Sheep
60% of farms suffer from dog attacks, 96% would shoot attacking dogs on sight
A recent Agriland poll shows that 62% of sheep farmers have experienced a dog attack on farm. The results come...
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National Ploughing Championships
Video: Get a glimpse of behind the scenes at the Ploughing
Lely brought the cows to the Ploughing site last Friday to get them ready for the three-day event where Lely...
Beef
Cattle Marts - Prices holding steady but larger numbers coming forward
The prices for cattle in the country’s marts are holding steady, this is despite a recent fall in beef price....
National Ploughing Championships
How to prevent losing your child at the Ploughing
‘A child has been found’ is all too often heard over the public announcements at the Ploughing as invariably a...
Beef
Beef factory quotes fall 5c/kg as the weekly kill surpasses the 30,000 mark
Despite three weeks of relative beef price stability the country’s beef plants have cut the base price by 5c/kg. Many...
National Ploughing Championships
9 characters you will see at the Ploughing Championships
Over 100,000 farmers are expected to attend the 2015 National Ploughing Championships and, as with any event, there will be...
Environment
GM crops to be banned in Northern Ireland
Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) Environment Minister, Mark H Durkan has announced that he is prohibiting the cultivation of...
Environment
GM crops to be banned in Northern Ireland
Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) Environment Minister, Mark H Durkan has announced that he is prohibiting the cultivation of...
National Ploughing Championships
How to win 10t of Yara fertiliser with Agriland's Ploughing competition
To coincide with the National Ploughing Championships, Agriland has teamed up with several agricultural brands, including Yara, to launch what...
National Ploughing Championships
Video: Audi makes crop marks at the Ploughing
To mark its inaugural visit to the National Ploughing Championships, Audi Ireland has created a 110m logo in a field...
Dairy
Northern farming body Fair Price Farming unimpressed with dairy aid package
Last week’s EU dairy aid package for agriculture is fundamentally weak but does contain a few positive themes of a...
Rural Life
70% of farmers keep a gun in their house for protection
An Agriland poll has found that over 70% of farmers now keep a firearm in their house for protection. The...
Rural Life
Over €8,000 worth of farming equipment stolen from community farm
Approximately €8,000 worth of farming equipment was stolen form the Cloughjordan Eco Village in Co. Tipperary, according to a member...
Dairy
What the new Private Storage Aid measures are all about
Like public intervention, Private Storage Aid (PSA) is a traditional market management measure to reduce oversupply on the EU market...
EU
MEPs call for EU to help Member States tackle retailer power
The EU must better coordinate member states’ efforts to tackle unfair trading practices (UTPs), many members of the Agriculture Committee...
National Ploughing Championships
The Ploughing dates back to 1931 and we can thank two competitive farmers for it!
Today’s National Ploughing Championships can trace its roots back to 1931 when the first inter-county ploughing contest took place after...
National Ploughing Championships
Best wellies for the Ploughing - we profile the contenders
A good pair of wellies will be essential for any farmer and anyone going to the Ploughing should have a...
Machinery
Michelin unveils new Cargoxbib heavy duty tyre
Michelin has unveiled its new Cargoxbib heavy duty tyre which is aimed at farmers looking for reliability and stability while...
