Agri-Business
Spain allocates €2bn to help farmers hit by drought
The government in Spain has announced a package worth over €2 billion to help offset the impact of an ongoing...
Drought
Agri-Business
Spain's ag minister requests EU crisis funds amid severe drought
Spain has requested the use of crisis funds from the EU to deal with the drought conditions the country is...
Sponsored
Watch: Calor provides instant hot water solution for Kilkenny dairy farmer
Access to hot water is crucial to Irish dairy farms. All farms require a reliable and consistent method of heating...
Tillage
Weather could impact on EU crop outcomes in months ahead
Unusually warm weather could spell trouble in the months ahead for crop growers, according to the latest bulletin from the...
Environment
How climate change has left millions without food in northern Kenya
The number of people suffering from acute food insecurity in the Horn of Africa – southern Ethiopia, northern Kenya and Somalia...
Environment
Ireland to provide €30m in response to food crisis in east Africa
Ireland will immediately provide an additional €30 million in humanitarian aid in response to the rapidly deteriorating food crisis in...
Agri-Business
Number of rural water sources still impacted by summer heatwaves
Irish Water is continuing to tanker water directly to some reservoirs in rural areas following the summer heatwaves which resulted...
Dairy Technical
Grass growth: Mixed outlook for coming week
Grass growth is continuing to see improvement on many farms across the country, while in other areas it is beginning...
Tillage
Research shows alcohol can help plants survive drought
Plants that are treated with ethanol – a scientific term for ordinary alcohol – can develop a tolerance to drought...
Sponsored
Renowned sheep farming pair trust Tribamec Duo
Tribamec Duo combines Chanelle Pharma’s established products: Animec Oral solution for sheep and Tribex 5% oral suspension for sheep. The...
Agri-Business
Drought: EU summer crop-yield outlook further reduced
Drought conditions in much of Europe are continuing to substantially reduce yield outlooks for the EU’s summer crops. According to...
Environment
Drought warning affecting agriculture in 47% of EU
The EU Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski has said that 47% of the EU is currently impacted by drought warning...
Agri-Business
Dutch farmers hit by water shortages due to drought
Farmers in parts of the Netherlands have been restricted from using water to irrigate their crops due to an ongoing...
Rural Life
Irish Water asks farmers to consider 'dry cleaning' yards
As the hot weather continues, Irish Water has asked farmers to use “dry-cleaning techniques” to clean yards, in a bid...
Rural Life
'Agriculture can be a solution' for east Africa's hunger crisis
Agriculture has the potential to help Africa overcome its raging hunger crisis, if long-term investments are made in the continent...
Environment
IPCC: Production losses projected for most European areas
More frequent heatwaves and droughts due to climate change are expected to cause substantive agricultural production losses for most European...
Sponsored
Watch: Rugby legend on tackling resistant worms in cattle
At this time of year, many farmers are organising their animal health plan and tackling resistant worms to cover their...
Rural Life
Agricultural livelihoods 'under extreme pressure' in Afghanistan
The combination of “severe drought, Covid-19 related economic impacts and widespread displacement” has hit rural communities in Afghanistan hard, particularly...
Rural Life
Irish Water warns of risk of drought in some areas as heatwave continues
Irish Water has said that it is continuing to see high levels of domestic and commercial demand for treated drinking...
Environment
New research project seeks drought stories and memories
A new research project is seeking personal stories and memories of droughts. The drought of summer 2018 reminded us of...
Agri-Business
Potato prices: Unchanged, but demand expected to increase
Potato prices remained unchanged according to the latest Potato Market Update released by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) on June...