The newly-appointed Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine shares his views on a wide range of issues, from how we encourage a new generation of farmers to how we can lead farm innovation.

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Betec, the Slovenian manufacturer of low-emission slurry applicators showcased its latest innovation which it has named the Hyber Disc. Currently patent-pending, the unit is a lightweight trailing ...

There were three categories for the steaks to be judged in: fillet, sirloin and ribeye steak.

Factory quotes in Northern Ireland have surged to 540p/kg, while marts continue to underpin the hogget trade.

The Irish Farmers Journal spoke to an affected suckler farmer in the town of Corraleehan, Enda McNiffe, who has been without electricity and water on his farm since storm Éowyn hit on Friday.

John Deere once again put on an impressive display at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas just over a week ago, revealing a number of new autonomous machines. Building on the autonomous ...

Kieran Mailey is Northern deputy editor with the Irish Farmers Journal. Prior to joining the Irish Farmers Journal, Kieran worked as a Beef and Sheep adviser in Co Down with the Department of ...

The beef processor has said that the receiving and slaughter of cattle will be unaffected by the operations changes considered for its Dungannon.

Domestic duties may be more balanced but it's often still women thinking about the jobs.

Plants have reduced base quotes for Tuesday to €8.50/kg with opening negotiations for quality assured hoggets starting in the region of €8.60/kg to €8.70/kg.

The attendance figures for the Irish Champions Festival are puzzling – it plateaued at around 10,000 per day – so what’s the issue? asks Mark Costello.