Sheep
Agri-Business
Dairy Beef Index Series: Dairy beef breeding in Galway
Rural Life
McConalogue ordered to pay €30,000 for unfair dismissal of driver
Farm Safety
New Zealand police shoot ram after man and woman found dead
Agri-Business
June liming deadline remains despite weather conditions
Rural Life
INHFA claims greenways ‘running out of steam’ due to less users
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA) has called for a cost-benefit analysis to be carried out on the…
Agri Politics
EPP agricultural conference gets underway in Carlow
The European People’s Party (EPP) conference gets underway this morning (Friday, April 19) and will focus on the future of…
N.Ireland
Culling badgers ‘will not’ eradicate bTB – cattle vet
Culling badgers will not deliver the full eradication of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) according to a leading UK cattle vet. Dick…
Podcast
The Farming Week: €100/ha tillage payment, dairy exit scheme ‘off the table’ and safety alert for tipping trailers
Stella Meehan and Aisling O’Brien bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture from Agriland, which this…
Rural Life
Weather: Dry and sunny weekend, but rain may return next week
The weekend and early next week are set to be mainly dry and sunny according to Met Éireann, although more…
Tillage
Tillage: Winter wheat management update for growers
Growers should complete the main nitrogen (N) application on winter wheat crops before Growth Stage (GS) 32, according to Teagasc. This…
Dairy
Banding: Qualifying criteria for crude protein allowance
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has provided clarity in relation to the qualifying criteria for the…
Beef
Table: How much extra money are high CBV calves making?
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has made available data on the average prices paid for calves based on breed,…
Agri-Business
Co-ops nationwide ‘actively engaged’ in fodder transport measure
There has been varied demand for the new Fodder Transport Support Measure, with co-ops stating that they have been “actively…
Podcast
Listen: AgriFocus – Weather and tillage with Teagasc’s Michael Hennessy
In this episode Francess McDonnell asks the head of crops knowledge transfer with Teagasc, Michael Hennessy, what is the immediate…
Forestry
Urgent review of forestry strategy needed to meet targets – MEP
Ireland South MEP Billy Kelleher has called for an urgent review of the Forestry Strategy to ensure the country meets…
Agri-Business
€800,000 in funding for 6 agri-research projects – Heydon
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) with special responsibility for research and development,…
Machinery
Machinery: Tractor registrations see decrease of 13% on 2023
Tractor registrations showed a marked decrease in March with 13% fewer tractors being registered this year than in the corresponding…