Laois

Course provides a pathway into careers in farming for those who don’t come from an agricultural background.

A large farm in north Co Laois is making its way to online auction in October. Offered in its entirety or in two lots the land runs into the Slieve Bloom mountains, reports Tommy Moyles.

This week’s show comes to you from Ratheniska, Co Laois, and the National Ploughing Championships.

Minister for Further and Higher Education Patrick O'Donovan and Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue made the announcement at the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois.

Minister for Finance Jack Chambers has said that all three Government parties have set out that they want to exclude active farmers from paying residential zoned land tax.

There will be several sheep societies at the Ploughing for people to learn more about different sheep breeds, ask questions to members of the society and view the sheep in the pens.

In the Tillage Fields on the Irish Farmers Journal stand at the National Ploughing Championships will focus on Irish grain, soil health and carbon emissions.

It will be a question of how much sunshine, rather than how much rain, we get this year at the Ploughing, Alan O'Reilly of Carlow Weather has said.