Agri-Business
Second survey for farmers on unfair trading practices
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue today (Tuesday, May 2) announced the launch of an online survey...
Agri-Business
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue today (Tuesday, May 2) announced the launch of an online survey...
Sheep
The overall sheep kill to-date, this year, is running 5% or just under 39,000 sheep ahead of the same time...
Agri Politics
Farmers are seeing a €100/t differential in fertiliser prices in the same county this week between a smaller scale merchant...
Agri-Business
Fertiliser company Yara has reported weaker financial results for the first three months of 2023 compared to a strong first...
Agri-Business
The number of cattle slaughterings in March was almost 5% lower than the same month last year, according to the...
Agri-Business
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that prices being paid for fertiliser by Irish farmers are “unsustainable”. Addressing the...
Agri Politics
The government needs to take the issues facing rural Ireland seriously and provide sufficient and sustainable funding to help young...
Agri-Business
An Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) delegation will attend the Farmers’ Charter of Rights meeting on Thursday (April 25) following the...
Beef
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) has called on governments around the world to promote...
CAP / Schemes
Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue is calling for flexibility from the European Commission on the implementation...
Agri-Business
The beef and sheep sectors in the EU are “under extreme pressure” due to the market access being given to...
Sheep News
This week’s sheep trade sees prices for hoggets ease by approximately 10c/kg after a seven-week period where prices increased by...
Sheep
The supply of spring lamb this season has fallen by 37% or just under 3,700 head on the same time...
Sheep News
Farmers have been advised to “shoot dogs” if they are worrying their sheep on their land, by the sheep chairs...
Sheep
Legislation and funding to allow sheep farmers to establish producer organisations (POs) are on the way, according to Minister for...
CAP / Schemes
Farmers are reminded that tomorrow (Thursday, April 20) is the closing date to apply to the National Liming Programme. The...
Agri-Business
The combined industries of agri-food and tourism and hospitality are more important than foreign direct investment (FDI) in terms of...
CAP / Schemes
Minister Charlie McConalogue and Minister of State Pippa Hackett have announced that the Organic Capital Investment Scheme, the fourth scheme...