farm safety

Tillage Management: parking the sprayer and making the most of the dry weather

Tillage farmers are making the most of the drier weather in recent weeks and getting on top of the work in the fields.

HUSBANDRY 11 November 2026

Tillage Management: parking the sprayer and making the most of the dry weather

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Snow and cold weather: two things farmers should prioritise for cattle and sheep

Snow and cold weather: two things farmers should prioritise for cattle and sheep

FARM SAFETY 8 November 2026

Ireland weather: five farm jobs to tackle before the next storm hits

Ireland weather: five farm jobs to tackle before the next storm hits

FARM SAFETY 7 November 2026

Weather warnings: what farmers need to know before the next storm

Weather warnings: what farmers need to know before the next storm

Weather warnings: what farmers need to know before the next storm

FARM SAFETY 7 November 2026

PTO cover grant deadline extended to 27 November

PTO cover grant deadline extended to 27 November

PTO cover grant deadline extended to 27 November

SCHEMES 6 November 2026

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The simple tractor safety checks every farmer should be making

The simple tractor safety checks every farmer should be making

Jim Dockery, Towra Livestock Services says that a change of mindset is needed on farms to ensure that safety checks become part and parcel of everyday tasks

FARM SAFETY 4 November 2026

Ireland weather: an hour's work now could save hardship on the farm this winter

Ireland weather: an hour's work now could save hardship on the farm this winter

Fail to prepare and prepare to fail comes to mind when it comes to being ready for the winter season.

FARM SAFETY 4 November 2026

Inside a €98,000 Mayo suckler shed with some clever stainless-steel additions

Inside a €98,000 Mayo suckler shed with some clever stainless-steel additions

Martin Merrick takes a look around Thomas Harte’s recently completed three bay slatted shed, with some tidy stainless-steel additions to it.

BUILDINGS 29 October 2026

Beef management: calf weighing deadline and final days to spread FYM

Beef management: calf weighing deadline and final days to spread FYM

Martin Merrick discussed some upcoming events as well as deadlines for weighing of calves and spreading FYM.

MANAGEMENT 21 October 2026

Commercial horticulture sector aid scheme opened

Commercial horticulture sector aid scheme opened

The scheme which grant aids capital investments in specialised plant and equipment will remain open until Friday 4 December 2026.

SCHEMES 21 October 2026

Investment Aid Scheme with up to 50% grant aid opens for horticulture sector

Investment Aid Scheme with up to 50% grant aid opens for horticulture sector

The deadline for applications to the scheme is Friday, 4 December 2026.

NEWS 16 October 2026

€700,000 budget cut to farm safety 'deeply disappointing' - Healy-Rae

€700,000 budget cut to farm safety 'deeply disappointing' - Healy-Rae

Michael Healy-Rae has criticised the 23% cut to farm safety funding under Budget 2027, saying it sends entirely the wrong message to farm families.

NEWS 15 October 2026

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Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

As Ireland celebrates Science Week from 8 to 15 November, coordinated by Research Ireland, the theme 'Water: from molecule to ocean' looks at how climate change alters the water systems we rely upon.

Too much, too little – can science help farms with Ireland’s changing weather?

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