Cork County Council had granted permission for the 90,000t AD plant at Corracunna, near Mitchelstown, subject to 57 conditions.

Our top farming photos from the past week include livestock sales, Christmas tractor runs, protests and cattle feeding.

Farmers have been urged to put health and safety first over the Christmas period and throughout the new year, as the number of farm fatalities reaches concerning levels, Minister of State at the ...

Authorities in Beijing announced the imposition of provisional duties on some dairy imports from the European Union. The tariffs, which range from 21.9% to 42.7%, will be levied from 23 December.

A prototype job-planning app that builds farm safety into the various steps involved in completing on-farm tasks is among the concepts developed by the group.

Aidan Brennan writes that the new rules around moving slurry and stocking rates will affect farmers with higher milking platform stocking rates.

While the EU has been wrestling with ratification of the Mercosur trade deal this week, China has announced the outcome of its investigation into what it called EU pork dumping. A similar ...

The draft plant health and biosecurity strategy consultation is now open and could look at biosecurity issues around weeds.

As organisations call for tighter guidelines on where solar farms can be built, Stephen Robb examines the criteria involved in selecting sites.

Stephen Robb paid a visit to a number of AD plants in England to see how they operate, and their plans for live after subsidies.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin was speaking in Brussels on Thursday on the Mercosur deal and the nitrates derogation.

David Kennedy, head of dairy in Bord Bia, explains why targeting premium segments is vital in supporting stability in ...