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Desperate Farmhusband: could they make a bolus for your spouse?

A tip for our Desperate Farmhusband: maybe comparing your wife to a cow isn't the best way to be spending your Valentine's Day.

FEATURES 12 February 2025

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What to consider when building on the farm

What to consider when building on the farm

CONSUMER 5 February 2025

What should I know as a farmer near retirement?

What should I know as a farmer near retirement?

MONEY MENTOR 29 January 2025

Social farming provides benefits beyond the farm gate

Social farming provides benefits beyond the farm gate

Social farming provides benefits beyond the farm gate

FEATURES 29 January 2025

Bootcamp is a perfect fit for family farm

Bootcamp is a perfect fit for family farm

Bootcamp is a perfect fit for family farm

FEATURES 22 January 2025

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Social farming provides benefits beyond the farm gate

Social farming provides benefits beyond the farm gate

Stephen and Heidi Morrison are bringing nature back to their family farm in Co Kildare, for the benefit of the community and the environment, writes Rosalind Skillen.

FEATURES 23 October 2024

Bootcamp is a perfect fit for family farm

Bootcamp is a perfect fit for family farm

Getting into shape in the countryside has proved to be a winning concept for Tommie Costello’s Cuckoo Hill Bootcamp in Roscommon, writes Deirdre Verney.

FEATURES 23 October 2024

Desperate Farmhusband: ‘it’s hard to feel productive at this time of year'

Desperate Farmhusband: ‘it’s hard to feel productive at this time of year'

No cows to milk mean later wake-up calls for our Desperate Farmhusband. Does he have too much time of his hands?

FEATURES 23 October 2024

Desperate Farmwife: is technology making my kids zombies or is it just me?

Desperate Farmwife: is technology making my kids zombies or is it just me?

It feels like our kids were born with an innate understanding of how technology works.

FEATURES 23 October 2024

Desperate Farmhusband: It looks like Christmas has thrown up all over the house

Desperate Farmhusband: It looks like Christmas has thrown up all over the house

There's never a dull moment on our Desperate Farmhusband's farm - especially on those extra-frosty mornings.

FEATURES 23 October 2024

In conversation with chef Alan Foley and poultry producer Billy Gray

In conversation with chef Alan Foley and poultry producer Billy Gray

A chef is only ever as good as their team and the quality of the ingredients used – this is why their relationships with primary producers are so important, writes Janine Kennedy.

NEWS 23 October 2024

Rural Affairs: why we need to talk more about farm succession

Rural Affairs: why we need to talk more about farm succession

The tricky subject of farm succession causes conflict in many families, but can be avoided with early conversations on the subject, says dairy farmer Anne-Marie Ryan from Co Tipperary.

FEATURES 23 October 2024

Cultural change needed for women in succession

Cultural change needed for women in succession

The inaugural Women & Agriculture Succession Workshop started a conversation where families need to have in terms of will and inheritance wishes in order to avoid conflict, writes Jacqueline Hogge.

NEWS 23 October 2024

‘It would be nice if other residents of my home took cleanliness more seriously'

‘It would be nice if other residents of my home took cleanliness more seriously'

There's no use looking back and thinking, "what if?", but our Desperate Farmwife still can't help wondering about certain things in life.

FEATURES 23 October 2024

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New for 2025: Syngenta enters grassland market with CASPER ®

Syngenta Ireland recently launched CASPER®, a new broadleaved weed herbicide for newly sown and established grassland.

New for 2025: Syngenta enters grassland market with CASPER ®

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