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Aids to Private Storage (APS) is among a number of measures that will be considered by the European Commission in the event of…
Wet weather has drastically impacted on the start of the grazing season and cows will be on indoor diets for longer than desired…
Milk Quality Ireland has written to registered milking machine technicians in relation to new Government guidelines aimed at preventing the spread of Covid-19.…
In previous articles, Alltech identified the challenges many spring-calving dairy herds will experience around this time of year, namely a drop in milk…
The number of dairy-bred calves born – so far this year – is up by over 54,718 head or by 6% when compared…
On Tuesday, March 24, Lionel McConnell from Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan, got an unusual phone-call for the time of year. He wasn’t sure if…
By Mark Plunkett, Teagasc soil and plant nutrition specialist Grass silage has a large nutrient demand and adequate nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and…
Dairy Industry Ireland (DII) has welcomed the publication of the Government’s “essential services” employee list – but warns that significant challenges for the…
The Government has decided that everyone should stay at home until April 12, except for a number of specific situations – one being for…
In this week’s dairy focus, AgriLand caught up with Bernard Ryan from Tipperary, who is working on a grass-based dairy farm in the…
Agricultural contractors are exempt from the Government’s latest increased restrictions aimed at containing the spread of Covid-19, the Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors…
Farming activities have been named as exempt from a series of tighter Government restrictions to be implemented in order to protect the nation’s…
It is important that people remain calm and plan for every eventuality in the face of the uncertainty facing the agri-food sector due…
Additional reporting by Claire Mc Cormack The Irish dairy industry is bracing itself for the “probability” of processing lines going down due to…
An independent TD has added his voice to the calls for market supports for farmers who are impacted by the Covid-19 outbreak. Michael…
A dairy company has taken an innovative approach to dealing with the economic fallout of Covid-19 by providing a number of local households…
Over the past year or so, a lot of talk has centered around the dairy industry, in particular, the bull calves produced from…
A dairy farm which uses zero-grazing to drive milk production from grass says incorporating a feed additive into concentrates protects butterfat levels when…
