Up to now, it was only the individual inheriting the land that had to own the land for six years to avail of the relief.

Minister for Finance Jack Chambers announced a €40/acre payment for all tillage and field-grown crops and confirmed that the ...

Leaders in the forestry industry have described the move to cut the forestry budget as "deeply disappointing".

Teagasc, in collaboration with University College Dublin (UCD) and BiOrbic, has launched an online survey to gather farmers’ ...

Sixteen finalists from across the country eagerly awaited the announcement of the winner at the Heritage Hotel, Co Laois, on ...

This is the second successive increase and the fifth in just two months since there was a sizeable drop of 6.9% on 2 July ...

Irish produce is competing in UK, European and global markets where domestic produce is required to meet ever higher ...

An increase in the CAT to €4m has been favourably received, but new "active farmer" rules for those passing on land a cause ...

Farmers participating in the Sheep Welfare Scheme and the Sheep Improvement Scheme will see the level of support increase ...

The plan was recently published with the aim of protecting and enhancing the UK’s natural environment for the coming decades.

The annual awards programme, now in its 15th year, saw 11 farming families from six counties and 11 dairy co-operatives ...

Ground conditions are still holding up on many farms, making it a good time to target weeds in reseeded grass swards.