Rural Life
Agri-Business
Dairy Beef Index Series: Dairy beef breeding in Galway
Agri Politics
EPP agricultural conference gets underway in Carlow
N.Ireland
Culling badgers ‘will not’ eradicate bTB – cattle vet
Rural Life
Weather: Dry and sunny weekend, but rain may return next week
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…
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…
Agri Politics
Macra: Focus must shift from dairy exit scheme to succession
Macra has welcomed a decision by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue not to pursue a dairy…
CAP / Schemes
Almost 1,600 BISS and ANC scheme payments outstanding
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is still processing 661 applications made under the 2023 Basic Income…
Opinion
Opinion: Staying safe must always remain farmers’ top priority
Irish Grain Growers’ Group (IGGG) chair, Bobby Miller, has emphasised that staying safe must always be a priority for farmers….
Agri-Business
Tirlán base milk price up 1c/L for March supplies
The base price for milk supplied to Tirlán for March will be 39.58c/L, including VAT, the processor said today (Thursday,…