Agri-Business
Environment
Are you a pollinator-friendly farmer?
Rural Life
‘When are fuel prices going to stop soaring?’ – TD
Dairy News
ICOS urges farmers to genotype for Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme
Agri-Business
ICBF turnover increased to €23.8m in 2023
Rural Life
RSA ‘Time to Talk’ campaign urges drivers to think before driving
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is appealing to road users to consider the devastating consequences of dangerous driving habits in…
Rural Life
Tracked cuckoo touches down in Killarney after 9,000km journey
One of the first Irish cuckoos to be tagged as part of a Cuckoo Tracking Project, has landed home in…
CAP / Schemes
Risk of fines for fertiliser use ‘greater’ this year – ACA
Agricultural Consultants Association (ACA) president, Michael Ryan has said that consequences for spreading fertiliser are “greater” this year, with all…
Dairy
Rabobank: Co-ops will be ‘hardest hit’ by milk production decline
Dairy co-ops in the European Union (EU) are “under strain” because of a structural decline in milk production and are…
Agri-Business
Farmers and politicians urged to attend Lakeland water quality day
Lakeland Dairies is urging farmers and politicians across the country to attend an upcoming water quality meeting. The processor is…
Rural Life
Farmers in south-west warned of low-flying survey aircraft
Farmers in the south-west have been warned about a low-flying aircraft in the region over the coming months as part…
N.Ireland
MLA welcomes transition of farm support measures in NI
The recent progression in transitioning farm support measures in Northern Ireland has been broadly welcomed by Tom Elliot MLA. In…
N.Ireland
UFU: Armagh dairy farmer elected as new president
Armagh dairy farmer, William Irvine, has been elected as the new president of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) for a…
Agri-Business
Kerry Group revenue down almost 10% in first 3 months of 2024
Revenue at Kerry Group saw a decrease of 9.9% for the first three months, or first quarter (Q1), of 2024,…
Tillage
Adjuvant technology may be ‘beneficial in crop spraying’ – Interagro
With many tillage farmers way behind on crop spraying and spring drilling schedules, the pressure is on to catch up…
Dairy Technical
Should farmers ‘bulk up’ silage during the first cut?
Teagasc is advising farmers to avoid “bulking up” the first cut of silage, as this may prove to be a…
Beef
Simmental bulls hit €5,500 at society sale in Tullamore
The Irish Simmental Cattle Society hosted its April sale at GVM, Tullamore Mart, Co. Offaly on Friday evening, April 26….
Machinery
Latest Amazone Cenio cultivator folds for transport
Amazone has added a further model to its Cenio range of tractor mounted shallow to medium depth cultivators, the four…