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Soil is a haven for biodiversity and micro-organisms. The world’s soil contains between one…
Fiona Brennan delivered a few stark messages about our soils as she began to address the Biological Farming Conference – held by the…
Beet Ireland will host its second meeting with potential growers this week in conjunction with The Irish Grain Growers’ Group (IGGG) this Thursday,…
Teagasc has appointed Dr. Ewen Mullins as head of the Crop Science department which is based in Oak Park, Co. Carlow. Dr. Mullins…
This week, Beet Ireland took a major step in its plan to revive the beet industry in this country. It held its first…
The number of microbreweries in this country has increased from 15 in 2012 to 75 in 2018. That’s according to Bord Bia’s latest…
Enthusiasm and belief are two words that sprung to mind when Chris Harmon, a director of Beet Ireland, spoke to AgriLand ahead of…
LIFFE wheat for November tumbled into the red this week. Having finished at £172.25/t (€197.72/t) last Friday (November 2), the price dropped by…
John Mulhare pulled his beet crop at the end of October and, having watched the crop from cultivation, AgriLand checked in to see how…
Beet Ireland is looking for 1,000 growers to invest €1,000 in the revival of the beet industry in this country. Over 50 people…
Aphid numbers have dropped back from their high at the end of October. Numbers at Teagasc Oakpark reached 25.6 aphids/m² in the fourth…
Last week saw grain prices take a hit. MATIF milling wheat hit a low of €198.50/t – its lowest since September 17, when…
Top prize at the 2018 Irish Malting Barley Excellence Awards, held at the Guinness Storehouse today, has gone to Padraig Kehoe from Enniscorthy,…
The main potato harvest started on Keogh’s Farm in north Co. Dublin approximately two weeks ago. Most will know the Keoghs for their…
The new horticulture development scheme has been described as “essential for the continued development and competitiveness of the Irish horticulture sector”, by a…
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has released its Nitrogen and Phosphorus (N&P) Statements for the first nine months of the…
A boat from north Africa has recently arrived in Belview Port, Co. Waterford. It is understood the boat is loaded with 16,000t of…
Yara Ireland has recently appointed Alan Turkington to the position of area manager for Northern Ireland. According to a statement from Yara, Turkington comes…
