Dutch-Irish politician Caroline van der Plas has brought her farmers' party to a pivotal position in the Netherlands, on course to win about 16 of the 75 seats in the country's Senate.

An increased €20 tail bounty on mink was sought in the Dáil in a bid to protect fish and wildlife across rural Ireland.

Dear Stephen,  We are married a number of years and I am in the process of splitting up with my spouse. We are living the same house but have not been in a relationship as such for over a year.

A "significant number" of payments were affected as a result of detections of illegal burning during the 2022 fire seasons. 

"At the minute, we literally do not know what to do."

There are greater threats to animal welfare at times of extreme cold like what is being experienced at present.

Junior minister had said the dairy sector 'must take responsibility for its unwanted calves'

To date this year, nearly 1,120 hectares have been approved for planting in 2023 under new interim arrangements.

"There are many young women eager to take on family farms, but the reality is that very traditional and patriarchal views surround inheritance."

This week has been one of reflection for me, a chance to sit with a cup of coffee in hand and think of how far I have come since I started dairy farming at the ripe old age of 35.

Unlike change at corporate level, cultural issues on individual family farms will not be solved by targets and inspiring mission statements, writes Irish Examiner Farming editor Rachel Martin.

Limerick woman Elaine Houlihan has been announced as the 39th Macra na Feirme president.  At the close of nominations on March 1, Macra received one nomination for the role of president for the term 2023-2025.

A number of live criminal investigations are underway in connection with recent gorse fires, according to Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage Malcolm Noonan.

The project commenced in January 2023 and will run until December 2025.

Figures from the Irish Farmers' Association estimated that between 2,500 and 3,000 family farms may be in danger of seizure by vulture funds.

The total forest area has increased from 697,842 hectares in 2006 to 808,848 hectares in 2022.

On the island of Ireland, there is one managed pollinator - the honeybee - and over 100 different types of wild bee.

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine will part sponsor the 2023 International Sheepdog Trials.

The event will feature politicians and speakers in the areas of rural development, agriculture, food production, climate, and rural employment.

Kathleen O'Sullivan speaks with the chairman on the agriculture committee on the future of farming.

Projects that bring farmers and others together to work with ecologists to protect the environment as part of a broad community-based approach were welcomed in the Senate.

Lorraine Crowe combines a career in nursing with her role as a farmer on her family farm in Hollymount.

Field trials for a cattle vaccine and new skin test for bovine tuberculosis have moved to the next phase in Britain, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) announced on Monday, February 6.

The IFA began the ‘No Dogs Allowed’ campaign in 2021, however, the association's leader Tim Cullinan has said that, "unfortunately, the situation has worsened over the last two years".

Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys is keen to increase on-the-spot fines from €100 to €250