We are right in the middle of lambing season and ghostly figures are seen making hurried expeditions to the supermarket, the vets and to Agirdirect st...
Crime in Rural areas continues to be a difficult and worrying issue for country dwellers. Rural crime has not reduced in the past few years an...
The agricultural industry has a higher incident of injury and fatalities than any other employment sector in Ireland. Despite publicity and awa...
The weekly log of a dairy farmer’s life is pretty mundane and can have the intensity and the repetition of ‘groundhog day’. Basicall...
Having memories of growing up on a farm is a magical and unique thing that moulded you into the person you are today. Below are eight&nbs...
It might be hard to believe it sometimes, but technology is actually making life easier for all of us. For the average Irish farmer, it certainly migh...
Farmers can be spotted a mile off. It might be the big friendly wave, the slowing down to peer over hedges at passing fields and cattle. It might be ...
No cup of tea ever compares with the tea you have on the bog. Maybe it’s the hard work, maybe it’s the wind in your face and the sun on y...
Calf scour is the most common disease in young calves and as a result is the greatest single cause of of poor growth and calf mortality in dairy and s...
There was a stronger trade for cows, bulls and heifers in the factories this week as a lower kill was reflected in better prices. The overall cattle ...
NATIONAL FARM SAFETY AWARENESS DAY – 21 JULY Farm Family, Farm Safety As part of IFA’s ongoing Farm Safety awareness campaign, The Associ...
A targeted overseed can very successfully & economically fill in the bare patches in a damaged sward & restore productivity to what basically ...
