Tillage News
Agri-Business
Dairy Beef Index Series: Limerick farmers plan to breed 100 cows to beef sires
CAP / Schemes
Tillage Capital Investment Scheme expansion would cost €120m
Agri-Business
Review: 70% report dairy farmers as ‘main buyer’ of grassland
Agri-Business
National farmland values to rise by 6% in 2024 – report
Tillage
Tillage: Growing forage crops as part of spring planting mix
Significant numbers of tillage farmers may well seek to grow forage crops as part of their spring planting mix in…
Dairy
What to consider for diet of maiden heifers around breeding
With many farmers still unable to get housed stock back onto grass due to the prolonged spell of wet weather…
Agri-Business
First-cut fertiliser: Sow less and cut early or sow more and cut late?
The sunshine and warm weather finally arrived to most parts of the country over the weekend, and farmers in many…
Rural Life
Farm family objects to planned 50MW wind farm in Clare
By Gordon Deegan One farm family has said that a planned 50MW wind farm for their area in southeast Clare…
Machinery
Overum brand set to return as CNH sells plough business
In a surprise development which has not been widely reported outside of Sweden, CNH has divested itself of its Overum…
Rural Life
Man (60s) dies in farm incident in Co. Carlow
A man in his 60s has died in a farm incident in Hacketstown, Co. Carlow, gardaí have confirmed. Gardaí and emergency…
N.Ireland
DAERA releases opening dates for the EFS Higher Level
The eighth tranche of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) Higher Level, is…
Rural Life
Soil sampling requirement included in 70% slurry storage grant aid
Some farmers importing slurry under the 70% grant aid for slurry storage – which was announced in Budget 2024 –…
Rural Life
Watch: No change in farming with new national park – Noonan
Farmers in west Kerry will not be faced with any additional burdens as a result of the establishment of a…
Beef
Factory quotes: Beef price steady at most sites this week
This week’s factory quotes have seen beef prices holding steady at most processing outlets, despite speculation last week on possible…
Environment
Silage set to remain critically important winter feed source
Approximately 19 million grass silage bales are made in Ireland on an annual basis, which is a figure that is…
Agri-Business
Bord Bia joins agri-trade visit to China with EU commissioner
EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski is joined by 72 business delegates this week in a visit to Shanghai, China to…
Agri-Business
Lisavaird Co-Op announces further weather support for suppliers
Lisavaird Co-Op has announced further support for its suppliers by approving a rebate of €15/t on all ruminant compound feed…