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Listen: water quality trend must be turned around - Minister Heydon
Amii McKeever
Amii McKeever reports from the Fine Gael agri-rural forum organised for the Carlow/Kilkenny region, where the nitrates regulations were one of the hot topics among farmers and politicians.
29 March 2023 News
Global Kitchen in Kilkenny welcomes international influences in food
This series of food events will feature the cuisines of Ireland, Malaysia, Lebanon and Hungary, among others.
29 March 2023 News
Big jump in land prices in Kilkenny
Twenty-nine farms were placed on the market, up from 23 the year before, and there was strong demand for every one of them.
In pictures: Peavoy’s polly bull tops Kilkenny at €4,800
With 96 bulls forward and a 76% clearance rate, Kilkenny’s first pedigree bull sale of the season was a big success, Shanon Kinahan writes.
24 March 2023 Pedigree
From the Tramlines: weather halts fieldwork across the country
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers from Derry, Kilkenny and Meath as fields turn very wet across the country.
22 March 2023 From the Tramlines
Cairn of Peace officially unveiled at Ploughing site in Laois
The 67th Cairn of Peace unveiling took place in Ratheniska on Friday. These are monuments which appear where World Ploughing Contests took place.
10 March 2023 News
Auction for residential farm in north Kilkenny
The land close to the old main Cork to Dublin road is all in one block and is all in one block.
8 March 2023 For Sale
Camera at the Mart: producers of quality cattle well rewarded in Kilkenny
Shanon Kinahan reports from a busy day’s trading in Kilkenny Mart on Thursday, which saw over 97% of the 1,023 quality animals on offer sell on the day.
8 March 2023 Markets
Solar farm developments continue at pace
Plans for two new solar farms in Ireland have been unveiled this week, as the solar sector continues to develop at pace.
6 March 2023 News
Watch: producers of quality cattle well rewarded in Kilkenny
Shanon Kinahan reports from a busy day’s trading in Kilkenny Mart on Thursday, which saw over 97% of the 1,023 quality animals on offer sell on the day.
3 March 2023 Markets
Cathal Moran - an appreciation
The Skeoughvosteen, Co Kilkenny, farmer passed away on Tuesday following a short illness.
1 March 2023 News
Farmer Writes: Milk prices falling faster than inputs
While grass growth is good and cows are out, the big worry at the moment is the trajectory of milk price compared to that of fertiliser, energy and feed costs.
22 February 2023 Farmer Writes