Dairy
Early May harvest 'essential' for winter-milk silage
Profitable winter-milk systems rely on the availability of high-quality silage, with 75-80 dry matter digestibility (DMD) targeted to lessen the requirement...
Dairy
Profitable winter-milk systems rely on the availability of high-quality silage, with 75-80 dry matter digestibility (DMD) targeted to lessen the requirement...
Beef News
The breeding season has now kicked off on many spring-calving dairy and suckler farms across the country, and the sire...
Dairy
Ornua, the owner of the Kerrygold brand, has said that it needs “more women at the most senior levels of...
Beef
The main output of livestock in agriculture is animal-sourced food according to Teagasc director, Prof. Frank O’Mara. He recently addressed...
Agri-Business
A recent Rabobank report has highlighted what it described as a “complex scenario” for the global fertiliser market. According to...
Agri-Business
Hauliers may be forced to cease the transport of livestock if targeted inspections continue, according to the Irish Cattle and...
Dairy
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has said that selecting a large team of bulls, and using them equally on...
Dairy
To protect the US livestock industry from the threat posed by highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (bird flu), the United...
Dairy
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has welcomed the move from dairy processor Carbery Group to issue a 5c/L...
Agri-Business
Dairygold Co-Operative Society Ltd. has applied for planning permission to erect solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on a 6.6ha site close...
Dairy News
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is encouraging farmers to consider using bulls that are more resistant...
Beef
With temperatures on the rise and better weather for the past few days, field operations and grazing have begun across...
Rural Life
Two phone helplines set up by Teagasc to provide advice to tillage and livestock farmers on how to manage their...
Dairy
Lakeland Dairies’ senior management intend to be “on the ground in Europe meeting MEPs over the next few months” to...
Agri-Business
Operating profit at Ornua dropped by 8.2% to €116.8 million in 2023, according to financial results published today (Wednesday, April...
Agri-Business
Carbery Group, the west Cork-based international ingredients, flavours, and cheese producer, has reported a drop in group turnover and operating...
N.Ireland
Securing optimal levels of carbon reduction within a robotic milking enterprise was the focus of a recent farm walk. The...
Agri-Business
Awareness among farmers and operators in the agri-food supply chain of unfair trading practices (UTPs) is “still too low”, according...