FarmLand – Season 2 Episode 7

April 18, 2019

Rural Life

Agri-loans included in Rabobank’s €800 million portfolio sale

April 18, 2019

Agri-Business

Dutch-based banking and financial services firm Rabobank has sold off an €800 million loan…

Graphic: Family sentenced following nightmare scenes at Welsh farm

April 18, 2019

Rural Life

A mother and son convicted with serious neglect of 84 cattle on a Welsh…

‘Beef is in serious, serious trouble’ – Jim Power

April 18, 2019

Beef

Economist Jim Power has confirmed he is continuing to conduct interviews and compile the…

Which tractor brand is on top here in Ireland in 2019?

April 18, 2019

Machinery

Provisional figures suggest that John Deere is the top-selling tractor brand in Ireland –…

Graphic: Crows attack lamb – while being born in a shed

April 18, 2019

Sheep

A pack of crows carried out an unusually vicious attack, killing a lamb that was in the process of being born in a…

How a pig farmer made a splash into milk with Brazil’s first VMS robots

April 18, 2019

Agri-Business

It feels like Northern Ireland has got a case of dairy fever – and it’s no different here in Brazil, where in recent…

€70,000 cap on tax relief ‘could discourage’ young farmers

April 18, 2019

Rural Life

A €70,000 cap on tax relief for young farmers could discourage young people from continuing with farming, according to Fianna Fáil TD Jackie…

Planning to reseed? Then invest in varieties that graze out

April 18, 2019

Reseeding is a costly operation, but there is no doubting the value it delivers. However, if you want to maximise the value of…

Sales are up at ‘world’s biggest monthly auction of tractors and farm machinery’

April 18, 2019

Machinery

Cheffins, which claims to conduct the “largest monthly sale of second-hand tractors and agricultural machinery in the world”, has reported sales of over…

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Monday meeting to discuss ‘severe pressure’ on farmers

April 18, 2019

Rural Life

A meeting scheduled for Easter Monday, April 22, will discuss the “severe pressure” farmers are under, as well as the challenges in rural…

Department issues Orange forest fire alert

April 18, 2019

Forestry

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued an Orange forest fire alert warning for much of the country for the…

New grain treatment reduces acidosis and improves animal health

April 17, 2019

Preserving grain at harvest is a task that must be carried out correctly. The right product application can result in many benefits, providing…

Hogan: ‘Pig price rise must continue’

April 18, 2019

Pig/Poultry

Pig processors have been called on to “take notice of their European counterparts and pass on similar price increases” that have been seen…

Dale Farm softens March drop with new ‘member payment’

April 18, 2019

Dairy

Dale Farm has continued the downward movement on its milk price – cutting 0.2p/L off the amount paid for March’s supplies. The drop…

Farmer-led public meetings continue in Tipp tonight

April 18, 2019

Rural Life

The final two public meetings in the ongoing series of ‘Make the Moove – Farmers Matter’ initiative are set to take place in…

Irish sheep numbers drop by almost 88,000 for 2018

April 18, 2019

Agri-Business

The numbers of sheep in Ireland have experienced a drop of 87,800 head – or 1.7% of the overall national flock – according…

Dryer 3 produces first powder as Aurivo looks to future growth

April 18, 2019

Agri-Business

Aurivo looks to be “in good stead” for processing capacity looking forward, according to Aurivo, with its third dryer in the process of…

Alltech Medal of Excellence to be awarded to Dunboyne researcher

April 18, 2019

Agri-Business

A research director at the Alltech European Bioscience Centre in Dunboyne, Co. Meath, is set to receive the Alltech Medal of Excellence. Dr.…

Farmer accused of starving sheep after discovery of 35 deaths

April 18, 2019

Rural Life

By Anton McNulty A Mayo sheep farmer has been charged with cruelty to his flock after it is alleged that 35 sheep, which…

Indicators point to ‘period of stability’ for milk price – Aurivo

April 18, 2019

Dairy

Current indicators point to a period of stability on the milk price front for 2019, according to Aurivo CEO Aaron Forde. Commenting on…

Carbery holds milk price for March supplies

April 18, 2019

Dairy

Cork processor Carbery Group has announced that it has held its milk price for March supplies. A spokesperson for the processor confirmed that…

Fáilte Ireland ‘Taste the Island’ workshops to get underway

April 18, 2019

Agri-Business

Fáilte Ireland is inviting businesses and individuals to take part in a new initiative entitled ‘Taste the Island – A celebration of Ireland’s…

Co-ops ‘have 3 crucial questions to answer’ on 1995-level prices

April 18, 2019

Dairy

Co-ops have some serious questions to answer following cuts made to February and/or March milk prices, with prices now at 1995 levels, according…

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