On a windswept Cork farm, hi-tech cow collars track animal health and solar panels glint on the milking parlour's roof, as Ireland tries to reduce its agricultural carbon footprint.

Carbon farming recognises the capacity of farmers through appropriate land-based activities to remove carbon from the atmosphere or reduce GHG emissions from the soil. Carbon farming recognises the ...

THE Food Safety Authority of Ireland has confirmed that there is “no evidence of risk” associated with eating poultry meat as ...

The Republic of Ireland's minister for agriculture, food and the marine confirms a further outbreak of highly pathogenic ...

The Agriculture Minister said it was a concern that the outbreaks had been confirmed early in the high-risk period for avian ...

A third outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu, has been confirmed on a commercial turkey farm in less than a week.

About 450 pigs have died in an overnight fire at a farm in County Tyrone. Firefighters were called to reports of a farm shed ...

Irish holidaymakers bemoaning the high costs of a staycation in Ireland can now enjoy a free holiday, if they are willing to get their hands dirty that is. World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms ...

The 80s were a great time to be an Irish farmer. We were like Tom Cruise on a Massey, writes Denis in this week's Lighten Up ...