Committee hears proposals on islands and coastal communities ‘gathering dust’Islanders disappointed recommendations are not being implementedTue Feb 17 2015 - 22:05
Women eat more when they dine with men, says SafefoodThey don’t want to appear obsessed with calories while men eat more as sign of manhoodTue Feb 17 2015 - 17:48
DNA pigmeat testing ‘unfair’, says craft butchers groupIFA accused of targeting independent butchers with testing programme, but MEP Maireád McGuinness says it would be a tragedy if customers were exploitedTue Feb 17 2015 - 12:02
Food chain is an easy target for criminals, says safety chief Alan Reilly‘About 50 times more manuka honey on the market than is produced’Mon Feb 16 2015 - 01:00
IFA says 29% of pork items were wrongly sold as IrishFarmers’ association to meet with butchers to emphasise need to stock Irish produceMon Feb 16 2015 - 01:00
IFA ‘horrified’ that pork chops are being importedOf the 26 non-Irish products, 25 were bought in independent butcher shopsSun Feb 15 2015 - 22:21
An Taisce queries reallocation of unused environmental fundsDepartment defends move, saying money was still spent on environmental measuresThu Feb 12 2015 - 22:28
Diet of people in North much worse than typical in UKOnly 4% of children in North eat enough fruit and vegetables, says Food Standards AgencyThu Feb 12 2015 - 18:50
Beware dating websites that cheat you, consumer watchdog saysComplaints over sites tend to spike around Valentine’s Day, European Consumer Centre saysThu Feb 12 2015 - 17:45
Politicians query banks’ optimism about dairy expansionOireachtas committee members fear lending to farmers will resemble building boom loansTue Feb 10 2015 - 19:08
Farm machinery manufacturers have eyes on export marketFrom Inner Mongolia to Iceland: Sense of optimism prevails at the three-day showThu Feb 05 2015 - 21:11
Glanbia Co-op to pay €32m to dairy and tillage farmersMore than 6,200 farmers to benefit from windfall following vote by co-op membersThu Feb 05 2015 - 18:37
Farm leader warns of ‘knee-jerk reactions’ to rise in deathsMental and physical ill-health affecting many more farmers, says ICSA chief Patrick KentThu Feb 05 2015 - 17:43
Dairy farmers warned on costs of expansionMany farm families will have serious cash-flow problems this yearWed Feb 04 2015 - 01:00
Partnership between liqueur maker Baileys and Enterprise IrelandWorld famous cream liqueur brand is 40 years old this yearTue Feb 03 2015 - 19:09
Dairies plan to add value as quotas end€35m investment in dairy innovation as sector prepares for post-quota scenarioMon Feb 02 2015 - 20:03
‘Significant legal challenges’ in Mahmoud Bazzi case, says CoveneyChief suspect in the 1980 murder of two Irish peacekeepers could be freedMon Feb 02 2015 - 15:51
Irish Water ‘the only model in town’, says MinisterAlan Kelly says no one would face penalties if they did not register by the deadlineMon Feb 02 2015 - 13:48
Sean Barrett to speak with Michéal Martin over rowCeann Comhairle says Opposition entitled to question his decisions but he stands by rulingMon Feb 02 2015 - 11:28
Four people in race to be Macra na Feirme presidentMichelle O’Callaghan is fourth woman to make pitch for role at young farmer’s groupSun Feb 01 2015 - 19:13
Nolan’s butcher shop nominated in the UK’s ‘Rural Oscars’Champion of Champions award will be announced in the House of Lords on WednesdaySun Feb 01 2015 - 18:46
Wicklow farmer on a mission to get Ireland eating insectsTara Elliott has created insect cookies, pancakes, muffins and buns, breads and candySun Feb 01 2015 - 17:57
Vets asked whether prostheses for pets is morally rightVets can feel pressurised by owners who want to prolong pets’ lives for as long as possibleSun Feb 01 2015 - 16:55
Farm fatalities far more likely than in other jobs, committee toldMajor change on farms in recent years contributing to risks, says HSA chiefFri Jan 30 2015 - 01:00
Coveney will fight demand that agri-sector stall expansionMinister sees Ireland being fastest-growing milk producer despite environment concernsWed Jan 28 2015 - 17:25
