Agriland Team

Happy Christmas to all Agriland readers
Happy Christmas to all Agriland readers

The team here at Agriland.ie would like to wish all our readers a very happy and safe Christmas and a healthy...

Competition: Nominate your ‘Champion for Change’ (€1000 up for grabs)
Competition: Nominate your ‘Champion for Change’ (€1000 up for grabs)

FBD is asking people to nominate their Champion for Change, as part of the FBD Champions for Change programme –...

Full resignation letter from Eddie Downey
Full resignation letter from Eddie Downey

Eddie Downey’s full resignation speech – released by IFA at 21.00 on Wednesday night.  “I am today announcing my resignation...

Con Lucey letter to IFA President Eddie Downey on August 18, 2014
Con Lucey letter to IFA President Eddie Downey on August 18, 2014

Dear Eddie, Further to my letter to you on 11 August and our subsequent discussion on the phone on 13...

Con Lucey letter to IFA President Eddie Downey on August 11, 2014
Con Lucey letter to IFA President Eddie Downey on August 11, 2014

Below is the letter former IFA Economist Con Lucey sent to IFA President Eddie Downey about his departure from the...

Derek Deane letter to IFA Executive Council
Derek Deane letter to IFA Executive Council

Derek Deane’s letter to IFA Executive Council November 4, 2015. I became a member of this Executive Council in January...

‘Silage quality can have a big impact on animal performance’
‘Silage quality can have a big impact on animal performance’

The quality of silage offered to animals can have a big impact on their production and performance, according to Sil-All’s...

Has Simon Coveney been a good Minister for Agriculture?
Has Simon Coveney been a good Minister for Agriculture?

With a General Election set to be called inside the next six months Agriland has decided to look at some...

Agriland’s new app – what it can do for you!
Agriland’s new app – what it can do for you!

Who would have thought that in a little over two years, Agriland would have become the largest agricultural news publisher...

10 things every farmer hates – what’s your pet peeve?
10 things every farmer hates – what’s your pet peeve?

1. Picking stones The most boring, monotonous, back breaking job known to every farmer in Ireland. Literally, nobody enjoys this...

Despite often poor broadband farmers embrace digital media
Despite often poor broadband farmers embrace digital media

Farmers and the general public continue to migrate to consuming news content digitally in increasing numbers, according to latest figures...

10 characters at every mart – Which one are you and who to avoid?
10 characters at every mart – Which one are you and who to avoid?

Every mart around the country is different, but they are made up of the same characters. We’ve done a quick guide...

Top 5 ‘agricultural’ moments in Father Ted
Top 5 ‘agricultural’ moments in Father Ted

Father Ted has a cult following in the farming community and it is no surprise as the series is interspersed...

‘Effective worm control – cattle must be allowed to develop a level of natural immunity’
‘Effective worm control – cattle must be allowed to develop a level of natural immunity’

The ideal approach to controlling lung, gut and stomach worms is to use a wormer that allows some exposure to...

Christmas gifts ideas for every farmer
Christmas gifts ideas for every farmer

Stuck for last minute gift ideas this Christmas for the farmer in your life? Or, perhaps, you haven’t even started...

What farmer doesn’t want new wellies for Christmas?
What farmer doesn’t want new wellies for Christmas?

What’s a more ideal present to give a farmer than a pair of wellies? Here are a few choices we...

Chinese vets inspecting Irish beef factories this week
Chinese vets inspecting Irish beef factories this week

Chinese veterinary inspectors are in Irish beef factories this week, the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney has said. The Minister...

Land mobility service sees 53 partnerships in pilot phase
Land mobility service sees 53 partnerships in pilot phase

Some 346 inquiries were made into the Land Mobility Service, which was launched by Macra na Feirme last year. It...