Machinery
Machinery Focus: Watch - German family farm supplying heat to Lemken
Jens Engelken is an agricultural engineer by training and now runs the family home with his wife Stephanie and their...
Germany
Machinery News
Watch: Latest machinery at Agritechnica 2023
Agritechnica is back, Europe’s largest agricultural trade fair is once again taking place in Hanover, Germany, and the trade, as...
Sponsored
Watch: Rugby legend on tackling resistant worms in cattle
At this time of year, many farmers are organising their animal health plan and tackling resistant worms to cover their...
Beef
10 million Europeans to be targeted in Irish beef promotion
Bord Bia is targeting more than 10 million European consumers with Irish beef promotions as this year’s most influential food...
Agri-Business
Green fertiliser to decarbonise cereal cultivation in Germany
A cooperation agreement aimed at decrabonising cereal cultivation in Germany through the use of green fertiliser has been signed between...
Agri-Business
German meat production falls by 5.9% in first half of 2023
Meat production in Germany has declined by 5.9% in the first half of 2023, compared to last year, according to...
Machinery News
Claas raises capital the schuldscheine way
Claas, as most companies do, has been out looking for capital to finance its business and has settled on a...
Agri-Business
German meat consumption in 2022 was lowest on record
Preliminary information from the Federal Information Centre for Agriculture (BZL) in Germany shows that the long-term trend towards lower meat...
Agri-Business
Hackett leads trade mission focused on Irish organics in Germany
The Minister of State of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Pippa Hackett is leading a trade mission...
Agri-Business
Irish-owned dairy farm in Germany seeks manager
Grasmilch Brandenburg, an 850-cow dairy farm in Germany owned by an Irish family from Co. Galway, is looking to recruit...
Agri-Business
EU Commission approves CAP Strategic Plans from 3 countries
The European Commission has approved the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Strategic Plans submitted by Germany, Greece and Lithuania. The commission...
Dairy
German farmer tastes the difference with organic hay milk
There are some farmers in Germany who are switching from conventional to organic milk production, latest figures suggest. For many...
Grass
How to avoid the build-up of mycotoxin contamination in grass silage
Farmers who leave a grass stubble height of between 6 and 8 cm could find it an important approach to...
Other
EU approves €2.98bn for 'green district heating' in Germany
The European Commission has recently approved a €2.98 billion scheme to promote green district heating based on renewable energy and...
Agri-Business
German trade mission led by Hackett to focus on Irish organics
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM),Senator Pippa Hackett is to lead a high-level...
Agri-Business
Germinal Ireland: German dairy farmers seek grass advice on Irish farm
Grass and forage seed provider Germinal has attracted the interest of German dairy farmers seeking grass and grazing advice in...
Agri-Business
Arla officially opens €190m German dairy plant expansion
Arla Foods has officially opened a €190 million expansion of its dairy production facility in Germany in a bid to...
Agri-Business
German federal minister suggests cut in biofuels to enhance food security
A proposal made by a German federal minister suggests that global food-supply shortages could be eliminated by limiting the domestic...
Agri-Business
Gas companies in Germany suspected of violating EU competition rules
The European Commission has carried out unannounced inspections of companies in Germany involved in the supply, transmission and storage of...