8+ hour, 41+ min ago  (507+ words) A leaked draft of a new livestock strategy the European Commission is due to publish over the coming weeks has signalled that Brussels sees the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) remaining as the key support pillar for livestock sector "income, investments…...

8+ hour, 25+ min ago  (211+ words) Irish Farmers Journal The Easycare Sheep Society is holding an open day on the farm of Steven and Ewan Johnston on Saturday 20 June, starting at 11am. The farm in Ballymena, Co Antrim (BT44 9 QN) has one of the longest established Easycare flocks…...

8+ hour, 3+ min ago  (92+ words) The Easycare Sheep Society is holding an open day on the farm of Steven and Ewan Johnston on Saturday 20 June, starting at 11am. The farm in Ballymena, Co Antrim (BT44 9 QN) has one of the longest established Easycare flocks on the island…...

11+ hour, 19+ min ago  (512+ words) Precision tine harrows, camera-guided inter-row weeders, biofilm punch sowers and precision drills, solar-powered automatic seeding and weeding robots and AI light weeding robots could be used as innovative solutions to improve weed control and reduce labour on organic tillage and…...

12+ hour, 20+ min ago  (505+ words) Water quality and sustainable farming practices took centre stage in Kilworth, Co Cork, on 18 June, as over 120 people attended the Farming for the Future in the Blackwater Catchment event on William Blackburn's dairy farm. The farm walk, organised by Teagasc,…...

18+ hour, 6+ min ago  (229+ words) A 208ac block of agricultural land dubbed "the biggest field in Ireland" is up for sale with an asking price of "4m. Located at Ballyguile More, Wicklow Town, Co Wicklow, the non-residential holding with expansive sea views is laid out in a…...

18+ hour, 6+ min ago  (538+ words) Based in Ballyporeen, Co Tipperary, William Hanrahan has been working as a agricultural contractor alongside farming for over 60 years trading under W Hanrahan Agri Contracting Ltd. It has been a challenging year for contractors in general with wet weather and…...

15+ hour, 55+ min ago  (415+ words) Former chair of Tirl'n John G Murphy has announced his intention to retire from the board of the co-operative and from the board of Glanbia, Tirl'n has confirmed. Murphy was defeated in his run for chair at last month's board…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (661+ words) THe United States department of agriculture (USDA) is forecasting that record volumes of beef will be imported by the United States this year, but the amount coming from Ireland is negligible and continues to decline. The US national cattle herd…...

17+ hour, 43+ min ago  (581+ words) Based in Ballyporeen, Co Tipperary, William Hanrahan has been working as a agricultural contractor alongside farming for over 60 years trading under W Hanrahan Agri Contracting Ltd. It has been a challenging year for contractors in general with wet weather and…...