Tillage
Major UK potato exhibition planned for early September
The organisers of a major UK potato exhibition and field demonstration have confirmed a strong Irish interest in the event....
growers
Tillage
Early season potato harvest now in full swing
The early season potato harvest is now well underway with crops yielding well. Eating quality is also good, according to...
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Renowned sheep farming pair trust Tribamec Duo
Tribamec Duo combines Chanelle Pharma’s established products: Animec Oral solution for sheep and Tribex 5% oral suspension for sheep. The...
Agri-Business
Two new schemes open for horticulture sector
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue and Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and...
Agri-Business
Growers tell Minister Hackett about weather challenges
Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity with special responsibility for Horticulture, Pippa Hackett has heard from growers about...
Tillage
35% of maincrop potato area now planted
Approximately 35% of the 2024 maincrop potato area has now been planted out, according to Wilson’s Country agronomist, Stuart Meredith....
Opinion
Opinion: Is it the right time to 'fix' prices for malting barley?
Given the atrocious weather conditions, I believe it would seem a bit ‘unwise’ to be fixing a price for 2024...
N.Ireland
CAFRE reflects on NI spring planting opportunities
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (CAFRE) has just published a crops update for Northern Ireland. It relates...
Agri-Business
Retailers urged to offer 'weather payment' to fruit and veg growers
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president has called on all players in the food chain, particularly large retailers, to support...
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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...
Agri-Business
DAFM launches survey for commercial small and organic growers
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has launched a survey for commercial small and organic growers across...
Tillage
Potato growers call for protest action outside supermarkets
Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president, Francie Gorman, has been given a clear mandate by potato growers to organise protests outside...
Tillage
Payments worth €14.3m to go into tillage farmers' bank accounts
Tillage farmers will shortly begin to see payments – worth a total €14.3 million to the sector – going into...
Horticulture
'Not possible' to support all horticulture sub sectors - minister
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has been challenged by TDs to explain why some growers were “excluded”...
Agri-Business
Watch: 'I've never seen a wet July like this before'
A Co. Meath grower has warned that this month will “be the making or the breaking of farms” across Ireland...
Agri-Business
UK supermarket launches trial to cover 100% of growers' costs
The UK supermarket group Morrisons has launched a new trial where it will underwrite 100% of all of the costs...
Sponsored
Watch: How to effectively treat and control parasites
Amid the current season of record-high input costs, keeping unnecessary spending to a minimum is key, which means that early...
Agri-Business
Growers sought to get involved in food waste redistribution project
Irish charity FoodCloud has called on farmers to get involved in its project to redistribute food waste for enough meals...
Horticulture
CAFRE to host grower workshops on fungicides
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is set to host workshops across Northern Ireland next week to update...
Agri-Business
Under-pressure growers reluctant to chair farm org committee
Fruit and vegetable growers, who are members of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Horticulture Committee, are said to be reluctant...
Horticulture
Exclusion of soft fruit growers in support scheme 'unacceptable'
The exclusion of soft fruit growers from the Horticulture Exceptional Aid Scheme has been labelled “inexplicable” and “unacceptable” by the...