N.Ireland
McNamee’s Bakery was established in Crossmaglen in 1939 – on the day World War II began the family signed for...
Beef
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is to investigate beef pricing margins for evidence of unfair practices as part of...
Arthur O’Neill of O’Neill’s Tractors in Crossmaglen set up the business in 1985 and, while it has weathered a few...
Agri-Business
An increased supply of lambs has acted as a brake on prime sheep prices over the past couple of months,...
Rural Life
An Irishman has been jailed in the UK for scamming three Welsh farmers out of more than £40,000 (€44,000). According...
An appeal for information has been made following the theft of a quad, a chainsaw and a generator from a...
Arable
As farmers keep an eye on grain markets, the term ‘bushels’ comes up very regularly. The phrase we associate with...
Justin McNulty was just nine years old when a bomb exploded in a field 100m from the kitchen table where...
Dairy
DeLaval has officially launched a new ‘breed’ of milking cluster and cartridge to markets in the UK and Ireland. The...
Reports over the past number of weeks on plantings and crop condition from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
Police at the scene of an ongoing security operation in Newtownbutler, Co. Fermanagh, have confirmed that some form of an...
This week, many farmers were paid money on account for grain which has been delivered. The injection will provide cash-flow...
As we move into the back end of 2019, most spring-calving suckler herds will be looking to sell calves at...
Brexit worries, tariff concerns, mixed weather and high drying costs are blighting what promised to be a great harvest in...
Environment
A farmer has been fined for allowing farm effluent to enter a waterway causing local pollution, according to the Department...
A passenger jet has made an emergency landing in a field of maize in Russia after getting into difficulty shortly...
Machinery
The ‘guide’ contractor rate for combine harvesting (of cereals and oilseed rape) for 2019 is €52/ac (plus VAT). This rises...
