Amy Forde

The torrential rain over the last number of months in the east and south of the country has resulted in farmers in some parts being short of fodder.

Waterford dairy farmer Edmond Geary will be selling his herd of milk-recorded cows at 11.30am in Corrin Mart this Friday.

The lack of robust enforcement of existing laws continues to allow dogs to run riot on farms across the country, IFA sheep chair Adrian Gallagher has said.

Good progress has been made with the incidence of BVD-positive calves decreasing to 0.03% in 2023 compared with 0.66% in 2013, the Minister said.

The driver of the quad bike, a male aged in his 20s, was fatally injured as a result of the collision.

Over 25,000ha of ash forests are estimated to be impacted by ash dieback disease in Ireland.

Farmers have an opportunity to play a leading role to provide feedstock for AD plants, the final Renewables Roadshow event heard on Tuesday.

At the moment, if you go over 50% of your land covered by solar PV panels, you lose your agricultural relief.

The INHFA said that where a farmer avails of the later completion date, it will mean their payment under the scheme will not be paid "until the end of December or early January".

Eleven of the 27 candidates running for election in the Midlands North West constituency attended an IFA debate on Thursday night. Here’s what they had to say on the CAP budget.