Tillage
Calls for support for Irish grain amidst drought conditions
The continuing drought is having a severe impact on the tillage sector. The Irish Farmers’s Association’s (IFA’s) grain chairperson, Mark...
Tillage
The continuing drought is having a severe impact on the tillage sector. The Irish Farmers’s Association’s (IFA’s) grain chairperson, Mark...
Agri Politics
Farmers and rural dwellers have been urged to avoid unnecessary use of water during the summer months by the Irish...
Tillage
The Irish Grain Growers’ Group (IGGG) spoke out about its disappointment in dairy farmers feeding soya hulls and palm kernel...
Dairy
Farmers are encouraged to put in place a plan to tackle the impact of deteriorating grass growth levels, according to...
Environment
Farmers have been voicing their concerns regarding the recent prolonged dry weather that the country has been experiencing; but is...
Rural Life
Hundreds of Irish people based in Sydney came together to transport thousands of litres of water from the Australian coast...
Tillage
A breakthrough has been made in Chile. Simon Ruiz, a biologist at the University of Talca, has developed a genetically...
Dairy
Despite all the negativity surrounding last year’s drought, there were some positives that could be taken from the heatwave of...
Tillage
Grain prices aren’t moving anywhere fast, but figures from the Australian harvest might let Irish farmers feel somewhat better about...
Agri Politics
Market symptoms of the prolonged EU-wide drought may already be appearing, the EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan,...
Dairy
Despite conditions having improved of late, farmers in the south and east of the country “are still not out of...
Tillage
Soil moisture deficits (SMDs) are almost back to field capacity in the north east of the country. In fact, on...
Agri Politics
European young farmers’ representative group CEJA has urged the European Commission and national governments to put in place additional measures...
CAP / Schemes
The European Commission has announced proposals for further support to EU farmers struggling from the consequences of the severe drought...
Dairy
July 2018 will be remembered for a long time by dairy farmers. Having managed through the drought, it is now...
Environment
The Water Conservation Order – otherwise known as the national hosepipe ban – is to remain in place for 16...
Tillage
German grain production is at its lowest since 1993. The German Farmers’ Association (DBV) has estimated a 22% drop in...
Dairy
Although rain earlier this month did aid the recovery in grass growth rates on many farms, there’s a patch across...