Environment
Applications open for paid organic farming internship
Aspiring organic growers have the opportunity to kickstart a career in organic farming, with the Organic Growers of Ireland (OGI)...
Tillage News
Tillage
Does a new government mean a new impetus for agriculture?
The new government will fully recognise the role played by agriculture at the very heart of the Irish economy and...
Sponsored
Transform your calf rearing with a JFC automatic feeder
We recently caught up with Richard Lowe who is a dairy farmer from Adare, Co. Limerick, who shares how the...
Tillage
Miller to stand down as chair of Irish Grain Growers' Group
Bobby Miller is to stand down as chair of the Irish Grain Growers’ Group (IGGG). He will not be seeking...
Agri-Business
ifac report: Rules and regulations top challenge for farmers
Yet another year of uncertainty is facing Irish farmers. That’s according to the Irish Farm Report 2025 conducted by farming, food...
Beef News
Reminder: Are your soil sample results 'out of date'?
Many farmers attending a recent farm walk in Co. Wicklow were surprised to hear that their soil sample results may...
N.Ireland
'International grain markets will turn in favour of growers' - UFU
According to the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) deputy president, Glenn Cuddy, better succession planning will not sort out the inheritance...
Tillage
Watch: Meath firm turning seed to high-protein feed in 5 days
A new startup company based in Balrath, Co. Meath is supplying a fully-automated system that grows fresh wheat-sprouts at an...
Tillage
'Killer gene’ opens new front in battle against fungal disease in cereals
A ‘killer gene’ that leads to the synthesis of a protein known as ‘Knr4’ may be the key to what makes some...
Sponsored
Farmer Wellbeing Board offers support to those in need
“A picture paints a thousand words” – this well-known phrase perfectly captures the essence of the Farmer Wellbeing Board, designed...
Tillage
Maize prices now driving the global grain market
Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) analysts are confirming the potential for maize prices to determine grain market trends over...
Tillage
92% of horticulture and cereals exported in 2024 went to UK
More than 90% of horticulture and cereals exported by Ireland in 2024 went to the UK market, according to the...
Agri-Business
Irish food and drink export value hit €17bn in 2024 - Bord Bia
Ireland’s food and drink export value increased by 5% last year to a record €17 billion, according to Bord Bia’s...
Tillage
Tillage advice: Time to recalibrate fertiliser spreaders
Tillage farmers should take the opportunity now to recalibrate fertiliser spreaders in preparation for the new growing season. The reality...
Tillage
Programme for pest management to begin experiments this year
The Horizon Europe pest management project, IPMorama, which launched in September 2024 will begin testing and scientific experiments this year,...
Environment
Reminder: Dates and rules for spreading slurry this year
With just nine days remaining until the closed period for slurry spreading in Zone A ends, farmers are being reminded...
Sponsored
Transition milk replacer-fed heifer calves produce more milk in 1st lactation
Heifer calves fed a transition milk replacer in their first 10 days of life produced a remarkable 947L more milk...
Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index: Rise for meat and dairy in 2024
The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined in December compared to the previous month, led down by a drop...
Tillage
Incomes on Irish tillage farms set to increase in 2025
Teagasc is projecting that incomes on Irish tillage farms will increase in 2025, relative to the year just ending. Driving...
Agri-Business
Tirlán announces detail on 2025 trading bonus scheme
Tirlán has today (Friday, December 20) announced details of its 2025 Trading Bonus Scheme, which aims to reward farmer members...
Tillage
Spring '25 CAN prices expected at €50/t more than August '24
The price of Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (CAN) has risen by more than €50/t since the beginning of September, and this...