2+ hour, 1+ min ago  (306+ words) Northern Ireland's Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir has launched a "2. 2 million capital grant for rural areas. Under the Rural Micro Capital Grant Scheme (RMCGS), capital grants of between "500 and "2, 500 will be available to eligible rural community…...

6+ hour, 14+ min ago  (588+ words) With fertiliser costs under pressure, farmers are increasingly turning to slurry as a valuable nutrient source - particularly where tramline systems allow for precise application. That is where the Vogelsang Back Pac umbilical dribble bar is proving its value, as a…...

6+ hour, 4+ min ago  (646+ words) The poor spring has lead to a lot of farms still having calves housed despite weaning taking place a number of weeks ago. A number of farms are only finishing up the first grazing rotation now, and have given no…...

19+ hour, 14+ min ago  (444+ words) Bull beef systems are generally specialist operations and farmers are usually advised to liaise with their processing outlet before embarking on a bull beef finishing system. At a recent farm walk in Co. Laois, Teagasc's David Argue highlighted the guideline…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (500+ words) A charity calf auction held in Listowel Mart helped to raise around "43, 000 for the Kerry Hospice Foundation. The event was part of a wider fundraising initiative by Moyvane Parish Fundraising Committee which began last year. Along with the charity calf…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (537+ words) Grass growth has being rampant over the last two weeks, surpassing demand and leaving many farms in a state of surplus. However, despite the ideal conditions for grass growth in most of the county, the situation still greatly varies from…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (314+ words) Talamh Beo has launched an online service for people across the country to share land and work opportunities linked to agroecology and food sovereignty." The 'Land and Hands' noticeboard was devised as a user-friendly, digital platform aimed at landowners who…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (353+ words) A new era of British-Irish partnership in animal and agricultural science was marked at Leinster House, where leaders from government, academia, research and industry gathered to strengthen collaboration. It was the official launch of the next chapter in the history…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (908+ words) A Louth TD has highlighted to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon the 'disproportionate impact' wildfires can have on landowners and rural communities. Minister Heydon was questioned in the D'il yesterday (Thursday, May 14) in relation to the…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (559+ words) There are a number of exciting career opportunities in the agri-sector at the moment, including a spell in New Zealand as a farm assistant for the right person. Apart from that, there are jobs across several areas and skillsets, from…...