Gerry Mc Shane from Dundalk and Patsy Costello from Kells at the Knockbridge Vintage Day in Louth.
The next couple of weeks will be critical in averting a fodder crisis next spring, as 22pc of farms have less than 100 days’ feed available to them. Heavy, scattered showers are forecast this week by Met Éireann, which could help grass growth...
Carrot prices would need to rise by more than 40pc to keep pace with inflation, according to growers. They say the future of Ireland’s favourite vegetable is under threat, arguing that production costs have approximately doubled since 2020,...
Pippa Cashman from Glanmire with her Jersey calf, waiting to enter the ring for the Young Handlers Dairy class at the annual agricultural show held at Ballygarvan, Co Cork.
A judge granted an adult son’s “last-minute” application to be joined as a notice party in his parents’ judicial separation proceedings after he claimed an interest in the family farm. The man had sought to be joined as a notice party in...
“The worst may be yet to come” for the UK’S bluetongue outbreak, with the peak transmission period expected in September as midge activity remains high. Recent hot weather has accelerated the spread of bluetongue in cattle and sheep in the UK,...