farmingAsk a solicitor: My neighbour wants to build a housing estateAn Bord Plenanala has very recently upheld the original permission, is there anything more I can do, asks our reader.
Learnings from this year's calving seasonIt might not be long since the last calf was born on your farm, if you are finished calving already. Perhaps now is a good time to review what happened and make plans for next year, writes ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy.
In-person training option to be made available for SCEPThe Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) was launched at the end of April and aims to provide support to beef farmers to improve the environmental sustainability of the national beef herd.
Thousands of agricultural businesses still warehousing their tax debtsTaxpayers should engage immediately with the Office of the Revenue Commissioners
40-acre farm of three parts for sale in East CorkNew to the market with Fermoy-based auctioneers Dick Barry & Son is a 40-acre holding near the town of Dungourney, East Cork, which comes in three separate parcels; each in their own townland but close to one another.
Signpost: 'A disaster is the only way to describe the weather'This year is turning into a repeat of last spring again for me with ground completely saturated in March and now into April. A disaster is the only way to describe it. So far I have turned 10 yearlings out on my driest ground.
Paula Hynes: The girl who doesn't hang about We had a birthday girl in the house this week as Becky turned 17. It's a milestone she had simply been waiting for as she already has her theory test passed and her provisional driving license.
Galway family wins Aurivo Milk Quality AwardsDara and Beatrix Killeen of Bawnmore farm were commended for their commitment to excellent milk quality and sustainability across all aspects of farming practice.
Increasing production of EU protein ‘should be a priority’ of the next CAPEurope has a protein deficit — and there is space to increase production domestically.