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# Agriculture

All time
Land grab: How agri-subsidies encourage farmers to cut back on nature
7 Oct 2021
25.9k
42
Explosion in poultry farming in Border region poses air pollution threat
8 Sep 2021
30.3k
23
Opinion: 'The shift coming in Irish agriculture must be transformational - but it will be positive too'
Pippa Hackett
3 Aug 2021
13.8k
53
Charlie McConalogue: Farming and climate ambitions can co-exist
Charlie McConalogue
27 Jul 2021
9.3k
20
Ireland will face its own challenges as part of the EU's mammoth 'carbon neutral by 2050' plan
15 Jul 2021
7.1k
15
Cloned credit cards used in fraudulent transactions targeting Irish agri businesses
1 Jul 2021
11.5k
2
Farmers rally against impact of climate bill and CAP on agriculture sector
11 Jun 2021
14.5k
45
Quiz: How much do you know about farm animals?
17 Apr 2021
71.2k
19
'Under pressure': Industry urges State to open horticultural workforce to non-EU workers
18 Dec 2020
10.3k
9
Ireland has major 'pull factor' for seasonal workers fleeing economic hardship
18 Dec 2020
9.1k
5
Growing pains: Fears for migrant workers who carry the load of Ireland's horticulture boom
18 Dec 2020
17.2k
15
Men occupy most senior positions in civil service but are 'more likely to perceive gender bias in promotions'
2 Dec 2020
17.0k
57
The government wants Irish grass-fed beef and Achill Island Sea Salt to get protected EU status
14 Aug 2020
18.8k
13
Several Covid-19 clusters reported at meat processing plants
Updated 1 May 2020
103k
97
Q&A: Here's where Ireland's political parties stand on agriculture ahead of GE2020
3 Feb 2020
9.7k
9
Construction deaths more than doubled last year with falls from heights being the leading cause
10 Jan 2020
19.2k
32
President-elect of Irish Farmers’ Association vows to tackle beef crisis
17 Dec 2019
14.1k
5
New beef task force will meet for the first time today
14 Oct 2019
5.4k
10
Agriculture minister appoints chair of new beef task force
5 Oct 2019
12.4k
15
Michael Creed warns that protests could damage Irish beef's international reputation
19 Sep 2019
6.5k
24
'They're telling us the herd needs to be reduced by 50%': Ireland's farmers and the climate crisis
28 Aug 2019
36.2k
97
Saoirse McHugh: The time is right for an agricultural revolution in Ireland
Saoirse McHugh
18 Aug 2019
38.2k
83
Explainer: Why have beef farmers across the country been protesting in recent weeks?
1 Aug 2019
16.9k
42
Irish government says it will follow expert guidance after Austria approves ban of controversial weedkiller
7 Jul 2019
98.2k
59
'It's a bad deal, there's no point in saying otherwise': Agriculture minister on trade agreement with South American countries
30 Jun 2019
19.6k
83
George Lee appointed as RTÉ's new environment and science correspondent
27 Jun 2019
25.4k
50
Irish people asked not to bring back food from 8 EU countries to prevent spread of African Swine Fever
8 Sep 2018
33.2k
19
Here's what new rules to stop 'unfair' grocery deals could mean for the Irish food sector
29 Apr 2018
19.5k
10
€1.5m allocated to support fodder imports in effort to ease feed crisis
5 Apr 2018
20.5k
32
Government announces plans to import fodder ... but criticism of the shortages rumbles on
4 Apr 2018
11.0k
79
'Close to a national emergency' - Farmers hit by bad Easter weather call for help
3 Apr 2018
27.6k
67
Since 2014, Irish trade with Russia has fallen - agrifoods have been 'hit hard'
1 Apr 2018
11.4k
68
The Cattle Raid of Cooley is our national epic - and still has resonance for modern rural life
John Connell
19 Mar 2018
31.0k
29
This sheep farmer is leading the push to set up Ireland's first hemp co-op
11 Mar 2018
39.9k
25
'Angry' farmers fear new sheep inspections will put pregnant ewes at risk
15 Feb 2018
12.1k
45
47 people died in workplace accidents last year (and 14 of them were elderly farmers)
3 Jan 2018
11.0k
18
'A reality check for science': Controversial weedkiller gets five-year licence extension from the EU
27 Nov 2017
31.4k
55
Farmers are calling a fodder crisis ...but the government says there is sufficient supply
26 Nov 2017
11.8k
43
'Prove to us it's safe': The Irish row over a controversial weedkiller is rumbling on
14 Nov 2017
29.4k
97
Farmers account for most work-related deaths in Ireland
16 Aug 2017
8.7k
29
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