# Farming

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# smell of the summer

Watch: This beautiful drone video is probably the best you've ever seen about cutting silage

Serious tuneage as well.

25.6k

Jun 15th 2015, 4:41 PM

# un-baaa-lieveable

Farmers are not happy about the government publishing their financial information

You can now search how much each Irish farmer gets in EU funding.

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May 30th 2015, 8:20 PM

Voices

What kind of food do we want to eat? It's a big question of our time...

What kind of food do we want to eat? On what kind of farms do we want to see it produced? It’s long past time to have these discussions.

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May 14th 2015, 4:00 PM

# Graphic

This is why some TDs have to watch a video of thousands of pigs being slaughtered

Farmers have made claims against the Department of Agriculture.

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May 12th 2015, 10:56 AM

# Double trouble

Florida farmer finds 'one in 400 million' calf with two heads

Annabel has two heads, two mouths, two noses, two ears and four eyes.

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May 1st 2015, 8:55 PM

# on the lamb

This cute lamb was born with five legs, but he's not letting it get him down

His name’s Jake, and he’s happy out.

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Apr 22nd 2015, 7:37 AM

# chickens

Outbreak of Salmonella at seven Irish poultry farms

The Department of Agriculture said there are no food safety risks to the public.

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Apr 2nd 2015, 11:29 AM

# modern farming

WATCH: Sheepdogs could be joining the dole queue if herding drones take off

A sheep farmer in Carlow has tried out a very modern type of farming…

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Mar 29th 2015, 3:15 PM

# Beep beep

Stuck behind a tractor? Appreciate that they're providing your food, say road chiefs

You’ll be seeing a lot more on the roads in the coming weeks.

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Mar 18th 2015, 12:00 PM

# macra election

Meath man's Macra na Feirme campaign video is a thing of beauty

It’s the most delightfully Irish thing you’ll see today, we promise.

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Mar 11th 2015, 9:59 PM

# Fish Farm

Decision on Galway Bay salmon farm expected before the summer

An application for the fish farm was made by the Irish Sea Fisheries Board in 2012.

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Feb 7th 2015, 12:39 PM

# farm safety

Farm deaths: "Do we ban all over-65s from the farm? Of course not"

A group representing farmers said that farm deaths cannot be compared to other sectors.

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Feb 3rd 2015, 10:55 AM

# rural affairs

Minister: 'Seriously, we haven't forgotten about rural Ireland'

Ann Phelan is travelling to Brussels today to meet with Phil Hogan.

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Jan 21st 2015, 4:45 PM

# splitters

Thousands of farmers to close gate on IFA and start their own group

The new group will ‘represent all farmers, not just those in rural areas’.

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Jan 20th 2015, 1:17 PM

# Looking for Love

Seek muscular male with quality rump? Irish bulls could soon be online dating

Unfortunately love will remain virtual, with no long walks or passionate moments in a field.

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Jan 10th 2015, 5:30 PM

# farm safety

Five children were among 30 who died working on Irish farms last year

The HSA is warning about a worrying rise in farming accidents.

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Jan 6th 2015, 12:36 PM

# our beef

Ireland becomes first EU country allowed to sell beef to the US since BSE ban

Beef from the EU has been banned from the US since it imposed its ban over fifteen years ago due to BSE.

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Jan 5th 2015, 9:15 PM

# Safety

Farmers urged to be careful after record deaths in 2014

The HSA says it saw “one and a half times” the deaths it expected.

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Jan 2nd 2015, 9:19 AM

# Food Safety

Ever wondered why Europeans don't refrigerate eggs, but Americans do?

It’s the question that you have long wanted to be answered.

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Dec 27th 2014, 4:30 PM

# james higgins

Heart-breaking new video shows the devastating effect of farm deaths

Here’s what happened to the Higgins family when they lost their “adorable, beautiful” son James.

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Dec 4th 2014, 7:30 AM

# Tragedy

Post mortems due on two farmers killed in Donegal farm accident

The accident occurred just after 6pm last night at Killygordon, Co Donegal.

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Nov 22nd 2014, 10:21 AM

# benjy the bull

You can help save Benjy the gay bull from the slaughterhouse

Benjy’s owner wanted to send him to slaughter for refusing to mate with females – but an animal charity has stepped in to save him.

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Nov 14th 2014, 1:00 PM

# Supreme Court

Sheep farmer wins appeal against State over foot and mouth compensation

Brendan Rafferty lost almost 700 sheep in 2001.

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Nov 7th 2014, 1:08 PM

# Mental Health

Bereaved by suicide: 'Horrendous that he thought there was no other way out of the pain'

Ruth McCabe talks to Ear to the Ground about her husband’s suicide.

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Nov 3rd 2014, 6:45 AM

# Agriculture

'Young and active farmers' will benefit from today's Budget

New measures will target the long-term leasing of land.

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Oct 14th 2014, 6:30 PM

# Going Back

The National Ploughing Championships are heading back to Laois next year

Next year’s festival will take place from 22-24 September 2015.

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Oct 12th 2014, 4:42 PM

# catchy

Who you gonna call? The Department of Agriculture Investigations Division

The new unit will bring the department’s investigations unit under one banner.

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Oct 1st 2014, 4:45 PM

# Primary Education

Calls for farm safety to be taught to primary students following Cork farm accident

A young girl was killed in a farming accident over the weekend.

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Sep 29th 2014, 3:15 PM

# Farming

Woman killed in Roscommon farm accident

Another woman was injured in the incident.

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Sep 25th 2014, 6:02 PM

# rain dance

Fertiliser and feed-supplier makes €87m - and thanks mother nature for it

“Near-perfect” conditions for selling lots of stuff to farmers, Origin Enterprises says.

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Sep 24th 2014, 10:25 AM

The amount of property stolen from farms will probably surprise you

Trailers are particularly popular among thieves, apparently.

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Sep 23rd 2014, 5:40 PM

# farming community

Over 45% of farmers' family members treated for mental health, with half impacted by suicide

More than a third said suicide had been experienced in their wider community.

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Sep 23rd 2014, 8:40 AM

# Pastures new

Young farmers add their support for gay marriage ahead of referendum

If you’re surprised by that, there are a few other things you should know…

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Sep 18th 2014, 12:38 PM

# Farming

Reward offered in murder case linked to alleged sheep stealing and land disputes

Patrick Devine was shot dead in Tyrone ten years ago.

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Sep 12th 2014, 6:30 AM

# new module

After another death, calls for farm safety to be taught to primary school kids

More people have died on Irish farms this year than over the entire of 2013.

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Aug 22nd 2014, 6:45 AM

# Farming

Tired of the traditional mart? A new website allows livestock to be auctioned online

Livestock-live.com has already sold as much as €500,000 worth of livestock since it was launched in the United Kingdom.

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Aug 9th 2014, 10:30 AM

# farm safety

Farmers have 'added childcare responsibilities' during busiest months due to income pressure

ICSA says farmers are increasingly taking on childcare responsibilities during the busiest farming months of the year.

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Aug 6th 2014, 10:33 AM

# cattle call

This farmer has a very unique way of gathering up his cattle

They love a bit of jazz, it turns out.

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Aug 4th 2014, 9:02 AM

# farm safety

Farmers urged to "think safety" today

The call comes after 14 lives have been lost so far this year.

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Jul 21st 2014, 8:31 AM

# Food

Why does Europe hate GM food?

But could it change its mind soon…?

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Jul 13th 2014, 8:15 AM