Agri-Business
Rural Life
TD raises issue on tax relief for wind energy
Dairy
Farmers ‘led up the garden path’ on dairy exit scheme – ICMSA
Dairy
Turnover fell at Arrabawn Co-op in 2023 but operating profit rose
Rural Life
Over €9m drawn down for rural group water scheme in 2023
Rural Life
Excise duty must be paid if agri-diesel brought in from NI – Revenue
Revenue is advising farmers that if they bring a quantity of agri-diesel from the north to the south – that…
Rural Life
‘Take a Break with Ballybar’ at coffee morning for farmers
Country lifestyle brand, Ballybar, are hosting a coffee morning on Saturday, April 20 from 11:00a.m at the Coppenagh House farm…
Agri-Business
Arrabawn introduces supplier input support for March milk
The board of Arrabawn has today (Thursday, April 18), announced its milk price for March supplies, and introduced a supplier…
Sheep
‘No problem’ for farmers to collect cheques at Kildare Chilling
Kildare Chilling has said there “is no problem” issuing cheques to farmers after some farmers claimed they had experienced a…
Agri Politics
McConalogue meets UK counterpart on bilateral trade
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has met with his UK counterpart in London to discuss matters…
Agri-Business
ACRES: Over 380 farmers still waiting for interim payment
A total of 385 participants in Tranche 1 of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) are still waiting for their interim…
Agri Politics
‘Full resources of the state’ needed to secure nitrates derogation
The president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), Francie Gorman has called on the government to use all available resources…
Rural Life
Gardaí urge road users be cautious on ‘Slow Down Day’
An Garda Síochána is calling on all motorists to support ‘National Slow Down Day’ from tomorrow (Friday, April 19) to…
Dairy News
Denmark will not seek extension of nitrates derogation
Denmark has announced that it will not seek a further extension from the EU Commission for the country’s nitrates derogation….
Agri-Business
All eligible Tranche 3 TAMS applications to be approved
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has confirmed that all eligible applications under Tranche 3 of the…
Dairy
Dairy reduction scheme ‘off the table’ – minister
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has said that a reduction scheme for dairy cows is “off…
Sheep
Post-lambing challenges worsened by adverse weather conditions
During what is a busy and challenging period on sheep farms across the country, the lambing season this year has…
Dairy
Milk volumes down by ‘8L/cow/day’ – Kilkenny dairy farmer
A Co. Kilkenny dairy farmer is confirming that his milk volumes are currently down by 8L/cow/day year-on-year. William O’Grady milks…