Agri-Business
Agri Guild Awards 2024 now open for entries
Entries to the biennial Agri Guild Awards, hosted by the Guild of Agricultural Journalists, are now open for submission. The...
FBD
Agri-Business
Semi-finalists revealed for 2024 FBD Young Farmer of the Year
The semi-finalists bidding to become the 2024 FBD Young Farmer of the Year have been put through their paces by...
Agri-Business
FBD and UCD to invest €14m in new centre at Lyons Farm
FBD and University College Dublin (UCD) have today (Monday, July 15) announced a combined investment of €14 million in new...
Farm Safety
Farm safety: Minister launches video on working from heights
A video on ‘Farm Construction and Work at Height’ has been launched by Minister of State at the Department of...
Rural Life
Sustainability to play key role at 2024 Tullamore Show
Sustainability is set to take centre stage as part of a packed programme for the Tullamore Show and FBD National...
Rural Life
Applications sought for 2024 FBD Young Farmer of the Year
The search is on for the 26th FBD Young Farmer of the Year as the application process officially opened today...
Rural Life
Countdown underway for Teagasc/FBD Student of the Year award
The Teagasc/FBD Student of the Year for 2023 will be announced tomorrow night (Tuesday, May 21) in Co. Laois. Shortlisted...
Agri-Business
FBD Holdings sees increase in insurance revenue to over €400m
FBD Holdings has recorded an increase in insurance revenue for the financial year 2023, seeing an increase of 6% to...
Rural Life
Macra and ASA link up to support Breast Cancer Ireland
Macra and the Agricultural Science Association (ASA) Ireland have linked up to host an event in Co. Laois next month...
Agri-Business
FBD Holdings expects 2023 pre-tax profits of €80m
FBD Holdings plc has said that its financial performance for 2023 is due to be ahead of market expectations with...
Agri-Business
€30,000 prize fund for environmental sustainability awards
Prize money worth €30,000 will be on offer for the new Teagasc and FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards which promote environmentally...
Rural Life
Child safety wristbands to return for Ploughing 2023
Child safety wristbands will be an important feature again at this year’s National Ploughing Championships, which will take place at...
Rural Life
2023 FBD Young Farmer of the Year finalists announced
The six finalists bidding to become the 2023 FBD Young Farmer of the Year have been announced today (Tuesday, August...
Rural Life
Search begins for FBD Young Farmer of the Year 2023
The search has been officially launched for the FBD Young Farmer of the Year 2023. Now in its 25th year,...
Agri-Business
FBD announces new CFO to take office next year
FBD has announced that it has appointed a new permanent chief financial officer (CFO) who will take office from January...
Agri-Business
Farmer Business Developments plc appoints new chairperson
Farmer Business Developments plc. (FBD) has announced the appointment of Pat Murphy as its new chairman with immediate effect. Pat...
Agri-Business
FBD expects pre-tax profit of least €70m for 2022
FBD Holdings PLC (FBD) has announced that it expects to report a profit before tax for 2022 of at least...
Agri-Business
FBD Young Farmer of the Year 2022 revealed
A spring-calving dairy farmer from Co. Sligo has been named the FBD Young Farmer of the Year 2022. Christopher Tuffy, who...