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World News Day: choosing truth is essential for farmers

Irish Farmers Journal editor Jack Kennedy writes about World News Day and why truth matters.

28 September 2024
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NewsBrands Ireland urges Government to support journalism

Irish news publishers join hundreds of global news organisations in ‘Choose Truth’ campaign.

28 September 2024 NEWS

Fraudsters targeting farmers with ‘purchase scams’ for farm machinery

That’s the message coming from the financial fraud awareness team in the Bank of Ireland tent at the National Ploughing Championships.

17 September 2024 NEWS

Making schools a smartphone free zone

A whole school ban on smartphones has been introduced in a Co Wexford primary school in response to mounting evidence of the harmful effects of social media on young children, writes Jacqueline Hogge.

31 July 2024
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IFJ Junior: capturing the countryside

Young photographer Harry Ryan is a regular sight out and about capturing rural scenes and farmers working on the land.

26 June 2024
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Gorman resignation hoax email

The IFA president was the victim of a hoax email he had resigned over the adoption of the Nature Restoration Law, which might have alerted anyone who knows him that it was bogus

19 June 2024
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Watch: British police ram cow in ‘distressing’ video

A British police investigation is under way after members of its Surrey force rammed an animal that was running loose in a town.

16 June 2024 NEWS

John Deere's updated 6M breaks cover

Images have emerged online of a revamped 105hp to 275hp, 17 model 6M tractor series from John Deere. Gary Abbott reports on what is known so far, ahead of its public launch later this month.

12 June 2024 NEWS

Aberdeen Angus YDP finals come to Ireland

This year's finals will take place in Mid-Tipp Mart, Thurles, on Saturday 28 September and the competition is open to all young breeders.

1 May 2024 PEDIGREE