Agri-Business
'Grant system reinforces how low farm incomes are'
The current SUSI grants system for third-level education grants shows that farm incomes are very low and the IFA have...
Rural Life
Machinery
Video: Back in the tractor cab with the help of a chair lift!
One Welsh farmer has come up with a way of getting from his wheelchair into the cab of his tractor...
Arable
Video: Stunning footage of a US wheat harvest you need to see
Harvesting is in full swing at the moment, including in the US where the LaRosh family is harvesting wheat. The...
Rural Life
33% of parents bribe their children to eat vegetables
Some 33% of parents have admitted to bribing their children to eat vegetables, according to a survey from Tesco. A...
Rural Life
If the goat was mistreated he would not be putting on weight - Healy-Rae
If the puck goat knew what was ahead of him, there would be goats queuing up outside of Killorglin said...
Rural Life
Driver of car stopped with sheep: 'I took it for a treat to McDonald's'
Police in the UK came across a problem of the woolly kind recently when they stopped a car on suspicion...
Rural Life
Video: Watch one Kiwi farmer fly to work on his farm
New Zealand farmer Harry Meijer has a unique way of going to work; he uses a zipline to go from...
Rural Life
Five cows killed after train hits herd and is derailed
A train was derailed in the UK around 9.30pm on Sunday night (July 26) after it hit a herd of...
Rural Life
Poll shows most farmers pull in to let traffic pass out (only 12% don't bother)
The summer months are particularly busy on Irish farms and there is a noticeable increase in the number of tractors...
Rural Life
Farmers! Now's your chance to be the CEO of a company
Farmers! Have you ever wanted be the CEO of a company? Well, now’s your chance. ‘Farmers in Charge’ is a...
Rural Life
Pics: The Durrow Scarecrow Festival starts this weekend
The annual Durrow Scarecrow Festival starts this weekend on July 26 and runs until August 3, 2015. The event, in...
Beef
The Cork farmer driving a beef farm in a different direction
A Co. Cork farmer has converted 3 acres of her beef farm into a driving academy which includes roundabouts and traffic...
Rural Life
Crop marks for farmer's marriage proposal with a difference
A farmer in the UK has proposed to his girlfriend in a very unique fashion: by spraying out the words...
Rural Life
Do farmers have to pull over to let traffic pass?
Traffic tailbacks behind tractors during the summer months can be common place across the country. The issue can be one...
Rural Life
Monty Don set to be the highlight of Carlow Garden Festival
The highlight for many, at this year’s Carlow Garden Festival is Monty Don, a gardening guru who is renowned for...
Rural Life
10 simple jobs to ensure your garden is in tip-top shape
Anyone planning on doing some gardening at the weekend or indeed over the next couple of weeks here are 10 jobs to...
Rural Life
Why 15,000 people are set to attend Virginia Show this year
Virginia Show attracts over 15,000 people to Cavan every year and this year there is again set to be an...
Rural Life
How much do you know about cows on Cow Appreciation Day?
On the day that’s in it, we’ve brought you the best facts and figures about cows – on Cow Appreciation...
