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The Farmers Journal team of farmer writes journalists from Ireland, New Zealand, the UK and beyond are dedicated to providing local farming news, comment and opinion across the dairy, beef & tillage ...
Will Ireland’s new Renewable Heat Obligation jumpstart the anaerobic digestion sector, or open the floodgates to imported fuels? Asks Stephen Robb.
The IFA has announced the dates and locations for the next 14 weeks’ free farmer health checks, carried out in partnership ...
This week’s Tillage Podcast features a harvest update, a look at potential profits on tillage farms and interviews with UK ...
We often talk about young people as the most vulnerable in terms of farm safety but the statistics actually tell us that older people are one of if not the most vulnerable groups on farms.
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has called the new scheme to support forgotten farmers a recognition ...
Ample rain over the last week has seen those experiencing significant soil moisture in a better position, with grass growth lifting on these farms, writes Thomas Condon.
Harvest photo competition: send us your best snaps of harvest 2025 Send us in your photos of harvest 2025 - we want to see the action, whether it's barley, oats or wheat.
Barne Estate heir Richard Thomson-Moore has been questioned in court over an alleged "secret" phone offered to him by a third party so that he could contact, without trace, construction magnate ...
There are now more ways to get a buzz from van driving with a range of power and new style options as I found when taking two Volkswagen contrasting choices on the roads in recent weeks.
Co Meath based dealership, Leinster Farm Machines has been appointed as main agents for SAM sprayers in Ireland.
While confusion reigns as to the extent of money committed to European farming in the next CAP cycle, the proposals hold little to excite the average Irish farm.