A COUNTY Kilkenny farm is to host one of the four main events of Farm Safety Week 2019 this evening. This evening Andrew Phelan is hosting a farm safety evening on his farm at Ballytarsney, Mooncoin Co. Kilkenny. Farming continues to have one of the poorest safety records of any sector in Ireland. Last year, […]
A NEW renewable energy initiative reducing the energy cost of milking, while improving sustainability, has been launched by a renowned Kilkenny business. Glanbia Ireland, in partnership with SSE Airtricity and Activ8 Solar Energies, has launched FarmGen, a farm generated renewable energy initiative, which will help farmers grow their business sustainably into the future
THERE was nothing sheepish about this brave Kilkenny Garda who came to the rescue of a new-born lamb and its mother. The drama unfolded this week when gardai and officials from the Department of Agriculture visited a farm in the Thomastown area after it received reports of suspected animal neglect. But when they arrived at […]