Farming

Speaking at an IFA Munster regional meeting in Cork Marts, Corrin, Fermoy last Friday, President Joe Healy said that the areas currently designated as...

Livestock and cattle in particular are prone to a range of ailments - one the most common being cattle lameness. Left untreated, lameness will...

The impact of climate change represents a significant opportunity for Ireland’s dairy sector, but also poses a threat, a special industry conference held at...

The IFA are a formidable lobby group who can be relied upon to rally in significant numbers when a major issue arises. One such concern is the...

IFA Rural Development chairman, Joe Brady has said that there are sufficient flexibilities in place in the EU Guidelines to Designate ANC Areas, to...

Teagasc and Dairygold are starting a programme of joint co-operation to improve knowledge transfer messages to Dairygold growers.  The programme of activities between Teagasc and...

An ICMSA delegation has met Ministers Coveney and Creed as part of what the ICMSA President John Comer has described as “the national priority...

Harvest 2016 brought the fourth year in a row of low grain prices. Speaking at the Teagasc National Tillage Conference, which took place in Kilkenny,...

Speaking on the widespread coverage given to allegations that ‘farming families’ were deliberately keeping elderly relatives in public hospital to avoid having to engage...

30% of farms inspected by Cork County Council in the Fermoy Municipal District were issued with warning letters in 2016. As part of the Agricultural...