Dairy
Farmers urged to attend Cork fodder shortage meeting
An emergency meeting has been called by the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) to address the drought and the...
Dairy
An emergency meeting has been called by the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) to address the drought and the...
Grass
The potential for an unprecedented fodder crisis this coming winter is growing by the day, according to the Irish Creamery...
Agri-Business
About 75% of one agricultural contractor’s customers are currently feeding silage due to the prolonged spell of fine weather stalling...
Rural Life
With surmounting financial, physical and psychological pressures on farmers, Lorcan McCabe, deputy president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association...
Dairy
With little or no rain expected in the coming week and pressure mounting at farm level, a coordinated response from...
CAP / Schemes
Revised remittance ‘payment breakdown’ notices will apparently be issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine to certain...
Dairy
As the drought continues and grass available for grazing becomes increasingly scarce, well-known Mitchelstown dairy farmer, Maurice Walsh, laments that...
Rural Life
Changes contained in The Heritage Bill to the periods within which managed hedge-cutting will be permitted have been described as...
Environment
Following meetings last week with farming organisations, Irish Water has supply measures in place to assist drought-stricken farmers around the...
Dairy
“The board of Glanbia Ireland must immediately address the gap in milk price between Glanbia and other processors as the...
Dairy
Irish Water has committed to start contacting its farmer-customers to update them on the current situation, according to the president...
Agri Politics
Farmers and agri-food operators are becoming anxious about the “weight of consideration” being given to the border question post Brexit,...
Dairy
Dairy farmers are particularly dependent on water schemes to ensure that adequate supplies are available to their cows, according to the...
Dairy
When setting milk prices, processors should have noted carefully this month’s improved Ornua Purchase Price Index (PPI), according to the...
Agri Politics
The recent announcement that an additional three beef plants have been approved by Chinese authorities for their market has been...
Dairy
Earlier today, Glanbia announced its milk price for the month of May; the processor held its base price, but reduced...
Agri Politics
Changes to existing farm-to-farm movement requirements are both unnecessary and unfair, and will simply multiply paperwork, according to the Irish...
CAP / Schemes
Data shows that Irish farmers are losing approximately €85 million in direct support payments due to higher land rental costs,...