Machinery
Kubota add two models to their M series range
Kubota recently announced that two new models would be joining their M Series range. Kubota says the new models offer...
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Dale Farm secures multimillion export orders in Africa
Dale Farm, the commercial arm of leading Northern Ireland co-op United Dairy Farmers, has announced that it has secured African...
Agri-Business
Dairygold cross-examination of Henchy continues
At the time of his dismissal the former chief executive of Dairygold did not have a viable contract, it was...
Agri-Business
Ireland marks World Food Day
Today is World Food Day, which marks the anniversary of the setting up of the United Nations Food and Agriculture...
Agri-Business
Multimillion liquid gold investment for Carlow
Independent, family-owned Walsh Whiskey Distillery will make a significant €25m expansion programme for its award-winning, Irish whiskey brands – The...
Dairy
Calculating milk price from whole milk powder prices
COMMENT: Helping farmers calculate milk price from whole milk powder prices. Example – Whole Milk Powder (WMP) The latest...
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland’s food industry can ‘kick with both feet’
The View from Northern Ireland: Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson has confirmed that Northern Ireland’s food industry must be allowed...
Dairy
All roads lead to Millstreet for National Dairy Show
Dairy farmers are at a crossroads as the 2015 post-Quota era approaches fast. There is free advice available at the...
Agri-Business
It’s time for a national land drainage programme
COMMENT: Regular travellers in the Irish countryside will be fully aware of the regrettable fact that rushes are fast taking over...
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...
Rural Life
Grassroot success
Success is hard work, simple as. Nobody knows this best than Sarah Baker of Cloughjordan House, who last weekend won...
Dairy
Managing high SCC in late lactation
The View from Teagasc: High SCC cows should firstly be identified through an individual milk recording, milked last to minimise disease spread...
Environment
Slurry deadline today
The slurry spreading season comes to an end today. The deadline holds little fear for farmers this year when compared...
Machinery
Tanco launch new wrapper
At the National Ploughing Championships last month Tanco launched its new trailed bale wrapper the A150 on to the market....
Rural Life
This week's farmer of the tweet: Fieldstown Farm
Farmers Feed Families launched a social initiative this summer to raise awareness of daily life in farms across Ireland. Each...
Rural Life
Great organic tastes
More than 5,000 people visited Dublins’ Marlay Park yesterday for the inaugural National Organic Fair. The event was the brainchild...
Agri-Business
The food connection
“Strawberries from Israel on the shelves of Wexford supermarkets during their annual strawberry week. Is this sustainable?” asked Michael Kelly...
Dairy
'Significant gains from improved mastitis controls'
Motivating behaviour change in mastitis control was explored by Finola Mc Coy, Animal Health Ireland at the Cattle Association of Veterinary...
