Beef
VIDEO:Key technologies for profitable suckler beef production
Paul Crossan outlined at beef 2014 what the key technologies are that underpin profitable suckler beef production. He stressed there...
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Beef
Minister says no evidence of price fixing in the beef industry
There is no evidence of price fixing in the beef industry, according to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon...
Agri-Business
Tayto Park among top 10 tourist attractions
Tayto Park is the 6th most popular tourist attraction in Ireland, according to Fáilte Ireland. The Co. Meath theme park...
EU
EU asks WTO to rule on Russian pork import restrictions
The EU has requested the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to rule over a dispute concerning the Russian ban on imports...
Dairy
Earn 1c/L more by improving mastitis control
You could be earning at least 1c/L more by improving mastitis control in your herd, according to Animal Health Ireland...
Dairy
Scientists discover one cause of loss of calves through pregnancy
Scientists in New Zealand have discovered a genetic variation which is one of the causes of dairy cows being empty...
Beef
Beef prices consistently higher then quotes in Northern Ireland
According to the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) in Northern Ireland, the prices paid for beef are consistently higher than...
Beef
Beef prices consistently higher then quotes in Northern Ireland
According to the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) in Northern Ireland, the prices paid for beef are consistently higher than...
Sheep
Good conditions herald a high-quality English lamb crop
Favourable weather conditions through the winter and spring lambing season have contributed to an expected good season for UK domestically-produced...
N.Ireland
Blowfly strikes in Northern Ireland
Blowfly has struck in a number of Northern Ireland counties, according to the latest data from Novartis. According to Novartis,...
N.Ireland
Blowfly strikes in Northern Ireland
Blowfly has struck in a number of Northern Ireland counties, according to the latest data from Novartis. According to Novartis,...
EU
UFU welcomes Northern agreement on CAP
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that while the final positions on regionalisation and transition decided by the NI...
Beef
Key forage advice at Livestock Event
Forage advice will be one of the key areas at next week’s Livestock Event in the UK. The ‘forage field’...
Agri-Business
New Food Fraud Task Force to strengthen food safety – FSAI
The recently-established a Food Fraud Task Force (FFTF) will strengthen the enforcement of Food Law, according to Food Safety Authority...
Arable
Improving soil fertility is a long-term process
Getting the soil balance right was the key theme addressed by Teagasc’s Mark Plunkett at the recent Alltech Crop Science...
Arable
Alltech hosts tour of new Crops Research Division
Unleashing the potential of crops of wheat to deliver yields in the range of 20 to 23 tonnes per hectare,...
Other
Flavours of Fingal this weekend
This weekend sees Dublin’s only agricultural show take place, the Flavours of Fingal. On Saturday and Sunday, at Newbridge House and...
Dairy
Scientists discover ‘fat gene’ in cows
New Zealand-based co-op, Livestock Improvement Company (LIC) has discovered genetic variations which impact milk composition in dairy cows. All cows...