Houstoun stocked the hills with Scotch Blackface sheep, introducing the hardy breed that could thrive in Mayo’s tough terrain ...

A crowd of over 100 people turned out in Louisburgh Parish Hall on Friday, September 12 for the local launch of Sean Cadden’s ...

As female farmers bring innovation and fresh ideas to a traditionally male-dominated industry, change is underfoot in rural ...

‘Factory managers appear to have little interest in next week, next month or the next six months; and that’s no way to run a business long term,’ says farmer-cum-agent Nigel Stoddart Sheep farmer and ...

In Ireland, sheep may rule the hillsides, but it’s the dogs that truly run the show. Generations of Joyce family farmers in ...

‘I’ve seen the impact they can have – on grassland, crops, fences, forestry, even on biodiversity – and it’s only gotten worse’ Michael Keegan, FRS Co-Op Deer Management programme manager, with his ...

Pat Cooney, a Cork sheep farmer, witnessed a "one in a million" event when a quintuplet of lambs was born on his farm near Minane Bridge on March 23. "I was delighted and elated because I’ve never had ...