Rural Life
CCTV and coloured dye - protecting bales from theft
From using calving cameras for CCTV, to creating physical barriers at gates, coming up with ways to prevent the theft...
Rural Life
From using calving cameras for CCTV, to creating physical barriers at gates, coming up with ways to prevent the theft...
Tillage News
Tillage farmers are racing against time to harvest crops during the current weather window, the National Fodder and Food Security...
Agri-Business
Contractors around the country have reported that 15% less first-cut silage was harvested on average this year compared to 2022....
Agri-Business
A survey undertaken Teagasc has shown that on average, dairy and drystock farms are on target to have adequate winter...
Agri-Business
A “comprehensive” and “robust” survey of current fodder stocks on dairy and beef farms is currently underway across the country....
Rural Life
Above-average temperatures this summer and in the future will impact farmers in terms of stocking, fodder, fertiliser use, and pest...
Agri-Business
The Fertilizer Association of Ireland (FAI) has urged farmers to take immediate action to restore grazing and silage stock over...
Agri-Business
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has decided to recall the National Food and Fodder Security...
Agri Politics
Payments to farmers under the 2022 Fodder Support Scheme have commenced this week, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine,...
Sheep News
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has hit out at the 2023 Fodder Support Scheme, claiming that many sheep farmers have...
Agri-Business
Macra na Feirme has called on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, to extend the closing date for the cutting...
Agri-Business
69,403 farmers have applied for the Fodder Support Scheme, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed...
Beef News
The potential to include red clover, in tandem with hybrid ryegrass varieties, within a silage sward has been highlighted by...
Agri-Business
Almost 39,000 farmers have now applied for the Fodder Support Scheme, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM)...
Dairy Technical
Grass growth on many farms in recent days has been sluggish at best, while farms that have gotten rain are...
Agri-Business
Over 29,000 applications have been made to date for the Fodder Support Scheme, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...
Agri-Business
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has urged farmers “not to take the foot off the pedal” when...
Agri-Business
Teagasc has said that feed stock levels on farms are currently “positive overall”, but added there is scope for additional...