Environment
8,800 farmers to receive Nitrates texts
The Department of Agriculture has confirmed to AgriLand that it plans to issue approximately 8,800 text messages tomorrow to those...
Environment
Agri-Business
Calls for national controlled IBR programme
“The majority of dairy and suckler herds have evidence of IBR infection. There are similar levels between the two and...
Agri-Business
Living in clover
The Armagh College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) group had its second meeting on the farm of David and Matthew...
Environment
Leading the way in horticulture
The View from Teagasc: Teagasc,the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority, recently launched its ‘Road Maps to Better Farming 2020’, which included...
Agri-Business
Vets get ready for the Food Harvest
More than 120 vets from Ireland, UK and Denmark gathered in Cork last weekend to consider a Food Harvest strategy for...
Environment
Slurry deadline today
The slurry spreading season comes to an end today. The deadline holds little fear for farmers this year when compared...
Agri-Business
BVD eradication on course, AHI
Some 40 per cent dairy and 10 beef herds are vaccinated from BVD. This is according to the latest update...
Other
2013’s extended summer set to end this week
The unseasonably high temperatures being felt right across the country are forecasted to fall later in the week, according to...
Agri-Business
10 tips when buying feed
Before buying feed to meet a gap, you should consider the following questions 1 Do you need forage or a concentrates? If...
Environment
Give tanks a final check in preparation for the closed spreading period
The View from Northern Ireland: Recent weather and field conditions have provided an excellent opportunity for livestock farmers to spread any...
Environment
€4.7bn wind energy investment as minister blasts 'misinformation'
Ireland will see a total of €4.7bn invested in onshore wind energy projects between now and 2020, and will more...
Environment
Fodder, finance and cashflow
The View from Teagasc: A fodder census of 1,240 farmers in September 2013 showed an overall average fodder surplus of eight per...
Environment
96 ash dieback outbreaks
Just under 100 ash dieback outbreaks in locations across Ireland have been confirmed by the Department of Agriculture. Of these,...
Other
Ireland steps up oil and gas exploration
Ireland is stepping up its oil and gas exploration with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources today announcing it is...
Environment
Climate change is having an impact in a wetter, warmer Ireland
The findings from five Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) research projects on climate change, published this week, examine the impacts of...
Environment
Fodder planning for this winter
The View from Northern Ireland: Brian and Ian Thompson farm around 350 acres at Culmore Point just outside Derry where...
Environment
Continuing interest in photovoltaic panels
The View from Northern Ireland: Many farmers are considering the installation of photovoltaic panels on their farms or on their homes....
Agri-Business
Community wind farm in Tip takes flight
Ireland’s first community owned wind farm in Templederry, Co Tipperary launched this week. Templederry Community Wind Farm counts students, farmers...
