Dairy
'Modern dairy heat detection systems do work'
Modern heat detection systems, which monitor cow movement and activity levels, do work according to the College of Agriculture, Food...
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World News
Astronauts have grown cabbage on the International Space Station
Astronauts have successfully grown cabbage on the International Space Station, having previously grown lettuce and flowers. NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson...
Pig/Poultry
Video: 1,000 abandoned chicks 'put to sleep' in the UK due to bird flu risk
Some 1,000 chicks which were abandoned in the UK recently have been ‘put to sleep’ due to a case of...
Beef
'Major hygiene failings' at 25% of abattoirs in the UK
An investigation has found that 25% of abattoirs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are failing to take basic hygiene...
Machinery
Video: 'Revolutionary' articulated combine gets a boost, to 650hp
Tribine, a North American company known for its huge, articulated-steer combines, has upped the specifications of its giant harvesting machines. While...
Machinery
Volume of farm machinery orders across Europe reaches 2013 highs
The total volume of orders for farm machinery across Europe are as high as they were in 2013, latest figures show....
Dairy
Fonterra encourages UK to adopt an open trade policy post-Brexit
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra has encouraged the UK to adopt an open trade policy post-Brexit. Fonterra’s Trade Strategy and...
Rural Life
Video: Farmer ditches modern machinery in favour of horses
A farmer in Co. Louth has decided to ditch modern machinery in favour of ploughing, cultivating and harvesting with horses....
EU
Brexit has already wiped off €500m in the value of Irish food exports to the UK
Sterling has weakened by 18% against the euro since the Brexit vote was taken in the UK, according to IBEC...
Rural Life
Video: Firefighters use unorthodox measures to rescue trapped lamb
Firefighters in Northern Ireland had to employ a number of unorthodox measures to rescue a lamb that was trapped underground....
N.Ireland
Video: Firefighters use unorthodox measures to rescue trapped lamb
Firefighters in Northern Ireland had to employ a number of unorthodox measures to rescue a lamb that was trapped underground....
Rural Life
'Some day could be your last day, if you're not very careful'
The lack of farm safety awareness education in secondary schools has prompted a group of students to create their own...
Dairy
Aurivo and Dairygold increase milk price for January
Aurivo has decided to increase its milk price by 1c/L for January supplies, the seventh price increase in a row....
Dairy
Milk Price Indicator to be reinstated in Northern Ireland
The decision has been made by the Ulster Farmers’ Union’s Dairy Committee to reinstate its Milk Price Indicator (MPI). The...
Rural Life
Video: From planting to harvesting, see what it's like farming in the US
Drone footage from Illinois in the US shows the different stages of planting, growing and harvesting corn in the US. The...
Other
Cyclist injured after being hit by John Deere tractor hauling a slurry tank
Gardai in Navan, Co. Meath are appealing for witnesses after a cyclist, a male in his 50s, was knocked off...
Machinery
Word 'spreads' about Moscha's slurry Swivel Spout
Castleagri is owned by Dermot Tobin, who has been a farmer in Ireland for the past 30 years. He is...
Dairy
What can farmers expect from a BVD herd investigation?
Herds with calves that test positive for BVD in 2017 will be required to undergo a herd investigation by a...
