2+ hour, 58+ min ago  (214+ words) FBD Insurance is applying a new 25% excess for storm damage claims to older farm buildings over 40 years old, under farm multiperil insurance policies. The company has also said it is increasing standard excess for storm damage to farm outbuildings from…...

15+ hour, 13+ min ago  (140+ words) Irish Farmers Journal Lisa O'Rourke's journey to the top of boxing is an interesting one and far from straightforward. Growing up on a farm in Roscommon, Lisa only started boxing at the age of 15. Since then, it's been a roller-coaster…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (122+ words) Irish Farmers Journal Killeen Farmhouse Cheese has achieved what many Irish people dream of " they have beaten the Brits at their own game and they've done it with goats. The Co Galway cheesemaker scooped the supreme champion prize at the…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (193+ words) Passionate plant enthusiasts are always the first visitors to Bord Bia Bloom, and I do pop in on the first day of the festival for work purposes to appreciate the show gardens at their best " but it's the relaxed atmosphere…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (152+ words) Killeen Farmhouse Cheese has achieved what many Irish people dream of " they have beaten the Brits at their own game and they've done it with goats. The Co Galway cheesemaker scooped the supreme champion prize at the British and Irish…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago  (321+ words) One of the consequences of the milk price and processing deal between Carbery and North Cork Creameries is that the monthly milk league is now missing a mudguard. On average over the last six years, either North Cork or Boherbue…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (382+ words) Financial planning for every business is always a mixture of short-term tax efficiency and longer-term growth and investment planning. In farming, this planning is made significantly more challenging by the extreme volatility of farm incomes (see Table 1), a trend that…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (561+ words) Writing my second column for this publication, I again find myself reflecting on a topic close to my heart " working in a family business alongside closely knit family members. In earlier years, I worked closely with my parents, Derry and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (566+ words) I have just come back from a swim camp in Majorca, to a garden in full bloom, and neighbours outside late in the evening. What a fab sight. Since moving to west Cork, I have become so much more aware…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (180+ words) Bord Bia Bloom 2026, Ireland's largest horticulture and food festival will provide an opportunity to showcase organic farming and organic food to over 100, 000 consumers visiting the show. There is an extensive programme of activities planned. In addition to an organic show…...