The 2025 Teagasc National Tillage Conference featured a specific debate on the very real threat posed by pesticide resistance within the crops sector. More resistant varieties, changes in sowing dates ...

The Irish Charolais Cattle Society has confirmed that Barbara Jay-Downey has been appointed as its new secretary. Barbara Jay-Downey, who hails from Co. Kildare, has been working for the society for ...

Whether it is a reaction to the impersonal complexities of modern machinery or a desire to reflect on olden times, the vintage scene is still very much alive and even growing in strength. In Co. Cork ...

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is offering sheep farmers the opportunity to take part in a farm innovation visit. The study tour is part of the Farm Innovation ...

District court figures show that there was an 8.64% increase in people applying for domestic violence orders between 2022 and 2023. Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act to Fianna Fáil ...

Latest figures from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) show that a total of 458,500 factory cattle were sourced from Controlled Finishing Unit (CFU) herds in 2024. As of ...

The cost of sending a letter in Ireland is set to rise again, as An Post has confirmed that it is increasing the price of a stamp. The State-owned company said that the price of a domestic stamp will ...

The Northern Ireland Mushroom Growers Association (NIMGA) has called on the NI Executive to safeguard the Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme (FVAS). The growers have warned that the removal of the scheme ...

Copa-Cogeca, the EU farm and agricultural co-operative organisation, has said that proposed EU sanctions on fertiliser from Russia and Belarus will “severely impact” agricultural production and ...

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has called on a new Cabinet committee to ensure that all sectors play their part on when it comes to water quality. The chair of the association’s environment ...

The Social, Economic, and Environmental Forestry Association of Ireland (SEEFA) is welcoming the appointment of Michael Healy-Rae as Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the ...

An independent panel has launched a call for evidence seeking views on the current environmental governance arrangements in Northern Ireland. The submissions will inform the review of environmental ...