CAP / Schemes
IFA and Department set for conflict over 'disadvantage' area review
The Department of Agriculture and the IFA are set for conflict over the ongoing review of the Areas of Natural...
CAP / Schemes
The Department of Agriculture and the IFA are set for conflict over the ongoing review of the Areas of Natural...
Sheep
Spring lamb prices have remained unchanged for another week with most factories holding prices at last week’s level. Additional supplies...
Beef
Beef factory prices have remained steady for another week with most factories continuing to operate off a base price of...
Agri-Business
Concerns have been raised following revelations of the mislabelling animal feed products, by ICSA President Patrick Kent. It comes following the release...
Agri-Business
Department of Agriculture receipts from bovine diseases levies amounted to €6.52m in 2015, compared with €6.63m in 2014. Bovine disease...
Sheep
Higher factory prices are likely to have played a role in the increase in spring lamb slaughterings seen at sheep...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture has pencilled in a significant staff and funding boost for Bord Bia this year. The State’s...
Beef
The number of prime cattle slaughtered at Department of Agriculture approved beef export plants has jumped 10% in the space...
Beef
The price farmers have been paid for R3 steers has dropped considerably during the first seven months of 2016 compared...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture carried out a total of 1,154 inspections on 773 animal feed businesses in 2015. As part...
Beef
The beef trade has improved slightly as more processors are willing to pay an extra 5c/kg to secure both steers...
Agri-Business
The IFA has raised concerns that under a new approval process being developed for cattle tag suppliers farmers could be left waiting...
CAP / Schemes
The Department of Agriculture has prohibited the use of new sheep fencing grants for actions under the GLAS scheme. In...
Beef
Beef cattle supplies showed some signs of tightening last week with the weekly kill dropping below 30,000, recent figures from the...
Sheep
There has been a further fall in the number of spring lambs slaughtered at Department of Agriculture approved sheepmeat exports...
Tillage
Are you having problems with ragwort, the yellow-flowered noxious weed, on your farm? If ingested, animals can show symptoms such...
Sheep
Spring lamb prices have hardened considerably as factories have struggled to get in numbers following last week’s price drop. Last...
Beef
A further fall in the value of Sterling is adding further pressure to the Irish beef trade. Last week, Sterling...