Dairy
Lakeland Dairies held an open day at its Bailieborough plant today for its stakeholders, farm suppliers and members of the local community.
Agriland spoke with Pat Ryan, national sales and dealer development at Dairymaster, about the appetite for investment on farms
The business of dairying is one of the main topics being covered at Teagasc's Moorepark open day today (Wednesday July 2).
Agri-Business
The National Farm Survey revealed that machinery investment was proportionately the largest investment category across farm systems in 2024.
N.Ireland
A number of strategic challenges currently facing agriculture in Northern Ireland will be actively addressed during 2025.
Now that the grazing season is coming to an end and farmers are closing off paddocks, investing in farm roadways and setting yourself up...
As we progress into the latter end of the lactation, keeping costs down is crucial, is it is worth while committing to investment...
Machinery-related expenditure was the largest investment made on farms in 2023 according to latest figures.
Rural Life
Today (Tuesday, June 4), the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, announced a €16.1 million investment...
Arla Foods has committed over £300 million between five of its UK sites with the aim of boosting...
The average farm debt stood at €72,809 in 2022, according to a new survey published today (Monday, June 12).
AgTech companies continued to thrive even during a period of declining venture capital investment, a new report from McKinsey has shown.
Environment
German energy company RWE has announced that it will invest €1.5 billion in Irish renewable energy over the next eight years.
Iamus Technologies have been announced as a finalist in the THRIVE accelerator programme and are set to receive investment from the company.
Machinery Focus
Tractor registration figures for Ireland continue to rise, and prices will be following due to fluctuations and increases in material costs.
Agri Politics
A new investment ceiling should be applied to TAMS applications from January 1, 2021, according to the ICMSA.
More than 4,900 farmer applications are to be considered under TAMS II, according to Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue.
The national average percentage of farms with farm-related debt in 2019 stood at 38%, according to the Teagasc National Farm Survey 2019.
The upper ceiling limit on one measure under TAMS II has been proposed to be increased, according to a Government source.
The board of directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) approved a total of €3.4 billion of new financing in business and innovation.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, was speaking today (Tuesday, June 12) at a Food Gateway event in Teagasc Ashtown entitled ‘Beyond Brexit – making food innovation go further’.
Grass
Each additional tonne of grass eaten by the grazing animal will add €180/ha additional profit to a dairy farm.
Rising milk prices are having a positive impact on dairy farmers' confidence when it comes to investing in their businesses, according to AIB's Anne Finnegan.
