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Family farms produce 70% of world food
There are more than 500 million family farms in the world and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimates that...
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There are more than 500 million family farms in the world and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimates that...
Environment
As soon as conditions are right, when soil is not waterlogged and heavy rain is not forecast, spreading fertiliser is...
Agri-Business
The 2013 winner of the Teagasc Gold Medal is Professor Tim Guinee, Principal Research Officer in the Department of Food...
Environment
Rain is frequently a source of displeasure to many farmers, resulting in delays in fieldwork and harvesting. However, we all...
Agri-Business
COMMENT: In the view of many farmers St Patrick’s Day represents the true beginning of the year.Spring is in the...
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Teagasc recently published its 13th edition of approved pesticides for use on vegetable crops, which was first published in 1998....
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According to latest figures from Bord Bia pig prices were nine per cent lower for the first week of March...
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The latest crop management notes from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) in Northern Ireland. Cereal A cooler...
Dairy
Jim Woulfe CEO of Dairygold gave an overview of its expansion plans going forward after milk quota abolition in 2015...
Environment
Climate change is caused by increased greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations. This is generally accepted by most atmospheric scientists to be...
Environment
The closing date for farmers to enrol in the Johne’s disease pilot programme at Animal Health Ireland (AHI) is this...
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The 2014 cumulative sheep kill is some nine per cent lower up to the week ending the 9 March. This...
Agri-Business
Bord Bia’s fourth annual Small Business Open Day was held recently providing an opportunity for small food producers to access...
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Bord Bia’s latest market update indicates that the sheep trade remains strong recently with a further uplift in prices and...
Beef
National average factory prices for steers, cows, and heifers for the week 03 -09 February 2014, as reported by the...
Dairy
A total of 51 cows at Greenmount were turned out to grass for two to three hours/each day since 10...
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“Do supermarkets in Ireland make integrated pest management (IPM) impossible?” That was the question posed by Horticultural consultant, John Horgan at...
Dairy
University College Dublin (UCD) is constructing a new dairy research and education facility at Lyons Research Farm to support research...