49+ min ago  (1000+ words) Before I permanently moved to Ireland from Canada in 2013, I visited for the first time in 2011. At that time, my (now) husband took me around to see what the country had to offer: we hit up the Antrim coast before…...

2+ hour, 48+ min ago  (1277+ words) A garden should get better as time goes on, as it is a continuing and evolving process. It's never a finished article, that's not a garden, it's just a static landscape," explains Russell Shekleton, the in-house garden designer and director…...

3+ hour, 32+ min ago  (543+ words) Answer: Many dairy farmers are now exploring diversification. An on-farm ice cream and farm produce shop can work very well, but it is a very different business to dairy farming. The level of planning and investment should not be underestimated....

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1212+ words) E'mear Noone is transported back to her childhood in east Galway during our chat and spontaneously breaks into song when asked about her first musical memory. Aged four, she was on a visit to a school in Castleblakeney in Galway…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (402+ words) Last month I was present at the launch of the Shared Island TB Project at the farm of William Gregg in Newtown Cunningham. The project represents a significant development in how bovine tuberculosis (TB) may be addressed on a regional…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (233+ words) The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's animal health surveillance programme is urging farmers to vaccinate for blackleg this spring. Blackleg is an acute, usually fatal disease of cattle and sheep, caused by the production of toxins by anaerobic…...

1+ week, 12+ hour ago  (279+ words) The board of Lakeland Dairies has agreed to hold its base price for February milk. The processor will pay a base milk price of 31.81c/l, excluding VAT, which is inclusive of a sustainability incentive payment of 0.48c/l excluding VAT. To…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago  (499+ words) The trend in recent months of UK shoppers spending more money on buying beef but getting less in their basket continues in the UK. In the latest Worldpanel by Numerator UK data for the 12 w/e 22 February 2026, published by AHDB,…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago  (367+ words) The administration of bluetongue vaccines around the country has ramped up as farmers move to protect their herds ahead of the high-risk period. Bluetongue virus (BTV) is a disease spread by biting midges, which are most active and capable of…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (622+ words) Prevention starts at birth Any effective scour prevention program stems from minimising exposure to disease and maximising immune function, says Dr Jessica Cooke, R&D Manager for Feed For Growth (Volac Milk Replacers Limited). "That means paying attention to calving…...