Ireland is currently preparing for one of its biggest festivals – the Ploughing Championship. The first inter-county ploughing contest was held between
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Safeguarding the vital cross-border agriculture trade on the island of Ireland will require real solutions and compromise in the Brexit negotiations, according
A total of 30 dairy farms from around the North of Ireland are being sought after to participate in an “exciting new
Offaly County Council have granted planning permission for a solar farm near Tullamore. Elgin Energy got the green light – with 13
A recently-established project in Teagasc Oak Park is using state-of-the-art technology to identify the nitrogen requirements of cereal crops. The project led
According to the Department of Agriculture’s Annual Review and Outlook for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, close to €530m has been spent
Nearly 20{b28040870e2dde01f25bc5b483275391226143b34751c4bb8f1feeecaec925a1} of farm fatalities are caused by a person falling from a height or being struck by a falling object, that
Farm safety takes centre stage around the country next week, as Farm Safety Week 2017 kicks off on Monday, July 24. Every
Every year there are thousands of near misses with regard to serious injuries and fatalities on farms. These are the conclusions from
A farm in Co. Donegal, consisting of approximately 2,400ac, has sold for €17.425 million, according to Savills Ireland. ‘The Grianan Estate’ –
Bookings for this year’s National Ploughing Championships are at an all-time high due to “unprecedented demand”, according to National Ploughing Association (NPA)
Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) is confident that the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment accepts need for Continuation of