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Food, farming and gardening to take centre stage at Bloom 2016
Bord Bia’s annual Bloom festival will open to the public in the Phoenix Park, Dublin tomorrow morning, June 2, marking its...
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5 reasons people love to hate going to the bog
There’s plenty of fine weather in store for the next few days and into the weekend, so tractors and trailers...
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Here's the official rules for transporting bales on the road
If a farmer or contractor is driving a tractor transporting bales on a trailer it is their responsibility to ensure...
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Should farmers be allowed to shoot deer without a licence?
Farmers should be allowed to shoot deer on their own lands, but only where deer are causing a menace to...
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1916, Tarzan and mental health-themed gardens to feature at Bloom
Over 100,000 people are expected to descend on the Phoenix Park between Thursday, June 2 and Monday, June 6 for Bloom...
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Dealing with burnout - 'If we don't take time out, time will take us out'
Rural Ireland has changed and as a result, farmers are working longer hours in isolation, according to Physiotherapist Denis O’Connor....
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Video: Great footage of silage 2016 from mowing to packing the pit
Silage season began in earnest over the weekend, with farmers taking advantage of the fine weather to bring tractors, mowers...
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Video: The farming version of 'I took a pill in Ibiza' has become an internet sensation
One Galway man’s remix of the song ‘I took a pill in Ibiza’ is fast-becoming an internet hit as the...
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This farmer's tutorial of how to spread slurry will make your day
Ross Lonergan has created a masterpiece in this slurry spreading tutorial! First off, tractor choice is key and Lonergan briefly...
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Watch a farmer use a load of slurry to get rid of protesters in his field
A farmer in the UK used a tanker of slurry to let protesters know how he felt about them trespassing on...
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'You hope a farm accident never happens to you, then all of a sudden it does'
You hope that a farm accident never happens to you and then all of a sudden it does, Angela Hogan,...
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Video: Ploughing and sowing spring seed on a 12,000ac farm in the UK
Warter Priory Estate, a farm in the UK, has filmed its farmers ploughing, cultivating and harrowing the land as it...
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End of Land Rover Defender production sparks spate of UK thefts
In January, the Land Rover Defender reached the end of the road as the last of the iconic model rolled...
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Roz Purcell found out about insect farming on Big Week on the Farm
The penultimate episode of Big Week on the Farm was an eventful one, with guest presenter Roz Purcell tasting live...
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Big week on the farm to feature camogie star and a chicken-plucking challenge
Last night, on the second episode of RTE’s Big Week on the Farm, viewers saw country singer Nathan Carter deliver...
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Driving a tractor on a motorway - legal or not?
A farmer in the UK was arrested recently for driving at snails pace on a motorway in the UK, where...
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Record breaking Big Week on the Farm
The first night of RTE’s Big Week on the Farm saw Donegal man Ivan Scott shear his way to a...
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Man taken to hospital after crashing into trailer with hay bales
A man in his mid-30s was taken to hospital on Saturday last, April 2, after the vehicle he was driving...
