It’s not every day that an island farm is valued at over €2m. However, Mitchelstown auctioneer Eamonn O’Brien has one such ...

The greatest risk of new diseases entering a flock is via purchased animals carrying diseases that are not present in the ...

Country-of-origin beef labelling in the EU was introduced in the year 2000 and has been in operation in its current form ...

The harvest is continuing at pace across the country, as crops come in quickly in the high temperatures. Winter barley and ...

The 2026 to 2027 season for the bluetongue virus began on 1 July, with 15 animals testing positive for the disease after ...

Responsibility for controlling ragwort in fields is straightforward - it lies with the landowner or the manager of the lands ...

Some of our top farming photos from this week include harvest getting into full swing, livestock at shows and marts, sheep ...

The risk of importing new serotypes of the bluetongue virus continues to influence rules and regulations regarding where animals can be imported from.

Ten years after the Brexit referendum, two British overseas territories are, like Ireland, struggling to cope with the ...

That is why selecting a five-star ram should be viewed as an investment in the future of the flock, rather than simply a once ...

Reports indicate that the uptake of vaccination in sheep flocks has been low in commercial flocks and variable in pedigree ...

Farmers in the east and south - and to a lesser extent in the west and north - will come under significant pressure now with ...