Agri-Business
17 enforcement orders served on food businesses in August
Some 15 closure orders and two prohibition orders were served on food businesses during the month of August for breaches...
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Agri-Business
Cootehill Mart reopens after 12 years, business booming
Cootehill Mart in Cavan reopened yesterday after 12 years, under a new name, Station Road Mart. Speaking to AgriLand, one of...
Rural Life
Family farm finance think-ins, 13 locations nationwide this month
Teagasc is running 13 workshops nationwide this month to focus on family farm finance. Entitled The Options Workshop, its aims to...
Government
Minister: clawback fines must be paid, hope of early SFP, coupling non-committal
Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney TD has insisted overpayment fines issued to more than 4,800 farmers amounting to €1.4m must be...
National Ploughing Championships
Ploughing 2013 in numbers, interesting facts and stats
With just three weeks to the staging of this year’s National Ploughing Championships, preparations are in full swing. Some of...
National Ploughing Championships
Iarnrod Eireann on the right track for the Ploughing 2013
Iarnrod Eireann is offering a combined train and bus transfer for visitors to the National Ploughing Championships 2013. The event...
National Ploughing Championships
Hurdle your way to Ploughing 2013
Husqvarna obstacle course set to challenge visitors the National Ploughing Championships 2013. The course which will showcase new products from...
National Ploughing Championships
Minister turns the sod on Ploughing 2013
There was smiles and excitement today as Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney TD launched the 2013 National Ploughing Championship due to take...
National Ploughing Championships
Presidential honour for Ploughing 2013
President Michael D Higgins is to be the guest of honour at this year’s National Ploughing Championships. The President will...
National Ploughing Championships
Passion for fashion at the Ploughing 2013
Models to take to the catwalk at the National Ploughing Championships 2013. Three hourly shows per day will be available...
Other
Timely decisions needed to achieve autumn grass targets
Comment: Grass growth rate ranges over the past seven days from 50 up to 90 and in most cases growth is...
Dairy
Planning ahead for winter 2013/14
The View from Northern Ireland: Robert Bryson runs a herd of 165 Holstein Friesians on 105 hectares near Loughbrickland, Co Down...
National Ploughing Championships
Ploughing through the years
The National Ploughing Championships (NPA) will take place in Laois from September 24 to 26. The annual event, which is expected...
Environment
'Maximising grass growth and use is top priority'
The View from Northern Ireland: Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) President Harry Sinclair has said as autumn rolls in the top...
Arable
Crop profit think-in today amid fallen grain prices
How farmers can profit from crop and farm analysis will be a main theme at The Teagasc National Tillage Forum...
Machinery
New fertiliser placement option for Claydon Hybrid
Claydon, who will be attending this year’s National Ploughing Championships, has developed a new fertiliser application system for the Claydon...
Rural Life
More sense than cent in Wexford
The Central Bank today announced this afternoon the Wexford Rounding Trial will commence on Monday 16 September and run until...
Agri-Business
Hot spell for consumer spending, cider and icecream boost
The latest supermarket share figures from Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland, published this week for the 12 weeks ending 18 August,...
