The Government state that they want to get more young people farming. By eliminating stamp duty and incentivising long term leasing of land to young ...

The dark nights are setting in and the last of the leaves have fallen from the trees. We are in that stark time of year where there are lean pickings ...

There’s a lot of talk recently about the new Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme known as TAMS II grant with a lot of farmers lookin...

Here at Agridirect we are fielding a lot of questions regarding the Sheep Welfare Scheme. Farmers are wondering what products will cover them for the ...

Farming antiques are becoming more and more coveted by dealers and collectors. One man’s junk is another man’s treasure. It is surprising ...

The smell of warm, sweet fresh hay will immediately take you back to a country childhood. Likewise, the sight of an old ‘square’ bale and ...

It is estimated that losses due to the agricultural industry due to Redwater disease in cattle  amount almost €10 million annually.  T...

Silage making is at its peak at this time of year and as machines rev up for a busy season of cutting and baling.  It’s an expensive time ...

Help! I married a farmer. Yes, the farmer wanted a wife and I was ‘It’.For a city girl, and a girly-girl, it’s been a helluva transi...

Since the beginning of March, thousands of acres of forest, woodland and moorland have gone up in flames.  Unusually dry weather at the start of...

Lameness and hoof health in the dairy cow continues to be one of the greatest challenges for the dairy industry.   Preventing and treating lamen...

Hippies were shocking America. The teddy boys and girls were swinging in London. The Cuban missile crisis had the world holding its breath. But home ...