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Over 1,000 cattle reported stolen or missing so far in 2024
Rachel Donovan
Some 80 cattle, mostly over 30 months old, were reported stolen from Mayo in 2024.
6 November 2024 News
Food Feature: key ingredient for rural food tourism is community
There are many people working, often behind the scenes, to ensure local food stories leave a memorable mark on the overall visitor experience – such as the Samhain Festival, writes Janine Kennedy.
6 November 2024 Property
Property Plus: 33ac grass farm with good land and useful hayshed
The holding sits in an area of good land and will be of great interest to local farmers, writes Paul Mooney.
Agri jobs: workers wanted for 500-cow farm in Meath
Positions are available on dairy farms in Meath, Kildare and Cork this week.
2 November 2024 News
Property Plus: the best of both worlds
This attractive farm outside Kells sits on a quiet local road, but the bright lights aren’t too far away, writes Paul Mooney.
30 October 2024 Property
Planned Meath solar farms ‘devastating’ residents - councillor
Caroline O'Reilly said that this now makes up seven planned solar farms for the area, which covers 575 acres.
30 October 2024 Renewables
Property Plus: €20,000/ac asking price for good land
The holding is in an area of intensive farming where there is a lot of crop production, writes Paul Mooney.
23 October 2024 Property
Planting in full flow while beans disappoint
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Derry, Meath, and Dublin as winter cereals are planted in good conditions.
9 October 2024 Crops
Would I make a move to strip-till?
Gerald Potterton has a strip-till coming for a demo onto his farm soon.
9 October 2024 Farmer Writes
Potatoes 'have to be handled like eggs'
Rain this week will help to reduce bruising in potato crops, but dry weather will be welcome to get potatoes out in the coming weeks.
29 September 2024 News
Trio of medium-sized Leinster farms for auction
All in grass, these properties are all in one block and are served by an excellent road network making each a good addition to any existing farm business, writes Tommy Moyles.
18 September 2024 For Sale
Mighty Meath land on the market
A large tillage farm in Co Meath with good road access heads for auction in early October, writes Tommy Moyles.
18 September 2024 For Sale