N.Ireland
Cattle entries for the 39th RUAS Winter Fair on December 11 have now fallen by around 25% due to bluetongue being confirmed on a Bangor farm.
Rural Life
A Galway farmer who acted in a "thuggish" manner towards his elderly aunt has had his sentence reduced by 18 months.
A Co. Kildare farmer has failed in her long-running battle to secure planning permission for a ‘modest farmhouse’ on her own lands
Sheep
Farmers in Greece are counting heavy financial losses after around 430,000 sheep and goats have been culled during the past year.
Beef
By Chris McCullough A mystery surrounds the next destination for livestock ship Spiridon II...
A 66-year-old farmer has pleaded guilty at Limerick Circuit Circuit Criminal Court to 173 animal cruelty offences.
Dairy
Selling milk direct to consumers is a path many dairy farmers have taken mostly using vending machines and farm shops to retail produce.
A retired farmer has lost in his long running tax battle with Revenue concerning a disputed income tax and VAT bill for €364,514.
Agri-Business
Almost 3,000 cattle from Uruguay have been stranded on a ship near the Turkish coast due to issues with tagging documentation.
The operator of Asba Meats has appeared in court over unpaid debts of more than €575,000 owed to 12 farmers around the country.
The family of a man who died after his head was crushed by a meat-packing machine has settled for €700,000 at the High Court.
Shannon based Halal meat operator, Asba Meats has been ordered to pay €20,000 compensation after discriminating against a pregnant worker.
Profits doubled at west Cork based yogurt maker, Glenilen Farm to €930,826 last year in a record year for the business.
Machinery
Weeding is one of the most tedious, time-consuming and costly jobs on a vegetable farm, and farmers desperately need alternatives
By Gordon Deegan A judge has cleared two south Galway farmers of injuring an adult rook and up...
Shannon based Halal meat operator, Asba Meats has paid out €2,000 as part of its plan to clear a debt owed to a supplier a court has heard.
A Judge has warned in court that Asba Meats needs 'to sit down with its accountants and very carefully consider its future'.
A judge has said his court is 'about resolving disputes and when there is no engagement with the system, there is a significant problem'.
By Gordon Deegan A judge has granted personal injury damages of €60,000 to a butcher against...
While most dairy farmers strive to breed a cow that produces a lot of high quality milk, it's the genetics that matter to one Kenyan farmer.
Pig/Poultry
Russian forces have reportedly carried out another attack on a Ukraine farm, this time killing over 13,000 pigs during an overnight barrage.
Producing beef at half the cost farmers in the US, EU and Australia can, is just one of the main selling points of a huge farm in Paraguay
Environment
By Gordon Deegan A farmer has been ordered to pay over €9,300 in penalties for the destruction...
The words in plaintive tones amidst the plaintive tones of country music in a country pub “That Michael Davitt wrote to me again today”
