Arable
Crops looking well in the South East
Teagasc tillage advisor Martin Bourke has confirmed to AgriLand that winter cereal crops in the Wexford are showing tremendous promise....
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Machinery
Discover AGCO draws a 7,000 strong crowd
More than 7,250 farmers, contractors and guests travelled to the Discover AGCO show at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) Birmingham,...
Machinery
John Deere to feature new balers and mower at Grass & Muck event
A new John Deere 800 Series mower-conditioner, plus three new 400 Series fixed chamber round balers, including a wrapping baler...
Agri-Business
EU projecting strong short term growth for agriculture
This week has seen the EU Commission go on the record, regarding the prospects for farming over the coming months...
Dairy
Retail milk war starts to heat up in the UK
According to DairyCo, three of the UK’s major food retailers have cut their retail milk prices. Tesco was the first...
Arable
New season potato planting to get underway next week
With the expectation of high pressure building and soils drying out, there is every prospect of early potato growers getting...
Beef
NIMEA responds on cattle residency issue
The Northern Ireland Meat Exporters Association (NIMEA) has responded to the mounting anxiety expressed over recent days by farmers and...
Agri-Business
Origin raises full year targets
Although revenue at Origin Enterprises was down in the first six months of the year, the group have increased its...
Dairy
Prices fall at Fonterra auction
The most recent Fonterra dairy products auction, held on Tuesday of this week, showed a 4.0% decrease in the overall auction...
Dairy
Competition Authority to investigate Glanbia’s acquisition of Wexford Creamery
The Competition Authority has decided to carry out a full investigation in relation to the proposed transaction whereby Glanbia Ingredients...
Arable
New pesticide management rules for crop growers
From the first of January this year it has become compulsory for all professional users of plant protection products (PPPs)...
Agri-Business
'Stand out from the crowd to win over UK market'
“We are a small company with big ideas for growth in the UK – how can we be successful? The...
Beef
Beef quotes hold firm as prices remain low
Beef prices remained steady in spite of increases in supplies being marketed last week. This is according to Bord Bia’s latest...
Agri-Business
EU predicts good harvests, rising meat and milk production
Prospects for the 2014 harvests are good as the winter climatic conditions have been broadly favourable so far, according to the...
Agri-Business
Agriculture bank lending tops €173m
The agriculture sector continues to comprise the largest share of gross new SME lending, with more than €173m lent out...
Agri-Business
RUAS posts encouraging set of annual accounts
Members of the RUAS will attend the organisation’s annual meeting on Friday of this week buoyed, no doubt, by the...
Agri-Business
'Grass-based switch results in profit surge'
UPDATE: More than 400 farmers attended an Open Day, on the farm of Billy Glasheen, a beef finisher just outside...
Environment
AHI stress vital few BVD PIs remain on farm
“Good progress has been made by the end of the first year of the compulsory phase of the BVD eradication...
