Rural Life
Dairy News
Lakeland Dairies to host water quality event on award-winning farm
Agri Politics
Watch: Taoiseach says he wants to see expansion in tillage sector
Dairy
Carbery Group announces milk price and additional 5c/L support
Rural Life
Farm Assist: Calls for income disregard for land designations
Rural Life
Concentration of land ownership ‘is a problem’ – TD
The concentration of land ownership in many parts of the country “is a problem” according to the Independent TD for…
N.Ireland
FFA requests meeting with NI chief vet as bTB cases reach ‘all time high’
Farmers For Action (FFA) has requested a meeting with Northern Ireland’s chief veterinary officer as bovine tuberculosis (bTB) infection among…
N.Ireland
Call for review of bTB eradication measures in NI
The Pedigree Cattle Trust is calling for an independent review of the measures taken to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in…
N.Ireland
50% of NI dairy farms non-compliant with river pollution regulations
A campaign group, which includes the singer Feargal Sharkey, has been informed that 50% of Northern Irish dairy farms inspected…
Sheep
1,433 farmers yet to receive an advanced SIS payment
There are over 1,400 farmers in the Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS) who have yet to receive an advanced payment. These…
Rural Life
McConalogue ordered to pay €30,000 for unfair dismissal of driver
By Gordon Deegan A State workplace watchdog has ordered that a former driver for Minister of Agriculture, Food and the…
Farm Safety
New Zealand police shoot ram after man and woman found dead
New Zealand police have confirmed that they shot a ram after a couple were found dead in a paddock. “On…
Agri-Business
June liming deadline remains despite weather conditions
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has said he does “not envisage” any further extension to the…
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…
Agri-Business
Dairy Beef Index Series: Dairy beef breeding in Galway
The ’Dairy Beef Index Series’ is a collaboration between Agriland Media and the Teagasc DairyBeef 500 team. Farming in Kilconieron, Co. Galway,…
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…