Dairy
€5m investment in Aurivo facilities underway in the west
Aurivo, one of Ireland’s leading agri-businesses, has put plans in motion to carry out a €5m investment in its facilities in...
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Machinery
Video: Slurry equipment a big hit at Fintona machinery show
The need to make better use of slurry was a key driver for many of the farmers and contractors attending this...
Machinery
From the farm to the factory...making 3,000 loaders each year
Giant, as a brand, is relatively new to the Irish machinery market. Part of the Tobroco group, this Dutch company has grown...
Agri-Business
Managerial changes at the top of ABP Food Group
ABP Food Group has announced two new managerial changes which will come into effect on April 1. Finbarr McDonnell will...
N.Ireland
Environmental Farming Scheme in the North due to open next month
The Environmental Farming Scheme in the North is due to open at the end of February, while a number of...
N.Ireland
Environmental Farming Scheme in the North due to open next month
The Environmental Farming Scheme in the North is due to open at the end of February, while a number of...
Dairy
LacPatrick increases December milk price
LacPatrick co-op has announced that it will be increasing its milk price by 1c/L for December supplies. This will leave...
Arable
New Syngenta fungicide receives early approval for use in Ireland
Elatus Era, a new SDHI fungicide from Syngenta, based on the novel active ingredient Solantenol in co-formulation with prothioconazole, has been registered in...
N.Ireland
Farmer and haulier convicted and fined on animal welfare charge
A farmer and a haulier were recently convicted at Armagh Magistrates’ Court on a charge connected with the transportation of an...
Dairy
Higher milk prices and lower feed prices drive US milk production up in 2016
Milk production in the 23 major milk producing States during December totaled 16.8 billion pounds, up 2.4% from December 2015, the...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu outbreak detected in a UK flock of 10,000 pheasants
An outbreak of bird flu has been detected in a flock of 10,000 farmed breeding pheasants at a premises in...
Machinery
'Farmers will forge ahead and invest in their businesses despite Brexit uncertainty'
Abbey Machinery, based in Toomevara, Co. Tipperary, was one of a cohort of Irish manufacturers showcasing its wares at last...
Sheep
'Highly prolific flock' of 200 ewes to be sold in dispersal sale
A flock of 200 Texel Belclare cross ewes is set to go under the hammer in a dispersal sale in...
EU
EU expert group on animal welfare to be created
The European Commission has adopted the creation of an expert group on animal welfare, to be called the Platform on...
N.Ireland
Farmers in the North must assume the era of direct subsidies is ending
Farmers in Northern Ireland will have to brace themselves for a change regarding the way subsidies are made available to...
Machinery
MagGrow holds new 'attraction' for tillage farmers
One of the most innovative companies at last week’s LAMMA farm machinery show in England was MagGrow – an Irish...
Agri-Business
Leaflets on how we can eat less meat could be handed out in supermarkets
As part of a new research project to increase the consumption of vegetables, leaflets on how consumers can eat less...
Beef
'Good soil management is key to securing optimal grassland yields'
Good soil management is the key to securing optimal grassland yields, according to Welsh agronomist Gareth Davies. Soil is made...
