The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) is calling for more "tangible supports" for hill farmers in next weeks' Budget.

Changing weather patterns are hurting potato growth in Northern Ireland, according to producers in the region. Long periods of dry weather at present could affect crop yields later in the summer, ...

Co. Down-based agronomist, Richard Owens, has confirmed to Agriland that the autumn planting of cereal crops is well underway ...

The Irish potato famine of 1845–52 resulted in more than a million deaths. Another million people were displaced, and Ireland’s population was reduced by about 25%. The cause of widespread potato rot ...

Americans love a spud: Whether it's the ultimate loaded baked potato or a side of fries at a fast food spot, the tuber shows up in many forms. And such culinary ubiquity applies to many other cuisines ...

CARLOW, Ireland — Ewen Mullins is a plant scientist whose work on a genetically modified potato looks to the future. But he also must think back to one of Ireland’s darkest chapters. “It’s always ...