Rural Life
Video: A great throwback to farming fashion at the Ploughing
Last Monday’s episode of The Republic of Telly included a clip from the National Ploughing Championships which checked out the...
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N.Ireland
'High risk of liver fluke infection in livestock in Northern Ireland this winter'
The overall risk of liver fluke infection in cattle and sheep this winter will be high across all areas of Northern Ireland,...
N.Ireland
‘High risk of liver fluke infection in livestock in Northern Ireland this winter’
The overall risk of liver fluke infection in cattle and sheep this winter will be high across all areas of Northern Ireland,...
Dairy
EU milk producers will opt to 'pay back debt' rather than chase output
Dairy farmers may well opt to pay back debt, rather than chase extra litres, on the back of the recent...
Machinery
Five key features of the new Claas Jaguar forage harvester
Claas has unveiled two new models of its forage harvester, the Jaguar 980 and 970, which will replace current models...
Rural Life
Two farmers jailed in the North for animal welfare offences
Two farmers from Co. Armagh have been jailed following convictions for a range of animal welfare offences. Martha Toal from...
Environment
Increase in the number of pesticides present in public water supplies
The number of public water supplies affected by pesticides that was noted in 2014 continued to increase last year, according...
Dairy
EU milk production decreases in August
EU milk production decreased by 1.9% in August 2016 compared to August of last year, the latest figures from the EU...
Beef
Pics: Matching conventional performance on a suckler-to-beef organic farm
Ken Gill began to make the transition from conventional suckler-to-beef farming to organic production two years ago. Since then he...
Agri-Business
EU-Canada summit cancelled as CETA negotiations continue
Today’s planned EU-Canada summit has been cancelled as talks in Belgium last night failed to see the country reach agreement...
Agri-Business
'97% of food samples collected in the EU free of pesticide residues'
Of all the food samples collected in the EU in 2014, 97% were free of pesticide residues or contained traces that...
Beef
Organic beef trade hit by sterling collapse
The trade for Irish organic beef has come under pressure since the UK public decided to leave the European Union,...
Rural Life
Video: Great footage of over 2,000ac of wheat being harvested in the US
This great footage from the US shows the wheat harvest, on over 2,000ac, on one family farm in Osborne County, Kansas....
Agri-Business
'EU should place mandatory limits on trans-fats'
The EU should place mandatory limits on industrially-produced trans-fatty acids (TFA) which may increase the risk of certain health problems...
Sheep
Commission approval of €25m sheep scheme expected 'by year end'
Formal approval by the European Commission of Ireland’s €25m Animal Welfare Sheep Scheme is expected “by year end”, the Secretary General...
Dairy
'Milk prices could hit 32c/L by next spring'
Irish farmgate milk prices could increase sequentially through to the end of March next year, according to IFA Dairy Committee...
Grass
Pre-grazing significantly boosts first cut silage quality
Swards that were grazed prior to being closed off are producing silage of a significantly higher quality than those which...
Sheep
Video: Check out the new €920,000 sheep handling facility at this ag college
The North’s Department of Agriculture has invested £825,000 (€921,666) in a new sheep housing and handling facility at the College of Agriculture...
