Agri Politics
€4.25 million allocated for new Fodder Import Support Measure
The Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine, Michael Creed, has today announced that he has allocated €4.25 million to...
Agri Politics
The Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine, Michael Creed, has today announced that he has allocated €4.25 million to...
Environment
Ireland has been listed as one of the countries “most significantly” impacted by drought conditions over the summer months, according...
Dairy
Farming alongside his father under a family partnership agreement, Adrian Claffey – a dairy farmer from Co. Westmeath – explained...
Tillage
Farmers across Europe are witnessing an extremely tight harvest this year, with drought conditions crippling produce across the continent, according...
Rural Life
Recent images of hundreds of drought-stricken cows rushing to drink from a water tanker on the parched plains of Australia...
Dairy
Dairygold will hold a series of fodder budgeting workshops over the coming weeks to help members manage their feed over...
Agri-Business
Bord na Mona (BNM) is aiming to substantially increase its offering of peat used for livestock bedding for the upcoming...
Tillage
Grain price is continuing to rise. Farmers are producing lower-yielding crops than the average due to this year’s extreme weather...
Dairy
Irish co-operatives and milk processors around the country have put various farmer supports in place to assist their suppliers as...
Dairy
By Dr. Margaret Kelleher, ICBF The continuing drought is causing serious problems for farmers. There is little sight of any...
Agri Politics
Farmers’ “first and primary responsibility” during the extremely difficult drought conditions across the country is a duty of care to...
Agri-Business
A number of factors are building up to create “a perfect financial storm” that many farm families will struggle to...
Grass
The potential for an unprecedented fodder crisis this coming winter is growing by the day, according to the Irish Creamery...
Dairy
Dairygold has introduced a new €10/t rebate on all purchases of Compound Ruminant Feeds, effective from Monday July 23 to...
Environment
The Status Yellow drought advisory warning over Leinster and Munster has been extended this afternoon by Met Eireann. Soil moisture deficits...
Agri-Business
Bank of Ireland (BOI) held an agri outlook seminar for farming families in Co. Kildare yesterday evening, with a focus...
Agri Politics
Farmers are being driven to the limits of their endurance, as the consequences of an unprecedented lack of available fodder...
Grass
If a decent level of rain comes, it will be four weeks before sustained grass growth rates are achieved, Teagasc’s...