On this week’s show, we hear from a Cork tillage farmer who is trying to protect the biodiversity on his farm, but nitrates rules aren’t helping. You have full ...

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Jim O’Toole, CEO Bord Bia wouldn’t reveal the details when asked by the Irish Farmers Journal at the launch event, but he did say that it was a long-established customer of Irish beef and that they ...

As John Deere’s new 6M tractors start arriving in Ireland, Meath Farm Machinery hosted a trio of open days showcasing the new 105hp to 275hp range, the last of which took place in Cavan.

Around €270m was paid under BISS/CRISS on Monday, bringing total payments under the scheme in 2024 to €807m. There are 116,449 farmers now in receipt of a payment, with the Department reporting that ...

Some marts will see weekly turnover rise by over €1 million this autumn, so the risk levels are enormously high. The reader loyalty code gives you full access to the site from when you enter it until ...

Inland Fisheries Ireland secured a prosecution against Uisce Éireann for pollution of the Ballinagh River in Cavan in which 160 fish died. The reader loyalty code gives you full access to the site ...

As reported on this page a number of weeks ago, Ireland’s approach to developing anaerobic digestion (AD) on farms needs a major rethink. So far, the focus has been on large-scale, agribusiness-style ...

Last week, she confided in me that she wants to be cremated after she passes and told me where she wants her ashes to be scattered. It’s not the type of conversation that anybody ever wants to have ...

Irish dairy co-operatives have sent a delegation to Brussels to raise concerns about the future of Ireland’s nitrates derogation and the need for a fully funded Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The ...

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Farmers, by their nature, are worriers. So many of the factors that determine how a farmer’s day, month, or year will go are way beyond their control. Weather, commodity prices, input costs, trade ...