TANÁISTE and minister for finance Simon Harris and minister for public expenditure Jack Chambers have been warned by farming bodies that the ‘wildly erratic and unpredictable nature’ of farm incomes is contributing to a looming succession crisis ...

CARLOW Co Council has issued a reminder to landowners about their statutory obligation to ensure trees, hedges, shrubs and other vegetation do not pose a danger to road users, following the opening of the hedge-cutting season, which runs from 1 ...

He received the Suckler Heifer Benchmark Award from ABP at Tullamore Show on 9 August

Irish Farmers Association president Francie Gorman said: “It is a really serious situation. Firstly, we can't make grass grow when the weather doesn't allow us to."

It showcased the best of sustainability, sport, food, music and, of course, farming

The latest annual report of the Agriculture Appeals Office revealed that 48% of appeals last year were disallowed while 18% of cases were either withdrawn, invalid or out of time

He challenged two statutory notices issued in 2024

One of the key aims is to assist families in encouraging female successors into farming

A NEW study has revealed the unseen or overlooked mental health struggles faced by Irish farm family members, including partners, parents and children.

THE local agricultural community and beyond is in mourning following the death of well-known local businessman Charlie Wynne last week.

The Just Transition Commission advocated for greater clarity

THE US ambassador to Ireland Edward Sharp Walsh visited Carlow recently, where he was welcomed to Teagasc’s Oak Park facility.

The show takes place on Sunday, 3 August

THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture must sharpen its communications on new bovine tuberculosis (bTB) rules or risk “avoidable confusion” during the autumn cattle trading season, Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association deputy president Eamon Carroll has ...

THE Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has launched a Refer a Friend competition, where if an existing IFA member refers a friend who goes on to join the association, both the member and their friend will be entered into a draw to win a number of ...

AGRICULTURAL co-operative Tirlán has announced a €4. 5 million dairy support payout for milk suppliers who have traded with the co-op so far in 2026.

James Doherty died on Sunday as a result of the incident involving farm machinery.

A KILDAVIN native has won a national award at the recent Teagasc/FBD Student of the Year Awards 2025, held in the Lyrath Estate Hotel recently.

THE scenic Nine Stones viewpoint on Mount Leinster was the venue for the official launch of an annual campaign by the Carlow branch of the Irish Farmers Association to highlight the serious threat that uncontrolled dogs pose to sheep and other ...

OVER 150 people gathered in the Seven Oaks Hotel in on 29 April to hear local historian John O’Donovan give a talk on the history of the Carlow Sugar Factory, 100 years after it was founded.