Rural Life
Agri-Business
Fertiliser use to exceed 2023 with smaller purchases – Woulfe
Dairy
Lakeland Dairies targets acquisitions with €100m fund
Agri-Business
What should farmers know about transferring entitlements?
Agri-Business
Well-known ice cream brand recalled for presence of metal
Rural Life
Farm Assist: Pillar II schemes ‘should be disregarded in totality’
The Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection has been told that payments from farm schemes under Pillar II of the Common…
Agri-Business
Dairygold confirms March milk price and weather relief payment
Dairygold has today (Wednesday, April 17), announced its milk price for March supplies and a 2.0c/L weather/fodder relief payment, including…
Dairy
Co. Down farmers top Lakeland Dairies’ milk payments league table
Farmers in Co. Down received €115.9 million in milk payments – topping Lakeland Dairies’ milk payments league table for 2023….
Pig/Poultry
Pig sector at the ‘forefront’ of environmental sustainability ‘for years’
The sustainability of the Irish pig sector and how it has performed up to this point was commended by those…
Agri-Business
Top tips for risk management in the dairy industry – expert
Developing a strategy plan, ensuring a correct insurance policy is followed, and being able to respond and recover are some…
Dairy
Sharp drop in turnover and profit at Lakeland Dairies during 2023
Lakeland Dairies has blamed a “challenging year” for a €300,000 drop in turnover to €1.6 billion in 2023 compared to…
Agri-Business
Farms need to be prepared for potentially longer winters – minister
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has highlighted the importance of ensuring that farms are “prepared for…
Beef
Fertilizer Association urges against seeking ‘bulky’ first cut of silage
The Fertilizer Association of Ireland has this month issued its guidance on the best strategy to employ ahead of the…
Agri-Business
Bats can be ‘valuable allies’ for farmers by eating pests – study
A study conducted by the University of Oxford has concluded that bats can be “valuable allies” for farmers by feeding…
Rural Life
Sinn Féin proposes bill to set up commission on family farm future
Sinn Féin has introduced legislation in the Dáil to set up a ‘Commission on the Future of the Family Farm’….
CAP / Schemes
DAFM approves further 137 TAMS tranche 1 applications
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) gave the green light to a further 137 applications made under…
Dairy News
Nitrates derogation and dairy banding deadlines extended
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has today (Wednesday, April 17) announced extensions to the deadlines to…
Agri-Business
Aurivo operating profit back 71% in 2023 as commodity prices fell
Milk processor Aurivo has seen its operating profit decline by 71.4% in 2023 to €5.1 million, down from €17.8 million…