Agri-Business
SIPTU offers to help develop Safe Pass programme for farmers
Trade union SIPTU said it willing to help develop a new Safe Pass programme for farmers in a bid to...
Farming
Rural Life
Report: Young people call for changes in food system
Airfield Estate with its Youth Board has launched ‘Food Systems Through the Eyes of Young People’. The report examines what Ireland’s...
Sponsored
Transition milk replacer-fed heifer calves produce more milk in 1st lactation
Heifer calves fed a transition milk replacer in their first 10 days of life produced a remarkable 947L more milk...
Rural Life
New study reveals the best counties to start a farm
Cork, Galway and Mayo have been rated as the best counties in Ireland to start a farm enterprise, according to...
Agri-Business
Global report: Farmers challenged by weather and input costs
New insights into the global agricultural sector have been revealed in a report commissioned by McKinsey & Company, which demonstrate...
Rural Life
18% of farmers rate their mental health as poor or extremely poor
Around one in five farmers rate their mental health as being poor or extremely poor, according to a new comprehensive...
Agri-Business
60% of farmers concerned about future viability of the farm
Six in 10 farmers are concerned about the future viability of their farm enterprises, according to a comprehensive independent survey...
Rural Life
Thousands of Australian farmers protest at govt buildings
By Chris McCullough Over 2,000 Australian farmers gathered in front of the nation’s Parliament House in Canberra in the past...
Agri-Business
Take part in ICMSA/Agriland major new farmer survey
Agriland Media Group has partnered with the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) for a major new survey on the...
Sponsored
Native Tree Area Scheme: Making it easier to plant trees
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Rural Life
Farming since the Famine - how Irish agriculture has changed
Ireland’s farming landscape has changed significantly since the Great Famine in 1845 and the many changes have been documented by...
Agri-Business
Agri-expo at International Horticultural event in China
While attending the International Horticultural Exhibition for 2024 which is taking place in Chengdu, China, Agriland paid a visit to...
Forestry
Watch: Agroforestry is 'climate positive' for farming
A cultural and behavioural change to the role trees play on farms is needed, a conference on agroforestry has heard....
Rural Life
Former Teagasc advisor chronicles a century of agri change
The viability of farming careers over the past century and into the future is discussed in a new book authored...
Environment
Environmentalists have 'censored' themselves on farming - Fogarty
An influential ecologist and environmental scientist, who was previously campaigns officer for the Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT), believes some environmentalists...
Dairy
Farmers must 'adapt' to survive warns Lely CEO
Farmers in some countries are praised as “the guardians of nature”, but in others are seen as the “destroyers of...
Sponsored
Milk replacer: Advice on maximising early-life calf growth
During the past decade, calf rearing systems around the world have adopted higher allowances of whole milk or of calf...
Rural Life
Study: Farms to decline but size to double by 2100
The number of farms globally will most likely decline by the end of the 21st century, and the average farm...
N.Ireland
Watch: Diminishing routes to market for Manx farmers
Farmers on the Isle of Man (IOM) are becoming more dependent on exporting their produce as the local routes to...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Time to plan for taking time off
Taking time off and getting away from the farm is something that the majority of farmers don’t do enough. Most...
Rural Life
Is this the 'ultimate' agri Irish rugby squad?
The Guinness Six Nations returns this weekend with the Irish rugby team heading to Italy to face the Azzurri in...