Since the beginning of March, thousands of acres of forest, woodland and moorland have gone up in flames. Unusually dry weather at the start of...
Lameness and hoof health in the dairy cow continues to be one of the greatest challenges for the dairy industry. Preventing and treating lamen...
Hippies were shocking America. The teddy boys and girls were swinging in London. The Cuban missile crisis had the world holding its breath. But home ...
We are right in the middle of lambing season and ghostly figures are seen making hurried expeditions to the supermarket, the vets and to Agirdirect st...
Crime in Rural areas continues to be a difficult and worrying issue for country dwellers. Rural crime has not reduced in the past few years an...
The agricultural industry has a higher incident of injury and fatalities than any other employment sector in Ireland. Despite publicity and awa...
The weekly log of a dairy farmer’s life is pretty mundane and can have the intensity and the repetition of ‘groundhog day’. Basicall...
Having memories of growing up on a farm is a magical and unique thing that moulded you into the person you are today. Below are eight&nbs...
It might be hard to believe it sometimes, but technology is actually making life easier for all of us. For the average Irish farmer, it certainly migh...
Farmers can be spotted a mile off. It might be the big friendly wave, the slowing down to peer over hedges at passing fields and cattle. It might be ...
No cup of tea ever compares with the tea you have on the bog. Maybe it’s the hard work, maybe it’s the wind in your face and the sun on y...
Calf scour is the most common disease in young calves and as a result is the greatest single cause of of poor growth and calf mortality in dairy and s...
