Environment
Opposition grows to EirGrid plans
In 2010 EirGrid announced its plan to develop and upgrade the electricity transmission network from now until 2025. Its aim...
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Environment
Renewable Energy Conference to identify new business opportunities for farmers
Teagasc’s Barry Caslin has told AgriLand that the organisation’s upcoming renewable energy conference, planned for Dublin on Friday of this...
Agri-Business
Deficit in the level of training for young farmers - IFMA
“We’re not training the primary industry, farmers are soon going to struggle to find staff,” according to John Fitzgerald, secretary...
Environment
Energia plans €100m investment as Tipperary wind farm nears completion
Energy provider Energia has today announced its total investment in renewable energy in Ireland will be in excess of €100m,...
Sheep
Managing the early lambing ewe
Ewes that are due to start lambing in early January are now entering into the last eight weeks of pregnancy....
Machinery
In-parlour feeding system innovations
Dairy farmers planning to renovate an existing milking parlour or resume in-parlour feeding are often restricted in their choice of...
Environment
Silage pits open across the country
Farmers nationwide will be pulling back the covers on their silage pits this week. This is on the back of...
Environment
Solid fuel diversification catches fire
The View from Northern Ireland: Stepping Stone Timber Products is a farm diversification business established by the Armstrong family, close to...
Agri-Business
Kerry Group employ 300 already at Naas research hub
Agri-business Kerry Group‘s new hub at Millennium Park in Naas has already employed 300 people, a recent North Kildare Chamber...
Environment
Grasstec: Increased appetite = increased grass utilisation = reduced soil damage
COMMENT: The continued heavy rainfall has led to a huge change in ground conditions as heavy pre-grazing covers are now...
Beef
'It’s time to scrap the European classification grid'
COMMENT: Milk producers will always grumble about the price they get for their milk. However, they cannot argue about the...
Environment
Dealing with hazardous waste on your farm
A new pilot bring centre for farm hazardous waste at six locations around the country during November is under way....
Agri-Business
Ireland's oldest co-op goes digital
One of Ireland’s oldest co-ops, Mullinahone Co-Op in Tipperary, has gone digital with a new online tag-ordering service for farmers, which...
Agri-Business
Recipe for success: Heavy metal
In a new series AgriLand has linked up with Bord Bia to showcase an agri-food business every Friday. This week AgriLand talks to...
Beef
12 per cent more cows killed this year
One of the highlights from last week’s beef kill statistics released from the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine is the...
Agri-Business
Horse DNA detected in canned beef on UK shelves from Romania
The View from the UK: The Food Safety Authority (FSA) in the UK has been informed that a batch of...
World News
International dairy research
The World Dairy Situation 2013, the International Dairy Federation’s (IDF) flagship publication, was presented during the dairy policies and economics...
Agri-Business
Money matters for your business
The View from Northern Ireland: There is quite definitely something off putting about the subject of farm finance. Even though...
