Agri-Business
Environment
Minister asked to include additional farmers in Shannon Callows scheme
Forestry
Pre-tax profits at Coillte fell by more than €60 million last year
Machinery
Focus on road performance with new BKT tanker tyre
Rural Life
TD calls for one-off subsidy on meal to help farmers with low fodder
Podcast
The Farming Week: MEPs agree to CAP review, DAFM farm inspections resume, Humphreys announces €40 million to upgrade rural laneways
Charles O’Donnell, Rubina Freiberg and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland,…
Rural Life
Fire services called to fire in yard in Donegal
Fire services were called out to a fire that occurred at Rossbracken, Co. Donegal yesterday (Wednesday, April 24). Letterkenny Fire…
Dairy
US: Bird flu tests for dairy cows before interstate transfers
To protect the US livestock industry from the threat posed by highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (bird flu), the United…
Agri-Business
EU agri-food exports up 2% year-on-year
The European Commission has today (Thursday, April 25) published the latest monthly trade report showing developments in imports and exports…
Agri-Business
Winners of 2024 Irish Cheese Awards announced
The winners of the 2024 Irish Cheese Awards were announced this week at a ceremony hosted by CÁIS, the Association…
CAP / Schemes
Healy-Rae: Pay farmers ‘on time, every time’
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been urged to pay farmers “on time, every time” by the…
Forestry
DAFM spends €37.8m on afforestation in Q1 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has spent a total of €37.8 million on afforestation during the…
Tillage
Minister ‘considering’ recommendations in tillage report
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue is still “considering” the recommendations contained in a report by the…
Agri-Business
Call for anonymity in reporting unfair trading practices
The EU is being called on to allow farmers and operators in the agri-food supply chain to remain anonymous when…
Agri-Business
DAFM: More clarity needed on EU animal transport proposals
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has said that negotiations on draft European Commission animal transport proposals…
Tillage
Cereal production down 21% in 2023 – CSO
The production of the thee main cereals in Ireland – wheat, barley and oats – decreased by more than one…
Rural Life
Govt under fire from TDs for wet weather response for farmers
The Government has been accused of wasting a “great deal of time” before putting measures in place, particularly in relation…
Environment
Public urged to ‘rethink’ the use of pesticides
The National Pesticides and Drinking Water Action Group (NPDWAG) is reminding users of any pesticide products, to consider their local…