Farmers and contractors to receive 20c/L fuel usage based subsidy during peak field work season
The scheme, which coincides with peak fuel usage for seasonal field work, is designed to combat a sharp…
Standard TB skin test may under-diagnose older cows
The findings suggest that a significant number of older cows may carry the disease for many years without…
Warning of egg shortages as producers demand urgent price increase
IFA Poultry Chair Brendan Soden stated that farmers have warned retailers and packers for some time that current…
Farm organisations urge ‘maximum vigilance’ in response to first bluetongue case
IFA president Francie Gorman. Farm organisations have called for a “whole‑of‑sector response” and maximum vigilance after the first…
First case of bluetongue found in Republic as virus reaches Wexford herd
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, said a bovine infected with bluetongue virus serotype 3…
The steep price of deceit: What two divorce cases tell us about how the courts are dealing with marital breakdown on farms
One farmer counts cost of concealing asset while another pays price for ‘bogus deed’ The High Court warns…
How soaring cattle prices brought down a €16m Munster cattle-buying firm
Major dairy- and beef-finishing firm has €351,000 debt to Cork Cooperative Marts Ltd The PSRA, established to regulate…
Suspected bluetongue outbreak in Co Down sparks 20km control zone and all-island alert
Bluetongue is a viral disease primarily affecting cattle and sheep, spread by tiny biting midges. While it does…
IFA insists it remains apolitical as former leaders endorse Humphreys
IFA President Francie Gorman issued a statement today making clear that while former presidents are entitled to their…
Ireland faces ‘impossible equation’ to fund CAP under new EU budget plan
Ireland would have to use up more than 75pc of NRPP allocation just to maintain CAP budget at…