The Young Sheep Farmer Forum (YSFF) has submitted a report to the Minister for Agriculture with recommendations to secure the future of Ireland's sheep sector.

On a windswept Irish farm, high-tech cow collars track animal health and solar panels glint on the milking parlour's roof, as a country famed for its lush green pastures tries to reduce its ...

The Republic of Ireland sent troops to fight its first outbreak of foot-and-mouth yesterday after becoming the fourth country in Europe to be hit by the devastating livestock disease. An estimated ...

Initial estimates indicate that total cattle throughput could decline by a further 40,000 to 50,000 head in 2026, although this will “be largely influenced by the evolution of the cattle kill for the ...

Countries across Europe are working to fulfill their commitment to shift to a climate-neutral economy. Under the European Green Deal, the climate neutrality objective becomes a legal commitment for ...

The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has challenged government to ensure industry has the infrastructure in place to export an extra 100,000 live animals this year. IFA national livestock chairman ...

Farmers in Northern Ireland may now vaccinate their livestock against an insect-borne disease that has been detected in cattle and sheep in England. Bluetongue virus (BTV-3) is carried by biting ...

Seaweed in animal feed can cut methane output Ireland scours coast for most effective species Project taps burgeoning seaweed industry Any solution years from mass production For a photo essay please ...

Production of its world-famous beef has made Ireland the third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in Europe per person. The cattle that roam Ireland’s fields are a charming part of its stunning ...

Ireland’s climate policy has been on the wrong track for far too long. Course-correction is the only way forward ...

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Three cattle herds in Ireland were contaminated with dioxins, authorities said on Tuesday, dragging the country's crucial beef industry into a scandal that has already sparked an ...

These striking colourised photographs bring Ireland's late 19th and early 20th centuries vividly to life, revealing a world of bustling cattle markets, horse-drawn carts, Traveller children, and ...