EASY calving, docility and ‘handy to finish’ are the main selling points of the Aubrac cattle breed, farmers heard at a Farm Walk in Barnaderg last...
THEFTS and fears of break-ins continue to be the two most pressing security issues for farmers, according to Galway IFA Chair Stephen Canavan. He said that...
ANOTHER ‘rural revolt’ could be on the way after it emerged this week that Green Party Minister, Eamon Ryan, is to ban the sale and distribution...
IT mightn’t make that much of a difference in terms of taste and texture but meat that tends to be dark coloured is considered ‘undesirable’ by...
AGRICULTURAL land that is coming up for sale close to some of the major towns across County Galway is achieving higher than the market price because...
MANY farmers in the West of Ireland either haven’t bought bag fertiliser yet – or else cannot get it – according to IFA representatives and the...
MARCH 2022, ushered in one of our most benign Spring months for decades with high temperatures, loads of sunshine and a very low rainfall amount. Coming...
TEAGASC are currently working on a project to convert one of the major waste products involved in the brewing of beer – known as Brewers’ Spent...
