Grass
Renewed calls for liming extension as deadline approaches
There are renewed calls for the fast-approaching deadline for spreading under the National Liming Programme to be pushed out beyond...
Grass
There are renewed calls for the fast-approaching deadline for spreading under the National Liming Programme to be pushed out beyond...
Dairy
Farmers opting to take phosphate and potash (P and K) holidays over recent years may well see this impact negatively...
Environment
A leading Teagasc climate advisor has welcomed the significant upturn in agricultural lime usage recorded throughout Ireland over recent years....
Beef
For participation in Tranche 1 of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES), having a valid soil sample result is essential....
Environment
Work to implement an EU-wide soil health law will not be completed until the next parliament, due to numerous amendments...
Grass
New research carried out in the UK suggests that both organic and inorganic fertiliser may contribute to concentrations of microplastics...
N.Ireland
A comprehensive field survey is assessing the ecological state of Northern Ireland’s countryside, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...
Environment
Approval letters for the Soil Sampling and Analysis Programme are expected to issue to farmers who applied, this week. Today...
Environment
Met Éireann is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher for the newly established Irish Soil Moisture Observation Network (ISMON). The aim of...
Environment
This week saw the annual BioFarm conference, organised by the National Organic Training Skillset (NOTS) return to a public venue...
Tillage
Many challenges have occurred as a result of this year’s wet harvest, one being the threat of compaction in tillage...
Rural Life
The 2023 World Food Forum (WFF), which is taking place in Rome, Italy, this week, has highlighted how improving soil...
Agri-Business
University College Cork (UCC) has today (Tuesday, October 17) announced the appointment of Dr. William Burchill as FBD lecturer in...
Environment
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has today (Monday, October 16) officially opened phase 2 of the...
Tillage
Ireland’s first space genomics project could lead to the surface of Mars becoming fit for farming. Newly funded research led...
Environment
The budget for the new National Liming Programme, which has been doubled from €8 million to €16 million, is “not...
Environment
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed that the budget for the National Liming Programme has doubled...
Environment
The budget for the new National Liming Programme has been doubled from €8 million to €16 million, the Minister for...