BY ANTHONY O’CONNOR “WHEN the night has come, and the land is dark, and the moon is the only light you will see,” from the song...
WITH more boats set to set sail for Turkey over the coming weeks, the ongoing prospects for the weanling trade look reasonably solid, according to Galway...
OVER two years of work behind the scenes to try and ease the financial burden on farm families where a member needs full-time nursing home care,...
THE GLAS 3 scheme will be opening from mid-November allowing a further 12,000 participants to join, according to Roscommon FG Senator, Maura Hopkins. In a statement...
THE Dept. of Agriculture need to introduce ‘a yellow card’ penalty system for farmers who ‘come out the wrong side of inspections’, instead of imposing sizeable...
WEST of Ireland farm representatives have given a largely positive response to Tuesday’s Budget but some disappointment has been expressed that the reversal of the ANC...
A DECLINE in Irish suckler cow numbers between now and 2025 corresponding with an increase in the number of farms rearing and finishing calves from the...
FARMERS visiting this week’s Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Tullamore, were given basic tips on security measures aimed at cutting back on the numbers of farmyards burlged...