Agri-Business
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has welcomed Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill’s announcement on several of the pressing practical...
Breaking News
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) is again calling on for an effective national deer management programme to address problems faced...
Agricultural science students and their teachers from 70 schools across Ireland closed their textbooks and put on their wellies last...
Rural Life
A UK researcher has helped to develop a wireless network of sensors that is set to revolutionise soil measuring. Dr...
Researchers at the University of Limerick (UL) are taking on the challenge to improve the viability of biomass processing. The UL...
A new rural artisan producers network for the island of Ireland was launched this morning. Teagasc, together with the...
The earlier opening of this year’s single farm payment (SFP) application process in Northern Ireland from 3 March 2014 has...
Agri Politics
The View from the UK: A Yorkshireman who drove more than 200 miles in his New Holland T7 to help deliver...
The use of rapeseed cake in the production of livestock feed cuts methane and carbon dioxide emissions by up to...
The wet weather and storms over the past few weeks have led to considerable windblow damage in some Irish forests...
A livestock ship destined for Ireland was detained in Cornwall for safety reasons after its engine failed earlier this month,...
Access 6, an EU-funded export development programme, has this week launched a drive to boost Irish food and drink exports...
Global figures for organic market performance demonstrated growth in 2012 and 2013 across Europe and North America. US, Germany, France...
For the first time 14 Irish farmhouse cheese makers will feature at a leading cheese trade fair, Salon du Fromage, taking...
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) today met with the Northern Ireland Assembly’s Agriculture Committee to discuss in more detail the...
The latest supermarket share figures from Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland, published today for the 12 weeks ending 2 February, show...
The Department of Agriculture spent €9.9m on external IT consultancies contractors and outsourcing last year. The Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney, released...
Spring grazing must strike a balance between feeding the herd well and setting up the sward for the next rotation. This...
