3+ week, 3+ day ago   (270+ words) With just two farms exceeding 200ac sold in Co Offaly last year, and no residential farms changing hands, substantial holdings are rare, with those including a house rarer still. That scarcity is what sets Rathdrum House apart. For sale by private…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (394+ words) Farmers must keep farm safety at the front of their minds in the busy weeks ahead as they work tirelessly to ensure livestock have adequate water and feed supplies, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) farm business chair Pat O'Brien…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (798+ words) Family farming is a way of life in Ireland, but it can be found all around the world on small and large-scale farms. Gord Ellis runs a family-run grain farm an hour’s drive north of Calgary in Olds, central Alberta,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (257+ words) A total of 14% of farmers are experiencing a “significant shortage” in winter fodder supplies, preliminary data from PastureBase Ireland (PBI) and the wider Teagasc fodder survey has revealed. This figure is usually 6-10% in a normal year. Some 25% of farmers are…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (121+ words) Young Stock Irish Farmers Journal The paper code cannot be redeemed when browsing in private/incognito mode. Please go to a normal browser window and enter the code there ENTER YOUR LOYALTY CODE: The reader loyalty code gives you full…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (270+ words) The Irish Farmers Journal spoke to four growers at the launch of the Irish horticulture charter and got their views on the issues affecting the sector. Shane Halpin, Welgro Produce, Co Dublin Niall McCormack, McCormack Fruit, Co Longford “The challenges…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (449+ words) Ireland’s horticulture sector must be protected and food security must be strengthened amid Ireland’s increasing reliance on imported fruit and vegetables and falling grower numbers, Macra has said. It follows the release of the Climate Change Advisory Council’s (CCAC) report…...