Opinion
Decisions taken this week by tillage farmers will determine the actual tonnages of malting barley produced in Ireland this year.
Field work is about to go into overdrive as spring turnout takes effect on farms across Ireland, making safety even more pressing.
They say that the month of March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. And, up to now, the spring of 2025 has been bang on cue.
Boortmalt may have upped its forward barley price to €240/t, but this is still well below the €300/t demanded at the recent growers meeting
With animal disease now ravaging Europe - foot-and-mouth, bluetongue to name but two - Ireland’s opportunity beckons.
The recent Spring tillage meeting, hosted by Teagasc in Co Donegal, ticked many important boxes for growers.
Based on a court decision CO2has been considered a pollutant in America since 2007, President Tump is planning to overturn this ruling.
Dear Minister Heydon, the INHFA has extreme dissatisfaction with your position on the proposed definition of a standard for GAEC 2
Slurry mixing and spreading, quite rightly, receive a lot of media profile at this time of the year, from a health and safety perspective.
Forest industry sources estimate that 12 million cubic metres of lumber has been knocked by Storm...
It is truly unfortunate that Germany is facing up to the challenge of a foot-and-mouth outbreak at the present time.
Winter cereal crops are starting to feel hungry. It’s a long time since many of them were planted out last September and October.
The suggestion of a motto such as “if it flies, it dies” does a disservice to both hunters and the conservation work carried out by them.
I listened-in to a recent radio interview given by a Co. Monaghan sheep farmer describing the aftermath of a dog attack on her flock.
Congratulations to Martin Heydon on his appointment as Ireland’s new Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine.
A recent report has confirmed the parlous state of soil health throughout Europe. Soil management is an issue that confronts every farmer
On Christmas Eve, US President Joe Biden signed a law bestowing the honour of national bird of the US upon the bald eagle.
The forecast for the next few days gives a mix of rain, sleet, snow and Arctic temperatures for all parts of Ireland: winter has arrived.
The year ahead will be a critically important one for the Irish tillage sector. This momentum will be driven by a number of factors
As Trump assumes the US presidency, he will push the energy question firmly into the spotlight as he sets a new industrial policy for the US
As 2024 draws to a close, we reflect back on a year that had its ups and downs for every sector of agriculture.
It’s hard not to conclude that 2024 was yet another challenging year for most farming businesses in Ireland.
The slogan from, possibly, the most iconic Guinness Christmas advertisement ever produced should truly resonate with every tillage farmer
