Safety
Kieran Mailey on 25 Jan 2022
Top safety tips for calving time
Working with cows at calving time can pose a safety risk to farmers. Outlined are five tips to making the calving shed a safer place.
Rachel Donovan on 22 Jan 2022
113 farm accidents recorded in 2021
As the busy calving period approaches, farmers must ask themselves some key questions when working with livestock.
Kieran Mailey on 11 Jan 2022
Think safety when working with slurry
As the slurry season gets under way over the coming week, farmers should be mindful about safety measures at all times.
Gary Abbott on 05 Jan 2022
Is your ATV due some winter TLC
With the majority of ATVs now parked for the winter, Gary Abbott offers some practical maintenance tips worth considering before spring workload kicks in.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 05 Jan 2022
53% fail rate on RSA tractor test
With 237 tractors having passed through RSA test centres since testing began in June 2018, Peter Thomas Keaveney takes a look at how the RSA tractor testing has gone.
Peter Thomas Keaveney on 13 Dec 2021
Disappointment as Agritechnica postponed for the second time
The deteriorating situation around the COVID-19 pandemic and the current official regulations are to blame for the second postponement of Agritechnica, the world’s most renowned machinery show.
Kieran Mailey on 11 Dec 2021
Five tips for managing the stock bull over winter
A stock bull is a major investment for any suckler herd, so here are our top tips to managing these animals over winter.
Barry Murphy on 10 Dec 2021
IFA and gardaí team up for crime prevention webinar
The webinar will include practical ways for farmers to keep safe on the internet including how to safeguard children.
Gary Abbott on 08 Dec 2021
Is your trailer road ready this winter?
Gary Abbott met with Cian Nolan of Whites Trailers to go through a typical service procedure when it comes to maintaining a livestock or plant trailer.
Amy Forde on 06 Dec 2021
Marts in Cork and Clare cancelled due to Storm Barra
Three marts in Cork and Clare have cancelled sales which were due to take place on Tuesday due to Storm Barra.
Kieran Mailey on 04 Dec 2021
Five tips to winter-proof the farmyard
The weather is getting colder and more winter-like, so farmers should be taking steps to make sure the farm yard is able to function when freezing conditions come along.
John Crowe on 01 Dec 2021
Ensuring calving facilities and calf sheds are ready for action
It may seem early days to be talking about calving with drying off only now taking place but it won’t be long coming around and early preparations will pay off, writes John Crowe.
Kieran Mailey on 01 Dec 2021
Dale Farm on solo run at the Winter Fair
Dale Farm will be the only processor to have staff on hand to meet suppliers at the RUAS Winter Fair.
Contributor on 17 Nov 2021
Is your tractor winter-ready?
Bruce Lett offers readers some tips and advice worth considering when it comes to keeping your tractor in good working order this winter.
Amy Forde on 14 Nov 2021
Complaints and incidents see almost 50 investigations on farms in 2020
Thirty investigations were in relation to incidents or dangerous occurrences on farms.
Gary Abbott on 03 Nov 2021
Service before you saw
Gary Abbott offers readers some tips and advice to consider when it comes to servicing a chainsaw before making the cut.
Darren Carty on 15 Oct 2021
Schemes update: hedgerow cutting rules for derogation farmers
Farmers have three options - leaving some bushes mature, cutting hedgerows on a three-year cycle or cutting hedgerows on a three-year rotation.
on 13 Oct 2021
October is Road Safety Month for Macra na Feirme Rural Youth Committee
Macra na Feirme Rural Youth Committee is delivering a series of road safety messages throughout the month of October.
Kieran Mailey on 12 Oct 2021
Beef management: final call for slurry spreading
With the closed period for slurry spreading coming into effect this week, make the most of dry weather to get tanks fully emptied.
Stephen Robb on 06 Oct 2021
Hands-on biogas training kicks off this month
An eight-day biogas training course kicks off later this month.