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Potato promotion plans under way to combat market volatility
Speaking at the National Potato Conference, Tom Hayes, TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...
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Speaking at the National Potato Conference, Tom Hayes, TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...
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The National Potato Conference and Trade show takes place next week in the Red Cow Moran Hotel in Dublin. This...
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Results from trials carried out by Teagasc has shown that there is a wide variation the optimum amount of fertiliser...
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Farmer attitudes to soil fertility and analysis were clearly outlined at the recent the Fertilizer Association of Ireland Spring meeting....
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Teagasc tillage specialist Tim O’Donovan has told AgriLand that winter crops are holding up pretty well, despite the past four weeks...
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The new Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) Reform will usher in huge changes for tillage farmers, according to Teagasc director Gerry Boyle...
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The Irish Grain and Feed Association (IGFA) is calling for the introduction of internationally recognised feed safety standards in order...
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The genetically modified maize “Pioneer 1507” should not be placed on the market for cultivation, because its insect-resistant pollen might...
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Aphids continue to be the most serious pests of cereal crops in Ireland. The issues caused by the pests were...
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Precision farming technology will be a key element of the second instalment of the Teagasc’s BETTER farm crop programme. This is according to Teagasc...
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Due to Ireland’s climate we are able to achieve the second highest yields per hectare for spring barley in the...
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The large variation in Nitrogen (N) requirements between and within was noted today by Daniel Kindred, Senior Research Scientist at...
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Tillage farmers are particularly exposed to income losses under the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Reform as greening costs are...
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The reform of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) topped the agenda at the ‘Agronomy and Business Management Conference’ this week....
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Calls have been made for more information on the new incentivised support programme for the protein sector for tillage farmers by mid-February. The...
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Plants naturally slow their growth or even stop growing altogether in response to adverse conditions, such as water shortage or...
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Feed prices are continuing to fall, according to statistics released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) today. The statistics show that...
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2013 was a favourable year for grain production in all the major grain-growing regions of the world, according to Teagasc....