Everyday life on the farm requires the use of a lot different chemicals. Whether it be fertilisers, oils, animal doses, weed killers or deterge...

With weather conditions worsening around the country making farming increasingly difficult and an ageing farming population, there’s a lot more ...

Jan:  Brexit, Brexit, Brexit.  The year began with no resolution or divorce settlement agreed on the Brexit issue. With a UK leave date of M...

No more complaining. No more whinging about the hours spent in damp sheds. No more muttering about the ups and downs of farming life. It is time to fa...

The cattle are comfortable in the shed chewing their cud contentedly, the sheep are delighted at the increased meal supply and the horses are looking ...

The Government state that they want to get more young people farming. By eliminating stamp duty and incentivising long term leasing of land to young ...

The dark nights are setting in and the last of the leaves have fallen from the trees. We are in that stark time of year where there are lean pickings ...

There’s a lot of talk recently about the new Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme known as TAMS II grant with a lot of farmers lookin...

Here at Agridirect we are fielding a lot of questions regarding the Sheep Welfare Scheme. Farmers are wondering what products will cover them for the ...

Farming antiques are becoming more and more coveted by dealers and collectors. One man’s junk is another man’s treasure. It is surprising ...

The smell of warm, sweet fresh hay will immediately take you back to a country childhood. Likewise, the sight of an old ‘square’ bale and ...

It is estimated that losses due to the agricultural industry due to Redwater disease in cattle  amount almost €10 million annually.  T...