As female farmers bring innovation and fresh ideas to a traditionally male-dominated industry, change is underfoot in rural ...

Zurich's fittest farmer challenge has evolved into Ireland’s fittest farming pair and this year there's an opportunity for clubs to get involved.

Following the release of the new Bovine TB action plan by agriculture minister Martin Heydon and his department the farming ...

MICHAEL D Higgins was on hand to open Ireland’s biggest farming festival for his final time today. Presidential candidates were also at the championships — mingling with excited crowds ahead of ...

Ireland is opposing the deal on the basis the importation of 100,000 tonnes of beef from countries such as Brazil and ...

The farm of Aidan Gillan of Cliffoney has been chosen by CAP Network Ireland as one of a small number of exemplary farming case studies for the CAP Network Ireland Case Study Portfolio.

In Ireland, sheep may rule the hillsides, but it’s the dogs that truly run the show. Generations of Joyce family farmers in ...

The annual NDC and Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards honour Ireland’s leading dairy producers who continue to work to enhance ...

Northern Ireland is an integral part of the United Kingdom and ideally situated between mainland Europe and the US. It has a population of 1.8 million and its capital city is Belfast. Northern Ireland ...

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Irish shoppers may back farmers on food prices, but the poll shows a country drifting further from its farming roots.

Dogs Trust is hoping to gather 15,000 signatures on its new online petition that calls for an end to puppy farming in Ireland. "We can stop these horrific puppy farms and the illegal sale of dogs in ...