Margaret Donnelly

Is farming 40 hours a week, on top of an off-farm job, attractive or sustainable and is it giving the right message to the next generation of beef farmers?

Warning: Graphic images Dozens of animals were destroyed by Department of Agriculture officials on a large-scale dairy farm in Roscommon on Thursday.

Dairygold has announced it is looking at selling its soft cheese business in Leeds and closing its cheese formatting operations in Crewe.

Footage circulating online from a major Department of Agriculture cattle culling operation on farms in Roscommon and Clare, has been described by the IFA as “unacceptable and shocking”.

Combination of increased costs associated with the prescribing process, combined with reduced sales volumes, has ‘significantly eroded retail margins'

Almost €60m of an €87m Government fuel support package introduced after farm protests earlier this year could remain unused, with final payments expected to reach just €27m.

Farmers are being reminded to be vigilant to the clinical signs of bluetongue, with an increase in confirmed bluetongue cases both here and in the UK in recent weeks.

This year's main crop is back around 700ha — the lowest in seven years