattle processed to date this year

Buildings

Ploughing is over; time to think about getting ready for winter

Machinery

Machinery Focus: Tumosan Tractors brings budget relief

Agri-Business

Hoof health: ‘So important to look after lame cows straight away’

Rural Life

Beef farmer to host farm walk with focus on cattle grazing

Farmers and anyone with an interest in farming for nature are invited to attend a farm walk on Michael McManus’…

Rural Life

University grouping expands its agri-course offering

South East Technological University (SETU) has expanded its agri-course offering with the launch of four new degrees in organic agriculture…

Dairy Technical

Time to BCS your spring-calving cows

Ahead of drying off, it is important to determine the body condition score (BCS) of spring-calving cows. To ensure that…

Beef

Beef Focus: Feeding show ring champion fatstock in Longford

Grazing the pastures on the outskirts of Ballinalee, Co. Longford, is the 2022 All-Ireland Beef Bullock champion which resides on…

James Kelly of Kildare on the importance of safety in harvest season

Farm safety: ‘A lapse in concentration can result life-changing injury – or death’

Time spent on farm safety is ‘one of the best investments you can make’

Drowning, asphyxiation, dodgy equipment – open your eyes to slurry hazards on your farm

Farmland: Farm safety minister wants to change culture of risk taking

Watch: Farmland – farm safety and farmer mental health

Agri-Business

Ireland ranks second in Global Food Security Index 2022

Ireland is among the top performers of the Global Food Security Index (GFSI) developed by Economist Impact, which sets a…

Rural Life

Video: ‘Today was agricultural!’ Highlights from day 3 of Ploughing 2022

The National Ploughing Championships drew to a close yesterday (September 22) with an attendance of 70,000 people, bringing the total…

Video

“Today was agricultural!” Video highlights of Thursday at the National Ploughing Championships

The wet and mud couldn’t dampen the spirits in Co. Laois.

Rural Life

Survey mapping mental health literacy among farmers launched

An anonymous survey aimed at mapping farmers’ knowledge of mental health and help-seeking behaviours called ‘FarMHealth’, has been launched by…

ABP Demo farm: Results in from first heifers finished

Beef Focus: Gurteen College’s suckler and beef unit

ABP Demo Farm: Planning grass in prolonged dry spell

Heifers and steers: Graze separately or together?

ABP Demo Farm: 2021-born heifers begin finishing phase

ABP Demo Farm: ‘Genetics should determine calf price, not looks’

Agri-Business

Ornua opens applications for 2023 graduate programme

Ornua has today (Friday, September 23), launched its 2023 graduate programme with the opening of applications for a number of…

Organics

EU Organic Awards: Best organic region and city announced

The winners of the first EU Organic Awards, who showcase the potential to transform food and farming, have been announced…

Agri-Business

Survey: High input costs accelerate uptake of agtech

Soaring costs of farm inputs, including fertiliser, crop protection products and labour, are accelerating the adoption of agtech among US…

Machinery

Ploughing 2022: Innovation in bid to improve farming efficiency

Invention and farming are never far apart and this was amply demonstrated in the innovation tent at Ploughing 2022 in…

Tillage

Reducing financial risk within the tillage sector

Teagasc has highlighted a number of ways by which Irish tillagefarmers can reduce financial risk, as they look ahead towards…