Arable
Soil testing shows value
The View from Teagasc: The demise of the sugar beet crop led many farmers to move from crop rotation to cereal monoculture. Soil...
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Environment
Agri consultancy sector to be hit hard by loss of REPS
In the region of 13,000 farmers will leave the rural environmental protection scheme (REPS) this year. This will not only...
Dairy
New milk supply contracts for Glanbia in the New Year
Glanbia milk suppliers will be asked to sign new milk supply contracts in the New Year, according to a spokesman...
Agri-Business
ESB strike 'a disaster for farming', talks ongoing
Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney, and farming organisation, the ICMSA, have described the threatened industrial action at ESB as “a...
Beef
Beefing up sustainability
At an event in Brussels today the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) Platform has announced the launch of new principles for...
Environment
Dry weather set to continue
Met Eireann forecasts a mostly dry week for the country this week. Rainfall is well below normal in most parts...
Environment
1.9m calves born in 2013 tested for BVD
So far more than 1.9 million calves born in 2013 have been tested for BVD. This is according to Dr...
Agri-Business
Record-breaking land auction
Allsop Space, Ireland’s leading auctioneers, has announced that it will hold a record-breaking auction of 150 properties on 10 December...
Dairy
Scotland has the dairy 'wow' factor
Tinahely Dairy Discussion group recently visited dairy farms in Scotland with hugely contrasting feed philosophies. AgriLand caught up with Paul Keogh, dairy...
Rural Life
When the going gets tough, the tough get going
COMMENT: Despite all the talk of global warming, Ireland, over recent years, has endured a number of the coldest and...
Environment
€213m paid out since 2003 to support renewables
The Government has supported renewable energy projects to the tune of €213.2m through targeted schemes since 2003 and the bulk of...
Agri-Business
Food price inflation falls to lowest level for a year
The latest supermarket share figures from Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland, published today for the 12 weeks ending 10 November, show...
Beef
Fees payable for slaughtering/live exporting animals
The fees payable to the Department of Agriculture and Bord Bia for the slaughter or live export of animals were outlined...
Environment
Lowering of Shannon water levels to be trialled
A trial is to take place next summer to reduce the risk of flooding in the Shannon Callows area. To...
Machinery
Cubicle lime spreader
Following on from the success of its Vink Bedding Spreader, this innovative Dutch dairy equipment company has developed a lime...
Agri-Business
Beefy profits for McDonald's boosted by significant supplier deals
Pre-tax profits at McDonald’s fast-food restaurants in Ireland rose by 12.3pc last year. Profit after tax jumped to €12.7m as...
Dairy
Calf-rearing priorities – a US perspective
Recent months have been marked by an intensive series of advisory messages from a number of organisations espousing the benefits...
Agri-Business
Top Stories This Week
Top Stories This Week Co-op mergers key for dairy expansion – minister Strathroy applies for NDC membership Mart mergers on...
