New Government legislation, enacted last week, will require all ATV drivers to participate in a training course and wear a helmet. To find out more, we talked to Conal Johnston of TMTS Training, a provider of ATV training courses.
DAFM Announcement The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, today (1 May) announced that the Animal Welfare...
Always a concern Dog attacks are always a concern for sheep farmers. Teagasc estimates that there are between 300 and 400 such attacks on Irish farms...
An early hatching season? Met Eireann issued its annual nematodirus forecast last Thursday. This forecast, which provides a useful service for farmer...
Exhausting weeks ahead For hill farmers and those of us farming marginal ground, April is the height of lambing season. Over the weeks ahead, we can ...
A long and wet spring There have been years when it was possible to turn cattle onto spring grass in late February or early March. Unfortunately...
Late turn-out anticipated? With heavy rain battering the country in recent weeks, hopes of an early turn-out have been shattered. Most farmers ...
