Agri-Business
Green diesel excise clearances up 18% in year to October - CSO
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has said that clearances of marked gas oil, or green diesel, in October 2024 were...
Fuel
Agri-Business
CSO: Just 7% of green diesel sales through forecourts in 2023
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has said that only 7% of marked gas oil (green diesel) sales (81,000 litres) occurred...
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...
Agri-Business
CSO: Green diesel excise clearances up 15% in year to September
Clearances of marked gas oil, or green diesel, in September 2024 were 15% higher when compared to the same month...
Rural Life
Fuel Allowance lump sum payment for over 400,000 households
Over 400,000 households across the country that are qualified for the 2024 Fuel Allowance will receive a lump sum payment...
Rural Life
Revenue seizes suspected illegal fuel in Roscommon and Meath
Revenue’s Customs Service, supported by the State Laboratory, detected suspected laundered fuel for sale at two filling stations in Co....
Rural Life
CSO: Consumer prices fall by almost 1% in September
Consumer prices fell by 0.9% in the month between August 2024 and September 2024 according to the latest data from...
Machinery
Fuel savings and longevity from aluminium trailer range
The basic road trailer has changed little over the decades, although angle iron has given way to box section and...
N.Ireland
Vehicles seized at suspected fuel laundering plant in Co. Fermanagh
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) ordered the seizure of vehicles following the discovery of a suspected fuel laundering...
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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...
Agri-Business
EU renewable ethanol sector continues to produce more food than fuel
EU ethanol biorefineries have produced more food and animal feed than fuel in 2023, according to new data published by...
Tillage
Factors that will impact on Irish tillage incomes in 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is projecting that Irish tillage incomes will remain, basically, unchanged in...
Rural Life
Government urged not to impose fuel excise tax increase this week
Opposition parties are urging the government not to impose another fuel excise tax increase planned for this week. The second...
Agri-Business
Certa returns as official fuel sponsor for the Ploughing
The National Ploughing Association (NPA) has announced that Certa is returning as the official fuel sponsor for this year’s National...
Rural Life
Call for increase in fuel excise duty to be postponed
Fuels for Ireland (FFI), the representative body for fuel retailers has urgently called on the new Minister for Finance, Jack...
Rural Life
AA Ireland data indicates decrease in June fuel prices
Data from today (Friday, June 21) released by AA Ireland indicates that fuel prices dropped in the month of June...
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Tyrone dairy farmer reduces calf mortality to just 1%
A Co. Tyrone dairy farm has reduced calf mortality to just 1% and has no post-weaning growth checks, thanks to...
Rural Life
Gardaí investigating theft of fuel from a tractor in Donegal
Gardaí are investigating the theft of fuel from a tractor and another vehicle in a farmyard in Co. Donegal. The...
Agri-Business
Any fall in wholesale diesel price should be passed on - O'Keeffe
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has called for any fall in wholesale diesel price to be immediately passed onto the...
Rural Life
March green diesel excise clearances up 4% over 12 months
Clearances of marked gas oil, or green diesel, in March 2024 were 4% higher than in March 2023, according to...
Agri-Business
FCI appeals for carbon tax increase on agri-diesel to be postponed
The Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) has urged the government to postpone an increase in carbon...