John Comer

Dairy group ICMSA says European Agriculture Commissioner is wrong

Teagasc survey shows dairy incomes only fell by 4% despite collapse in prices

Overproduction of milk has seen prices fall from 38 cents a litre to about 25 cent

North-South interconnector planned to run between Meath and Tyrone

European Commission to allow member states to curb production on voluntary basis

In a year of 1916 commemorations, there is no State funding for Mayo museum devoted to influential Land League founder who split with Parnell and is said to have inspired Gandhi

Near 40 per cent decline in prices has also reduced annual incomes by up to €35,000

Clare dairy farmer says flooded land could take 12 months to regain serviceability

Credit of €5,000 per year for five years ‘significant and would help farm families’

Teagasc says prices have fallen from 39c per litre in April 2014 to 25.5c in July 2015

It's all the fault of gluten, says former Miss World Rosanna Davison, as she sets out to put our diets to right

Department says calves and animals born at same time as affected cow will be destroyed

More than 1,650 cases of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy detected since 1989

More than €300,000 given to some farmers in EU scheme while average is under €19,000

Rural organisations encouraging people to use their votes in referendums

Several calls for farm safety education to be compulsory in schools

Fears that policy in EU climate-change report could cut beef herd by 59% and dairy by 14%

On April 1st dairy quotas will be abolished, and for the first time in three decades farmers will be able to produce as much milk as they like. It could create thousands of jobs and transform rural Ireland – or it could all go sour

Low interest loans for young farmers being considered by European Commission

Planned cuts to Expressway routes described as ‘a further attack on rural Ireland’

€35m investment in dairy innovation as sector prepares for post-quota scenario

Family ‘devastated’ after Kilkenny’s Johnny Ryan (60) pinned against wall by tractor

After marathon negotiations, farmers and processors managed to hack out an agreement on some secondary issues. But the main money dispute hasn’t gone away, you know

Agency says farmers and processing industry should be careful in dispute negotiations

Access to land the main problem facing young farmers

Survey finds more than half of all farmers have been directly affected by suicide

Rosanna Davison wrote column urging public to cut back on dairy and meat

New agriculture commissioner faces immediate challenge in Russian food ban

Crowd urged not to ‘allow Phil Hogan to tear the heart out of our communities’

Coveney to introduce online tool which tracks beef prices

Study recommends piloting Rural Economic Development zones to tackle unemployment

Farmers claim they are among the most emission-efficient in the world

‘Utter destruction’ of farms going unnoticed because focus on urban areas

ESB will act as a Trojan horse, claims ICMSA

Downey determined to change approach to farm reviews

Funds, added to €2.2bn EU allocation, to aid recovery and encourage investment

Growing anger among farm families about Eirgrid plan, ICMSA president says

Key demands include improving land mobility and protecting farm schemes

Number of suicides linked with fodder crisis in recent weeks