Top stories this week

All things agri-environmental GLAS – How will it work?
All things Rural Development Plan €12.5bn investment for agriculture as new rural schemes under way
All things beef Boat on the way for young bulls, IFA

All things Glanbia Glanbia creates €5m manufacturing milk price stability fund
All things live exports Strong live export trade expected in 2014
All things consultants New environmental scheme must benefit all – ACA

All things dairy Spotlight on cross-border ‘black milk’ smuggling
All things farming Reflections of the 2014 Oxford Farming Conference
All things slurry Spring slurry key for soil fertility as new season commences

All things sheep Breeders in LambPlus break 500 mark
All things tillage 2013 great year for global grain production
All things Machinery Kildare man wins coveted CLAAS engineering scholarship

All things IFA Downey names his team
All things animal health TB reactors fall in 2013 but concern over regional differences

Positive Farmers Conference

‘Milk price outlook, the unforeseen risk of the US’
Land drainage key for grass growth
The rewards of financial discipline
People management key for farm expansion
‘Budget vital to combat milk, feed and fertiliser risks’