Machinery
Pics: New round balers from Case IH for 2017 season
With the RB 545 series, Case IH has a new generation of high-calibre fixed chamber balers on the starting blocks...
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Dairy
Current greenfield US dairy projects could add 200,000t of milk powder to market
US producers of milk powder are set to bring significant amounts of new production capacity online over the next two...
Beef
How not to increase resistance to wormers on your farm
Anthelmintic resistance has been detected on some Irish cattle farms. It occurs when worms are able to withstand a normally...
Arable
A conservative EU sugar beet production level estimated in the last quota year
In 2016/2017, EU sugar beet production is estimated 5% above last year, at 107 million tonnes, according to latest data from...
Rural Life
'Coolmore Stud's land portfolio is the equivalent of 166 farms with 120ac each'
Coolmore Stud’s reported 20,000ac land portfolio in the south Tipperary region is the equivalent of 166 farms with 120ac each,...
Dairy
Lely calf feeder designed to help identify calf health problems at an early stage
Lely has introduced a new automated calf feeder, which it says not only supplies calves with precisely what they need,...
Machinery
Before you put the combine or baler back in the shed, here's how you should store it
In a few weeks, baling and harvesting will be wrapping up on Irish farms, so it’s important to ensure that...
Beef
Farmers warned of high-risk period for hoose infection in cattle
Cattle farmers are being warned that they are now entering a high risk period for parasitic pneumonia, commonly known as hoose...
Arable
Should more farmers use forage crops as a winter feed?
Forage crops are valuable and farmers should consider using more of them as a winter feed, according to DLF Seeds...
Pig/Poultry
'EU pig prices reach highest level since September 2014'
EU pig prices continued to rise throughout June and July, taking the reference price to €162.54/100kg for the week ending July...
N.Ireland
Northern food sector continues to grow, but farmers are losing out says UFU
The rate of growth of Northern Ireland’s food and drinks processing sector has slowed, new figures from the Northern Ireland...
N.Ireland
Northern food sector continues to grow, but farmers are losing out says UFU
The rate of growth of Northern Ireland’s food and drinks processing sector has slowed, new figures from the Northern Ireland...
Agri-Business
UK farming unions join forces, calling for food and farming to be front of any new UK agriculture policy
The UK’s farming union presidents will meet to discuss future farm policies and possible obstacles the industry will face during the...
EU
UK Agriculture Minister doesn't commit to continue direct payments post-Brexit
The UK’s Minister for Agriculture, Andrea Leadsom, made no commitment to subsidising direct payments to farmers after the UK leaves...
Rural Life
'The Broken Hearted Farmer' - a song that never made it to the airwaves till now
A farming song that was allegedly banned by RTE, called ‘The Broken Hearted Farmer’, was played on air for the...
Dairy
Dairy farmer protests loom in the UK as milk production slumps by over 10%
Dairy farmer protests are looming in the UK as milk production figures show a dramatic fall off in production on...
Agri-Business
Danone doubles profits, infant nutrition remains key driver of sales
Danone, the French food company, has posted an increase in net income of 111.5% for the first half of 2016 compared...
Dairy
Dairygold negotiates lower cost milk supplier loans
Dairygold has negotiated lower cost loan and credit facilities for its Milk Suppliers with both Bank of Ireland and AIB...