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Desperate Farmhusband: ‘it’s hard to feel productive at this time of year'
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No cows to milk mean later wake-up calls for our Desperate Farmhusband. Does he have too much time of his hands?
8 January 2025 Features
Desperate Farmwife: is technology making my kids zombies or is it just me?
It feels like our kids were born with an innate understanding of how technology works.
18 December 2024 Features
Desperate Farmhusband: It looks like Christmas has thrown up all over the house
There's never a dull moment on our Desperate Farmhusband's farm - especially on those extra-frosty mornings.
In conversation with chef Alan Foley and poultry producer Billy Gray
A chef is only ever as good as their team and the quality of the ingredients used – this is why their relationships with primary producers are so important, writes Janine Kennedy.
27 November 2024 News
Rural Affairs: why we need to talk more about farm succession
The tricky subject of farm succession causes conflict in many families, but can be avoided with early conversations on the subject, says dairy farmer Anne-Marie Ryan from Co Tipperary.
6 November 2024 Features
Cultural change needed for women in succession
The inaugural Women & Agriculture Succession Workshop started a conversation where families need to have in terms of will and inheritance wishes in order to avoid conflict, writes Jacqueline Hogge.
29 October 2024 News
‘It would be nice if other residents of my home took cleanliness more seriously'
There's no use looking back and thinking, "what if?", but our Desperate Farmwife still can't help wondering about certain things in life.
23 October 2024 Features
A week in the country
Find out what caught the eye of the team this week.
25 September 2024 l2
New Family Farm programme launched
A first-of-its-kind education programme aimed at farm families has been launched in the midlands, writes Deirdre Verney.
23 September 2024 Education
Money Mentor: joining a herd number – what you need to know
For this week's Money Mentor, Marty Murphy, delves into the importance of understanding the implications and importance of timing in joining a herd number.
11 September 2024 Money Mentor
Legal aspects of planting land
When making a decision to plant land, land owners need to be aware of legal obligations including the permanent change of use of land and the obligation to replant, writes Aisling Meehan.
4 September 2024 Consumer
Break the Cycle: farmers and hospitality workers face similar struggles
The past few years have been difficult for small food producers and business owners – here is how some have found ways to cope, writes Janine Kennedy.
4 September 2024 News