Rural Life
Macra to discuss 'feeding the future' at national conference
Macra will host its annual national rally and conference in Ballinasloe, Co. Galway this coming weekend with the theme of...
Rural Life
Macra will host its annual national rally and conference in Ballinasloe, Co. Galway this coming weekend with the theme of...
Tillage
Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) grain committee chair Kieran McEvoy has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine,...
Environment
The environment committee of the European Parliament has voted in favour of a “drastic” cut in the use of pesticides,...
Tillage
A trial carried out at Severn Trent’s biogas farm in Nottingham in the UK has confirmed that it is feasible...
Tillage
Co. Laois native, Brian Caldbeck, has confirmed that tillage farming in the United States (US) has performed reasonably well over...
Tillage
Representatives of the Irish Grain Growers’ Group (IGGG) will meet Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, in...
Agri Politics
MEPs voted in favour of the European Protein Strategy presented today (Thursday, October 19) in the European Parliament. It was...
Rural Life
A plenary (full) session of the European Parliament is set to hold two votes today (Thursday, October 19) on key...
Agri-Business
Representatives from the Irish whiskey industry highlighted the importance of products holding a geographical indication (GI) at an event held...
Tillage News
In Latvia on Saturday, October 14, two Irish ploughmen maintained their status as world champions at the World Ploughing Contest....
Environment
Following the outcome of EU member states voting on the European Commission’s proposal to renew the use of glyphosate, an...
N.Ireland
Co. Armagh-based potato packer and processer, Wilson’s Country Ltd., is completing a £2 million investment programme in the development of...
Tillage News
In 2023, farmers in Co. Wexford have endured weather conditions that have made the harvesting of crops a difficult challenge...
Tillage News
Blackgrass is a particularly persistent weed of winter wheat. Its success is largely due to widespread, multiple-herbicide resistance. A new...
Beef News
Farmers have until this Sunday (October 15) to submit details on the closing stock of chemical fertiliser on their farm...
Tillage
The 2023 World Ploughing Contest is taking place in Latvia this week, where the Irish team has travelled to in...
Environment
The umbrella association of EU farm organisations and co-ops has called for MEPs on the European Parliament’s environment committee to...
Tillage
Both the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and the Irish Grain Growers’ Group (IGGG) have indicated that the €8 million support...