Pig/Poultry
An Bord Pleanála has granted planning permission to Rosderra Farms for a new pig fattening shed in Co. Tipperary.
Drakestown Community Group has raised nearly €7,000 so far in objection to plans for an industrial pig farm in Castletown, Co. Meath
Agri-Business
A pig farm worker has been awarded over €11,500 after it was found that he did not receive paid annual leave that he was entitled to.
While the standard of external biosecurity is very high on Irish pig farms, internal biosecurity usually requires improvement
Rural Life
"I had to take it down because I was afraid of it," said pig farmer, Jimmy Mooney, on reality of farming in the midst of the mica scandal
N.Ireland
Up to 2,000 pigs are believed to have died in a large blaze that broke out on a farm last night (Monday, September 7).
A growing number of farming and rural households are looking to Airbnb as a way to supplement their income.
