FARMERS with designated lands – many of them in the Connemara area – must get better compensation for loss of income and devaluation of their lands,...
THERE was only one ‘exceedance’ of the pesticide, MCPA, found in public water supplies during 2021, Irish Water has confirmed. The exceedance occurred in the Tullycross...
SATELLITE farming – essentially farmers living away from their farms – is becoming far more common due to ongoing planning permissions issues, a meeting of Galway...
THREE out of every five Irish farmers are worried about rising input costs but almost the same percentage still have a positive outlook on their agri...
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...
