Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index: Wheat and maize prices fall in November
The benchmark for world food commodity prices was broadly stable in November, with lower international cereal quotations offset by higher...
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Tillage
National Farm Survey: Economic trends within tillage sector
The recently published National Farm Survey (NFS) for 2022 provides a detailed breakdown of how the tillage sector performed during...
Tillage
The challenge of poorly drained land on tillage farms
Wet years will always flag up issues that relate to poorly drained land on tillage farms. Undoubtedly, 2023 was one...
Tillage
Partnership aimed at carbon neutral malting barley
A partnership between Simpsons Malt Ltd. and BASF Agricultural Solutions which is aimed towards carbon neutral malting barley has been...
Agri-Business
Joe Healy announced as chair of food regulator board
The Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has today (Tuesday, November 28) announced his intention to appoint...
Tillage
Teagasc: Net margin for cereals expected to increase by €370/ha
Teagasc have estimated that net margins for cereals are expected to increase by €370/ha in 2024 compared to 2023, due...
Agri-Business
Swapping DJ desk for tillage to start 'farming revolution'
What started with a field of 80 years of conventional maize in France has turned into a support network for...
Tillage
DAFM: Rules for importing hay and straw this winter
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) have reminded importers and operators of the requirements for importing hay...
Tillage
Pesticides: EU Parliament rejects 50% cut by 2030
The European Parliament has voted in a plenary (full) session to reject a European Commission proposal for tighter regulation of...
Tillage
Tillage incomes rose by 31% in 2022
Irish tillage incomes rose by 31% in 2022, relative to the year previous, according to the finalised Teagasc National Farm...
Tillage
IFA field staff working with tillage farmers ahead of funding deadline
Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) grain committee chairman, Kieran McEvoy, has welcomed the €7 million tillage support funding announced by agriculture...
Agri-Business
Teagasc: Almost 60% of agriculture income from 15,300 dairy farms
Almost 60% of the income in Irish agriculture in 2022 was produced on just over 15,300 dairy farms, according to...
Tillage
Glyphosate: NGOs to challenge renewal in EU court
A group of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) is set to go to the Court of Justice of the EU to stop...
Tillage
Winter cereal planting levels down by an estimated 40%
Winter cereal planting levels are down by an estimated 40%, year-on-year, according to Seedtech technical director, Dr. Tim O’Donovan. “This...
Agri-Business
Origin Enterprises revenue drops by 25% due to fertiliser pricing
Origin Enterprises Plc., the international agronomy services group which has headquarters in Dublin, has issued its first quarter trading update...
Tillage
Glyphosate: Greens call on commission president to stop renewal
MEPs representing ‘Green’ and environmental parties will call on European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen to intervene, and stop...
Tillage
EU Commission to renew approval of glyphosate
The European Commission will adopt a regulation that renews approval of glyphosate for plant protection purposes for 10 years in...
Agri-Business
Trade volume of dairy, meat and coarse grain expected to decline
Trade and global food security prospects may decline for products including coarse grains, rice, dairy and meat, according to a...
