Environment
Grasstec: Increased appetite = increased grass utilisation = reduced soil damage
COMMENT: The continued heavy rainfall has led to a huge change in ground conditions as heavy pre-grazing covers are now...
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Beef
'It’s time to scrap the European classification grid'
COMMENT: Milk producers will always grumble about the price they get for their milk. However, they cannot argue about the...
Environment
Dealing with hazardous waste on your farm
A new pilot bring centre for farm hazardous waste at six locations around the country during November is under way....
Agri-Business
Ireland's oldest co-op goes digital
One of Ireland’s oldest co-ops, Mullinahone Co-Op in Tipperary, has gone digital with a new online tag-ordering service for farmers, which...
Agri-Business
Recipe for success: Heavy metal
In a new series AgriLand has linked up with Bord Bia to showcase an agri-food business every Friday. This week AgriLand talks to...
Beef
12 per cent more cows killed this year
One of the highlights from last week’s beef kill statistics released from the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine is the...
Agri-Business
Horse DNA detected in canned beef on UK shelves from Romania
The View from the UK: The Food Safety Authority (FSA) in the UK has been informed that a batch of...
World News
International dairy research
The World Dairy Situation 2013, the International Dairy Federation’s (IDF) flagship publication, was presented during the dairy policies and economics...
Agri-Business
Money matters for your business
The View from Northern Ireland: There is quite definitely something off putting about the subject of farm finance. Even though...
Other
Renewed sense of optimism among pig producers
COMMENT: There was a renewed sense of optimism among pig producers at this year’s Pig Farmers Conference, which was held...
Rural Life
Break the silence on mental health issues – DARD
Northern Ireland’s Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Michelle O’Neill has said that the provision of a dedicated suicide prevention officer...
Agri-Business
Kerry Group announce 'strong' Q3 figures
Kerry Group has released its quarterly figures, with 2.9 per cent increase in continuing business volumes (Q3 +3.2 per cent)...
Rural Life
Broadband "inadequate in parts of rural Ireland" - Minister
The issue of broadband prevision in rural areas was raised in the Oireachtas last week. Deputy Michael Moynihan TD from...
Agri-Business
Origin makes acquisition in the Ukraine
Origin Enterprises, the Agri-Services Group has announced that it has reached conditional agreement to acquire a controlling interest in the...
Agri-Business
Household budget fears lead to grocery market slowdown
The latest supermarket share figures from Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland, published this week for the 12 weeks ending 13 October,...
Rural Life
The rocky road through Burren
The Burren, home to last weekend’s Winterage Weekend, has always been an immovable, rugged facet of Irish culture. Its inspiring...
Rural Life
Unsettled weather set to continue
Winter 2013 is set to continue to bite hard this week, with shorter evenings and Met Eireann forecasting that the...
Rural Life
Pump it Up!
15,000 attendants, including families, farmers, dancers, actors, joined some very big seasonal vegetables at the Virginia Pumpkin Festival in Cavan...