EU ban on chlorothalonil endorsed by member states

March 22, 2019

Tillage

FarmLand – Season 2 Episode 3

March 21, 2019

Rural Life

Live exports, machinery trade and bovine lameness are the centre focus on the third…

Brexit labelled ‘the most amateurish project ever’

March 22, 2019

Agri Politics

The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan, has described Brexit as…

Question raised on ‘performance’ of Irish milk processors

March 22, 2019

Agri Politics

In the aftermath of “disappointing” February price announcements, questions have been asked as to…

Video: ‘Grease it and fill her with diesel – a handy day’s work is 20ac’

March 22, 2019

Machinery

AgriLand paid a visit to Co. Carlow – to climb aboard a self-propelled six-row…

Mark Quinn Memorial Tractor Run set for this weekend

March 22, 2019

Rural Life

Preparations are well underway ahead of the sixth annual Mark Quinn Memorial Tractor Run, which is set to take place this weekend. Taking…

Map: What impact will no-deal tariffs have on UK farmers?

March 22, 2019

Agri-Business

UK farmers have expressed some relief to the extension to Article 50 granted by the EU – but have underlined that their concerns…

Over 1,500 farmers appeal 2019 ANC designations

March 22, 2019

CAP / Schemes

Over 1,500 farmers have made a petition under the Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) designation appeals process. The highest number of petitions came…

How to quickly find a top stock bull this spring

March 22, 2019

Tired of looking for a good new beef bull? A group of beef pedigree breeders and the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) have…

‘Nearly 3,000 piglets’ loose on US road following lorry crash

March 22, 2019

Rural Life

Nearly 3,000 piglets are believed to have been loose on a road in the US following a traffic accident, according to local police.…

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Representation and CAP key for Macra president-elect

March 22, 2019

Rural Life

Incoming president of Macra na Feirme Thomas Duffy has outlined what his immediate priorities are upon beginning his term. Speaking to AgriLand following…

Chlorothalonil ban: ‘Farmers are being made fools of’

March 22, 2019

Tillage

The news that the fungicide chlorothalonil will banned in the EU has been described as “quite simply a hammer blow to the Irish…

How this Co. Limerick farmer is reaping rewards with Dovea Genetics breeding

March 21, 2019

Pat Twomey runs a 170-cow pedigree Holstein-Friesian dairy herd in a compact spring-calving system stocked at 4LU/ha in Feenagh, Co. Limerick. Herd EBI…

Machines motor for mental health in morning mission

March 22, 2019

Rural Life

A total of 53 machines – 51 tractors and two fire engines – revved through the pre-dawn hue to raise funds for suicide…

14,000 make their way to the home of Steyr

March 22, 2019

Machinery

“Record numbers of visitors” made their way to the Steyr headquarters last year. CNH Industrial’s factory in St. Valentin (Austria) attracted 10% more…

85th Longford ploughing championships kicks off this weekend

March 22, 2019

National Ploughing Championships

‘God Speed the Plough’ – a sentiment that certainly rings true this weekend as the 85th County Longford Ploughing Championships kicks off in…

Have you registered your weighing scales for BEEP?

March 22, 2019

CAP / Schemes

Following the launch of the Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot (BEEP) in recent months, the weighing of cows and calves began earlier this month…

Warning issued as large invasive rodent discovered in Ireland

March 22, 2019

Environment

Waterways Ireland has circulated an invasive species alert notice after reports that a large invasive rodent species was sighted along the Royal Canal.…

What the new mapping system means for farmers

March 22, 2019

Agri Politics

A new mapping system that is currently being rolled out by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine will help farmers to…

IFA to host MEP candidates at farmer open meetings

March 22, 2019

Agri Politics

A total of four open farmer meetings will be hosted by a farm lobby group to hear what the candidates running in the…

Beef cold storage ‘critically short’ as Brexit looms – MII

March 22, 2019

Beef

The country’s meat processors have expressed concerns that cold storage availability – both in Ireland and the UK – has reached a “critically-short”…

Creed outlines incentives available for young farmers

March 22, 2019

Agri Politics

The incentives that are currently available to encourage young people to take up farming have been highlighted recently by the Minister for Agriculture,…