Longer hours causing farm deaths, says IFA presidentFarmers at agm told they must think about safety in everything they doTue Jan 27 2015 - 22:11
IFA leader wishes rival group well but warns of difficultiesNew farm organisation set to be launched within weeksTue Jan 27 2015 - 22:09
Farmers seek supermarket ombudsman to ensure fair priceFarmers told ‘we cannot keep losing lives’ in farm accidents as deaths highest since 1991Tue Jan 27 2015 - 22:09
Investigations to examine why farmers’ files found on Galway roadsideThousands of documents were strewn along a 10km section on the Athenry RoadTue Jan 27 2015 - 21:25
Thousands of farmers’ confidential documents found on Tuam roadPapers relate to Department of Agriculture Scheme and contain sensitive informationTue Jan 27 2015 - 10:58
Cork could gain 4,000 jobs when milk quotas end, report saysCounty could see 50% increase in milk, and value of output and exports could rise to €450mTue Jan 27 2015 - 01:00
Can anything be done to stop farm deaths?Personal testimonies on video might have an impact to make farms saferSat Jan 24 2015 - 01:00
HSA to face questions on fewer farm safety inspectionsLast year worst for farm deaths since 1991, with 30 deadFri Jan 23 2015 - 22:08
Chefs preparing for coddle cook-offTaste trail encouraging people to eat their way around Temple BarFri Jan 23 2015 - 01:00
Price of farm land averaged €10,526 per acre last year according to surveyMore than 16,800 acres changed hands in 2014Fri Jan 23 2015 - 01:00
Dairy sector may face fine of €100m for oversupplyPossible over-quota superlevy couldbe 10 times greater than last year’s fineFri Jan 23 2015 - 01:00
Chemical found in plastic products poses no health risksFood Safety Authority of Ireland welcomes discovery that BPA is safe for any age groupThu Jan 22 2015 - 16:43
Father of All-Ireland winning captain Lester Ryan killed in farm accidentFamily ‘devastated’ after Kilkenny’s Johnny Ryan (60) pinned against wall by tractorWed Jan 21 2015 - 16:59
New national farm organisation to launch in FebruaryOrganisers say farmers feel existing farm groups are ‘stale’ and unrepresentativeTue Jan 20 2015 - 11:13
Birdwatchers clash with farmers over hedge-cutting monthsIFA claims longer period would improve road safety and reduce incidence of dumpingTue Jan 20 2015 - 01:00
Organic farmers protest in Galway over delayed paymentsDepartment of Agriculture spokeswoman says internal dispute behind issue is resolvedMon Jan 19 2015 - 16:23
Swan counters out in force to track movements of migratory birdsWhooper swans continue to return but big drop in number of Bewick’s swans coming hereMon Jan 19 2015 - 01:01
Hundreds of designers display their wares at RDS ShowcasePresident Higgins receives hats, tweed and ceramics at opening of craft trade fairSun Jan 18 2015 - 17:28
Dairy farmers could face ‘perfect storm’ over prices and superlevyIrish Dairy Board critical of EU for nothaving free trade agreement with ChinaFri Jan 16 2015 - 00:05
Farmers lay down placards to celebrate 60 years of fighting for their turfPhil Hogan recalls how Garret FitzGerald, ‘who didn’t know a cow from a bullock’, drove a hard bargain on milk quotas under pressure from the IFAWed Jan 07 2015 - 01:00
IFA president says farmers again struggling to make a livingCommissioner and minister pledge to ensure farmers get fair price for their produceWed Jan 07 2015 - 01:00
Farmers mark 60 years of Irish Farmers’ AssociationPhil Hogan addresses farmers for first time since becoming EU commissionerTue Jan 06 2015 - 12:27
US decision to lift ban on Irish beef imports welcomed by meat industry‘We will be focusing on the premium end of the market,’ says Dawn Meats CEOTue Jan 06 2015 - 01:00
Analysis: Lifting of Irish beef ban to US is good timing for industryGrass-fed meat popular among middle classes; Move could bring sales of up to €100mMon Jan 05 2015 - 13:10
Shopping becomes military exercise as consumers stake out best bargainsResearch from Bord Bia finds mainstream acceptance of discountersMon Jan 05 2015 - 01:00
