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By Mark Plunkett, Teagasc soil and plant nutrition specialist Grass silage has a large…
Dairy Industry Ireland (DII) has welcomed the publication of the Government’s “essential services” employee list – but warns that significant challenges for the…
The Government has decided that everyone should stay at home until April 12, except for a number of specific situations – one being for…
The country is in the midst of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. How are farming and agricultural stakeholders responding to the crisis? On Saturday,…
In this week’s dairy focus, AgriLand caught up with Bernard Ryan from Tipperary, who is working on a grass-based dairy farm in the…
Agricultural contractors are exempt from the Government’s latest increased restrictions aimed at containing the spread of Covid-19, the Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors…
Farming activities have been named as exempt from a series of tighter Government restrictions to be implemented in order to protect the nation’s…
It is important that people remain calm and plan for every eventuality in the face of the uncertainty facing the agri-food sector due…
Additional reporting by Claire Mc Cormack The Irish dairy industry is bracing itself for the “probability” of processing lines going down due to…
An independent TD has added his voice to the calls for market supports for farmers who are impacted by the Covid-19 outbreak. Michael…
A dairy company has taken an innovative approach to dealing with the economic fallout of Covid-19 by providing a number of local households…
Over the past year or so, a lot of talk has centered around the dairy industry, in particular, the bull calves produced from…
A dairy farm which uses zero-grazing to drive milk production from grass says incorporating a feed additive into concentrates protects butterfat levels when…
Meat processors have been called on to make electronic payments direct to farmers’ bank accounts for cattle supplies, particularly in light of Covid-19.…
The latest Milk Price Tracker – brought to you by AgriLand and the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) – details milk prices from the most significant Irish dairy…
The approaching peak production is occupying the minds of the Irish dairy industry as it battles the implications of Covid-19 while keeping milk…
With attention on dairy farms slowly shifting towards the oncoming breeding season, the new Dairy Calf Working Group – which is led by…
New dairy breeding guidelines, focused on improving the genetic merit of all calves from the dairy herd – both dairy and beef calves…
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