Agri-Business
Farmers warned over 2015 Basic Payment Scheme application
In 2015, all farmers will be strongly urged to ensure that all of the land that they Basic Payment Scheme...
Agri-Business
In 2015, all farmers will be strongly urged to ensure that all of the land that they Basic Payment Scheme...
Dairy
The ICMSA AGM will take place next Friday (November 28) in Limerick and a large crowd is expected to attend....
Environment
ICMSA President John Comer has said that immediate movement is needed in getting final approval for the Irish Rural Development...
Opinion
There are important differences between farm-level responses to disappointing prime beef cattle prices in the UK and Republic of Ireland...
Agri-Business
It is expected that approximately half of the 16% renewable energy target will be met by energy from biomass, according...
Agri Politics
Food companies face the challenge of consumers not willing to pay a premium for high standards, a new report has...
Agri Politics
US dairy production is set to increase by over 2% this year, with a further increase forecast for 2015, according...
Rural Life
Two more farm deaths have occurred when two men were killed in a farm accident in Co. Donegal yesterday evening....
Dairy
Access to land, or the lack of it, is hindering young farmers with ambition, according to the speakers at the...
Agri-Business
Almost 2,000 schools benefitted from the School Milk Scheme and School Fruit Scheme in the past 12 months. The School...
Opinion
The Oireachtas Agriculture Committee, which I Chair, has published a report on how we can maximise the range of the...
Agri Politics
Innovation in agriculture is a key priority for Ireland’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan. Speaking today in...
Agri-Business
Teagasc spent €6,479 educating each agricultural student in the 2013/14 academic year, down from an average spend of €12,000 in 2009....
Environment
The relationship between agricultural activity and water quality has improved between 2000 and 2010, according to Teagasc Head of Rural...
Agri Politics
Concerns were expressed by EU Agriculture Ministers at this weeks’ council meeting over the EU Commission proposal to cut support...
Agri-Business
Everyone should be concerned about where their food comes from and who picks it, Hollywood actress Eva Longoria told a packed...
Beef
The level of frustration and anger of local beef farmers at the IFA’s latest beef protest was palpable Sinn Féin MEP...
Agri-Business
Fluctuating producer prices are not the key determinant for banks when assessing farm business plans, according to First Trust bank,...