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‘The dairy industry is constantly innovating’
With Dairy Day returning to SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork this week, we look at the variety of opportunities available within the dairy sector, writes Aretha Uamai.
13 November 2024 Features
Desperate Farmhusband: should we introduce COVID measures to the cows?
TB is rampant in the area and our Desperate Farmhusband is just about ready to build a wall around the farm.
30 October 2024 Money Mentor
Money Mentor: do I have to pay tax on my farm if I move away?
It’s important to be aware of income tax rules when you live and work abroad.
Farming with pride
Knockcroghery farmer Will Keane has been named as Grand Marshal for the first ever Roscommon Pride parade, writes Deirdre Verney.
21 August 2024 Features
Desperate Farmhusband: one foot in the bog; one foot in the future
Would it be so wrong to throw the kids into the bog for a day to show them what it's like to foot some turf - even if we have air-to-water in the house? Our Desperate Farmhusband wonders.
7 August 2024 Features
'Get off the negativity bus and stress levels will fall'
Embrace change and look for science-based answers when making decisions on the farm, writes Katherine O'Leary
31 July 2024 Katherine O'Leary
Ready-to-go farm for €1.3m plus
It has good land, a nice house, a good yard and it sits in a convenient location.
31 July 2024 Property
Roadside dairy yard and dwelling house in Wicklow
A fine farmhouse with five bedrooms and a modern dairy yard on 43ac are for sale by private treaty in Co Wicklow, writes Tommy Moyles.
17 July 2024 For Sale
Active auction for dairy heartland farm in Co Cork
Bidding was brisk for the 43ac grass farm near Enniskeane which was sold by auction recently, writes Tommy Moyles.
17 July 2024 For Sale
Philip Dolan: farming film star
A chance encounter has resulted in Philip Dolan’s big screen debut in That They May Face the Rising Sun, writes Deirdre Verney.
12 June 2024 Features
Author John Connell: ‘the sheep make me feel a new-found sense of prosperity’
In an extract from his number one best-seller, Twelve Sheep, farmer and writer John Connell reflects on returning to his rural roots.
22 May 2024 Features