Agri-Business
More consumers trust local supply
The View from Northern Ireland: The Ulster Farmers Union (UFU) President Harry Sinclair is encouraged by the findings of a...
Latest Stories
Agri-Business
Judge asks Henchy if he should have had thicker skin
The former chief executive of Dairygold was asked in court whether he should have had a thicker skin when dealing...
Dairy
Dutch dairy board member view
“Some neglect what milk actually is. If you want to be the best in class you should know everything about milk.” These...
Other
Promoting female entrepreneurship
Fianna Fáil yesterday launched an extensive policy document on promoting female entrepreneurship and supporting women in business. The ‘Promoting Women...
Agri-Business
Food exports increased 8.6pc
According to new figures released today by Bord Bia, the value of Irish food and drink exports has increased by...
Agri-Business
The benefits of biomass
The View from Northern Ireland: A series of workshops exploring the benefits of heating with biomass and the renewable heat...
Environment
Decimation of oyster farming in Carlingford
UPDATE: The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) has confirmed an outbreak of Ostreid Herpes Virus, OsHV1-µvar, on one...
Agri-Business
Pig producer levy proposed
A new pig producer levy for research and development is being proposed by Teagasc a think-in with pig producers on the...
Agri-Business
Country Crest wave of success
Julie Curtin, marketing manager of Country Crest talks to AgriLand about the opportunities and challenges the company has faced over...
Dairy
Dismissal a result of 'concerted campaign' claims ex-CEO Henchy
The High Court today has heard claims that Dairygold continued to control key rates of payment and bonuses of its...
Dairy
Former Dairygold CEO claims company was set to lose €25m when he took control
Former Dairygold CEO Jerry Henchy has told the High Court in Dublin that he joined the company at a time...
National Ploughing Championships
Minister congratulates Ploughing winners
Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine Simon Coveney TD has congratulated the newly crowned World Champion Ploughmen who arrived into Dublin...
Agri-Business
Strengthening EU China links
The View from Europe: The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dacian Ciolos, is in Beijing, China, from 22-24 July...
Beef
EU considers meat labelling
At the latest meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 15 July, the Dutch delegation proposed that meat from...
Rural Life
Road safety alert as farmers get busy
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) have this afternoon urged road users to take extra...
Agri-Business
Bord na Móna record turnover of €426m
Bord na Móna today announced its annual results for year ended March 2013. The overall performance produced a record turnover...
Dairy
Concentrate feeding for cows
A View from Northern Ireland: A number of Armagh dairy farmers are monitoring their cow’s margin over concentrate (MOC) performance....
Environment
Goodbye heatwave, hello rain
The heatwave is over for most of the country today, much to the relief of farmers across Ireland. Temperatures will...
