Dairy
More and more farmers are vaccinating cows pre-calving against scour in calves according to Cork veterinary practitioner Pat Noonan. However,...
Silage analysis from around the country is confirming a significant reduction in the quality of forage available to Irish dairy...
Beef
There is huge value and potential for large savings on farms which use its own homemade Total Mixed Ration (TMR),...
Machinery
Lely is currently manufacturing up to eight A4 Astronaut Milking Robots per day at its production facility in the Netherlands....
Lely has unveiled the prototype of its new continuous baling system, Lely Welger CB Concept, which the company claims marks...
Today was the first day of the two day Livestock Event in the NEC in Birmingham. The event, which is...
Government
The Rural Development Programme (RDP) has provided women with an opportunity to continue to play an active and valuable role...
Rural Life
Agricultural science students and their teachers from 70 schools across Ireland closed their textbooks and put on their wellies last...
Agri-Business
A new rural artisan producers network for the island of Ireland was launched this morning. Teagasc, together with the...
A livestock ship destined for Ireland was detained in Cornwall for safety reasons after its engine failed earlier this month,...
Access 6, an EU-funded export development programme, has this week launched a drive to boost Irish food and drink exports...
Global figures for organic market performance demonstrated growth in 2012 and 2013 across Europe and North America. US, Germany, France...
For the first time 14 Irish farmhouse cheese makers will feature at a leading cheese trade fair, Salon du Fromage, taking...
Spring grazing must strike a balance between feeding the herd well and setting up the sward for the next rotation. This...
Environment
Applications for a 2014 Nitrates Derogation will open this Friday and farmers are being encouraged to apply online. Farmers and...
The Farm Business Mentoring Programme, which has already helped almost 1,800 Northern Ireland farming families, is closing for applications on...
World News
The European Union may allow a new type of genetically-modified (GMO) maize and its ministers will vote later today on whether...
Business and farmer current accounts at Danske Bank are not being discontinued today. This was confirmed to the Irish Farmers...
