Dairy
Farm organisations to call for 1c/L hike in milk prices
There is a strong possibility that the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) will call on the dairy co-ops to increase milk...
Dairy
There is a strong possibility that the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) will call on the dairy co-ops to increase milk...
Agri-Business
Spain’s summer glut of tomatoes is so immense that one town in the province of Valencia holds the Tomatina, a...
Agri Politics
A farm under construction in the province of Soria in Spain is planning to have a 20,000-cow milking capacity which,...
Pig/Poultry
Irish poultry producers shouldn’t be worried about recent outbreaks of bird flu across Europe, according to the Chairman of the...
Agri Politics
Over 27,000 birds have died or have been destroyed in EU Member States due to several cases of highly pathogenic...
Agri Politics
Organic farming made up just 1.6% of the available agricultural land in Ireland in 2015, the second lowest in Europe, the...
Dairy
Europe has led the world in investment in the dairy processing industry over the past three years. Since 2012 €4.4...
Environment
Growing a forest the size of the entire of Sligo and Leitrim would allow Ireland meet its 2030 global warming targets,...
Agri-Business
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association is calling on the IFA leadership to clarify their position on the outcome...
Agri-Business
Securing more markets outside the EU will help underpin the future of Irish agriculture, according to Aidan O’Driscoll, Secretary General...
Dairy
Butter production in Ireland for July 2015 was up 20.8% year-on-year, the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO)...
Dairy
The quantity of Irish butter offered to the EU’s Private Storage Aid (PSA) scheme broke the 20,000t mark last week,...
Dairy
Heifer care is often overlooked when it comes to digital dermatitis management, experts say. Digital dermatitis often leads to lameness,...
Dairy
Irish dairy farmers are not installing automatic milking systems at the same rate European farmers are, because getting cows to...
Agri Politics
There are 780m farm animals and 157m pets in Europe, yet 48% of European vets focus on companion animals, according...
Tillage
The weather conditions in Ireland continue to be favourable for crop development and in general crop growth conditions throughout Europe...
Agri Politics
Is Europe running out of land? That is the question Teagasc Director Professor Gerry Boyle posed at the recent launch...
Agri-Business
A combination of EU import tariffs, and an industry that is vertically integrated, is acting to keep European fertiliser prices...