Buildings
11kg carcass weight increase in cattle on rubber mats
Studies carried out in recent years have shown that beef cattle prefer lying on rubber mats over concrete slatted floors,...
Buildings
Studies carried out in recent years have shown that beef cattle prefer lying on rubber mats over concrete slatted floors,...
Beef News
The number of cattle, sheep and pig slaughterings in May 2022 are up by 13%, 12.4% and 10.7% respectively, compared...
Beef
Figures revealed in the latest Teagasc National Farm Survey show that in 2021, close to one-quarter of the farms surveyed...
Rural Life
The value of direct payments to farmers decreased by 3% in aggregate terms in 2021, according to the latest Teagasc...
Beef News
The average income for farms rearing cattle last year stood at almost €11,000, which is a 30% increase on the...
Agri-Business
Higher output prices across most farm enterprises were the main driver of the increase in farm incomes in 2021, a...
Rural Life
Gardaí in Co. Cavan have appealed to the owner of a group of cattle found loose on a road in...
Agri-Business
Ireland has 9% of the total bovine population of the European Union, according to a report released today (Tuesday, May...
Video
This week’s Infrastructure Focus saw Agriland’s Michael Geary make the trip down to Bandon in Co. Cork to speak to...
Video
On this episode of Farmland, beef journalist Breifne O’Brien sits down with Willie Boland of Liffey Mills to discuss how...
Rural Life
After an enforced two-year hiatus due to the global health pandemic, Kingdom County Fair attracted thousands of people from across...
Beef
The mart trade for cattle witnessed further strengthening over the weekend, with northern and online buyers providing a great boost...
Agri-Business
For those seeking a new challenge, a range of roles are currently available in the agricultural sector, including in sales...
Beef News
Bovine tuberculosis (TB) reactors in Ireland fell from 22,614 in 2020 to 20,931 last year, according to figures released by...
Agri-Business
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has called on Teagasc to clarify its forecasts for farm income and...
Agri-Business
The final conference of the SmartCow project was recently held (Wednesday, April 6) and included a presentation of findings from...
Agri-Business
The official document from the European Commission outlining changes to the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) – that will see more...
Agri-Business
Macra na Feirme is the latest farm organisation to slam proposals from the European Commission to extend an environmental permit...