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Climate and environment
Corncrake farmers receive €400,000 as numbers rise
James Hanly
Corncrakes are birds of low-intensity grasslands so many farmers have opted to reduce stocking density and levels of grass production while also allowing predator control to occur on their lands.
26 March 2025 Farmer Writes
Farmer Writes: spring has finally sprung
Having a few dry weeks to start March off is wonderful, as the farm jobs can be done with gusto, in the hopes of a good year.
24 March 2025 News
Bird flu confirmed in single sheep in UK
The confirmation marks the first time a sheep has tested positive for the virus, but it has been previously found in dairy cows in the US.
Biosecurity needs to be part of everyday life on poultry farms – vet
From the farm gate to inside the house, poultry vet Aonghus Lane outlined a number of areas where farmers can ensure their biosecurity is at the highest level.
12 March 2025 Poultry
State pays €2,020/ac for over 600ac of Galway land
Minister of State for nature, heritage and biodiversity Christopher O’Sullivan announced that this purchase will go towards the significant expansion of the Connemara National Park.
12 March 2025 News
Birds spotted at ACRES wader scrape within a week
The ACRES Breifne CP zone was set up on Seamus Cornyn's farm in Drumshanbo with the aim of providing optimal feeding habitat for species such as snipe, lapwing, redshank, and curlew.
5 March 2025 Climate and environment
US egg prices reach record high as bird flu hits production
The cost of a dozen eggs has surged in the US, as bird flu outbreaks stall production.
1 March 2025 Poultry
Avian flu leads to 112,000 birds culled in NI
DAERA officials have said the two most recent cases are still awaiting official confirmation of avian influenza.
26 February 2025 Northern Ireland
My Farming Week: Seamus Cornyn, Drumshanbo, Co Leitrim
We spoke to Leitrim suckler farmer Seamus Cornyn on this edition of My Farming Week after he offered his enterprise to be used as an ACRES demonstration farm.
26 February 2025 News
Minister reminds farmers of upcoming hedge-cutting restriction
Under Section 40 of the Wildlife Act 1976 the cutting, grubbing, burning or other destruction of 'vegetation growing in any hedge or ditch' in this time frame is prohibited.
26 February 2025 News
Sinn Féin calls for hedge-cutting exemption
One of the main factors for power outages was trees falling on power lines and blocking access to power lines.
25 February 2025 News
Farmers ‘rightly concerned’ about bird flu threat – Heydon
It comes after samples taken from a poultry flock in Monaghan on Thursday have tested negative for avian influenza.
21 February 2025 Poultry