Colm McGlinchey

Tastes buds set to light up National Ploughing Championships 2013
Tastes buds set to light up National Ploughing Championships 2013

National Dairy Council (NDC) set to inspire taste buds at the National Ploughing Championships 2013. The NDC tent will showcase...

Further Folic Acid Food Fortification not required – FSAI
Further Folic Acid Food Fortification not required – FSAI

There will be no additional benefits in mandatory folic acid fortification of bread in Ireland, the Food Safety Authority of...

Impulse sales not so sweet – Bord Bia
Impulse sales not so sweet – Bord Bia

Decrease in impulse buying, Bord Bia said in a statement last week. New figures show impulse snack-food, ice cream, chocolate...

Robotic Milking sales reach 10,000 for DeLaval
Robotic Milking sales reach 10,000 for DeLaval

DeLaval reach 10,000 in Robotic Milking sales. The Voluntary Milking System (VMS) was recently sold to Glenirvine Farms in Ontario...

Agricultural Graduates Top of the Class
Agricultural Graduates Top of the Class

Teagasc welcomes Agricultural Graduates. Gerry Boyle, Chief Executive Officer of Teagasc told students at a graduation ceremony in UCD on...

Farming Simulator launch
Farming Simulator launch

Next Thursday Irish gamers will be able to grow crops and herd animals, as Farming Simulator is launched on the...

Better farm sheep programme a success in Kilkenny
Better farm sheep programme a success in Kilkenny

In Focus: Situated in the idyllic setting of Johnstown Kilkenny, the farm of Brian Nicholson was the setting for this...

Schmallenberg virus expected to spread through Ireland in 2013
Schmallenberg virus expected to spread through Ireland in 2013

The Schmallenberg virus, which has tested positive in up to 100 per cent of herds in the South and East...

Importance of ram star index for Sheep stressed by Teagasc
Importance of ram star index for Sheep stressed by Teagasc

Farmers need to use the ram star index when choosing their rams according to Joe Hand, agricultural advisor at Teagasc....

UK takes Ireland’s lead in badger cull
UK takes Ireland’s lead in badger cull

The UK’s National Farmers Union (NFU) has this morning cited Ireland’s badger controls as justification for culling in the UK to...

National Potato Day hitting the streets of Dublin
National Potato Day hitting the streets of Dublin

To celebrate National Potato Day Keogh’s Farm will be bringing the farm to the city. A day of potato-related festivities...

Festival goers in Cork set to paint the town red
Festival goers in Cork set to paint the town red

A fiery festival is taking place this weekend at Crosshaven, County Cork. The town is to host the 4th annual Irish...