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Welcome to the Dairy Dragons
Aidan Brennan
The much-coveted Dairy Dragons returns with three companies vying for €50,000 in virtual cash.
7 November 2024 News
Farmer who had 17 dead calves on his land given 'one more chance'
A farmer from Co Cork appeared before Judge Monika Leech at Clonakilty District Court. David Forsythe reports
7 November 2024 News
Commissioner designate to incentivise animal welfare initiatives
The Hungarian commission nominee was speaking at the Committee of Environment, Public Health and Animal Welfare in Brussels on Wednesday.
Assessing organic farming and sheep production
High payment rates are said to be encouraging more sheep farmers to consider converting to organic farming before the 2024 deadline of 29 November 2024.
6 November 2024 Management
How Swiss farmers keep society on their side
Claire McCormack reports from the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists Congress in Switzerland.
6 November 2024 Feature
Results of Irish pig study to feed into EU welfare rules
An EU-funded collaboration between farmers, researchers and vets, could see a more practical approach taken to updating pig welfare regulations than had been anticipated in 2023.
30 October 2024 Pigs
Investigation into calf welfare breaches could take until July 2025
The Minister for Agriculture said that, legally, if the Department was to bring summary prosecution proceedings, it must be within two years.
19 October 2024 News
Investigation into RTÉ calf footage
Politicians, farmer representatives and animal welfare organisations have reacted strongly to the report on live exports that aired on RTÉ Prime Time.
9 October 2024 Letters
Dairy management: grass supply under big pressure
Grass growth rates are set to dip below normal over the coming days, as the weather turns cold, adding more pain to an already difficult grass growing year.
9 October 2024 Management
Editorial: Beef margins - razor thin
Surely one of the first steps on this sustainability road is farmer margin.
9 October 2024 Viewpoints
Mistreatment of calves condemned
Politicians, farmer representatives and animal welfare organisations have reacted strongly to the report on live exports that aired on RTÉ Prime Time.
9 October 2024 News
Budget 2025 in figures for farmers
An overview of the main payments and reliefs for farmers in Budget 2025.
1 October 2024 News