From farming practices in Europe to forest clearances in the Amazon, Liz Bonnin’s new show seeks solutions to some of the damage done by the world’s appetite for meat, writes Gemma Dunn.

A 75-year-old man died after he was crushed by two silage bales in a tragic farm accident.

After the successful public auction in recent months of holdings in the Adare area (a farm last month at Shanaclough, for example, achieved over €15k/acre), Limerick-based auctioneer Tom Crosse of GVM is now eyeing November 7 for the public sale of a 60-acre non-residential holding near the village of Meelick in Co Clare.

Located south of the twin villages of Ballineen and Enniskeane in West Cork, a 34-acre grass holding for sale with Clonakilty-based auctioneer Henry O’Leary is a quality piece of land in a part of the world very much dominated by the dairying sector.

East Cork vegetable farmers Joe and Sandra Burns see eating seasonally and educating the next generation as the cornerstones of sustainability, so it’s all hands on deck as their children learn through doing, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

Professor Frank O’Mara, Director of Research, Teagasc The debate on how agriculture deals with greenhouse gas emissions has intensified in recent months, with the publication of the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Change; the government’s new Climate Action Plan; and the Climate Change Advisory Council Annual Review, which had a special focus on agriculture, and analysed the impact of reducing the suckler (beef) cow herd by up to 50%.

Fresh from a highly successful public auction at the Vienna Woods Hotel in Glanmire on May 29, Michael Barry of Fermoy-based auctioneers Dick Barry & Son is to present an even more exciting prospect to the market on August 16 next — this time at the Grand Hotel in the centre of Fermoy.

The number of farm inspections has almost halved in four years, while just over half of all farms inspected last year received written advice on improvements and more than 100 prohibition notices were issued.

The public auction on Tuesday, May 30 of a 110-acre farm located near Killarney should guarantee a sizeable turnout.

Cashel Marts had a number of successful public auctions last year, but are currently offering a large grass farm in South Tipperary by private treaty.

A pensioner has died following an accident at a farm in Liscarroll, Co Cork, this afternoon.

Lakeland Dairies and LacPatrick Dairies have welcomed regulatory approval for the merger of both Societies.

A district court judge relocated his court sitting to a mucky field in south Galway in a bid to resolve an ongoing dispute between two neighbouring farmers over the construction of a wall.

An elderly man has died in hospital following a farm accident in Co Clare earlier today.

Rural crime is on the rise in Ireland. Farmers especially can be targeted because of the high value of machinery they possess, and the isolated nature of farms, writes Karen Walsh

Less than two decades ago, when this millennium dawned, the world population stood at 6,082,966,429 people.

New agricultural tyres with sufficient run-flat capability to finish a day’s farm work, even with zero air pressure, and which enable stable driving even with low inflation pressures, are heralded for “combining the advantages of both radial agricultural tires and tracks”.

A man has been arrested in connection with the death of a woman on a farm in Co Galway back in April.

The property is located in the townland of Ballycroneen — just 14km from the market town of Midleton and 7km from the famous village of Cloyne.

The Irish Farmers' Association has welcomed the removal of a family farm from an online auction house website.

As the evenings begin to close in the mind invariably turns to winter.

An exceptional 19-acre property in East Cork is due to take final offers on Thursday, August 30.

A woman was found dead in Galway yesterday afternoon.

Whatever happens for the remainder of the year, it will be very difficult to top the record price achieved at the public auction of a 101-acre residential farm at the Rochestown Park Hotel in Cork last Thursday.

A farmer gained over €40,000 from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he complained to the Ombudsman about his REPS 4 payments.

Two men have died in separate work place accidents in Dublin and Waterford.

A cap of €60,000 on direct payments per farm proposed by EU leaders will not happen, says Irish CAP expert Alan Matthews.

According to a new poll, one in 10 Irish people have never visited a farm and one in three have not visited a farm in the past five years.

Gardaí are investigating all of the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman following an incident on a farm in Portumna, Co Galway today

For sale with Richard Ryan of GVM Auctioneers in Kilmallock, this 83-acre stud farm is sure to set the hearts racing of farmers of all pursuits within the area.

On June 14 next at 3pm, there is sure to be a large and expectant crowd at Cork’s Rochestown Park Hotel for the auction of a truly exceptional farm holding.

By Stephen Cadogan

By Stephen Cadogan

By Stephen Cadogan

By Conor Power

By Paul Redmond

Having an elderly parent gives rise to many different worries for children, writes Karen Walsh.

By Stephen Cadogan

An investigation of why feed ran out in 2013 and again in 2017 is needed, writes Stephen Cadogan.

By Denis Lehane

MEP's are considering a new system that would make it easier for young farmers to get started.

Nine out of 10 farmers are unaware that healthy animals can be a source of infection to themselves and to their family.

By Stephen Cadogan

By Stephen Cadogan