Dairy
Tipperary organic farmer outlines conversion challenges
An organic farmer from Tipperary is urging farmers to give significant consideration to the criteria necessary for this type of...
Organic
Beef News
What is the outlook for Irish organic beef?
Prices for Irish organic beef should reach up to €6.60/kg by next March as a steady supply of cattle is...
Agri-Business
Claim market demand not keeping pace with organic expansion
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that challenges around market demand for organic produce are persisting. The comments come...
CAP / Schemes
Thinking of converting to organic? Here is what you need to know
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) recently confirmed that the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) has reopened for...
Agri-Business
National Organic Awards winners revealed
Bord Bia has revealed the winners of the National Organic Awards, which included an award for the first-ever Irish Organic...
Agri-Business
Meade Farm increases organic growing by 12%
Year-on-year growth has been seen by Meade Farm in the organic sector since 2015, with the Lobinstown, Co. Meath-based company...
Organics
Organic Centre hosts Apple Day Harvest Festival
Leitrim’s Organic Centre will hold its Apple Day Harvest Festival on Sunday, September 29 from 12:00p.m to 4:00pm. The centre...
Beef
Bord Bia 'in discussions' with organic bodies on farm audits
Bord Bia is “in discussions” with Irish organic certification bodies and is looking at opportunities to make the process of...
Agri-Business
ACA wants core funding from government for services
The Agricultural Consultants’ Association (ACA) is calling on the government to provide core funding in recognition of the services the...
Environment
Field Exchange festival celebrates climate-friendly agriculture
A new festival, ‘Field Exchange’, which is bringing farmers, artists, food producers, agri-experts and the wider community together, was launched...
Agri-Business
National Organic Awards open for entries
Bord Bia is inviting the Irish organic sector to submit their entries for the National Organic Awards, which will be...
Rural Life
National Heritage Week to host a number of events for farm families
This year’s National Heritage Week programme is brimful of events to interest farm families. Taking place from Saturday, August 17...
Women in Agriculture
'Small-scale food production will answer a lot of problems' - suppliers
We need small-scale food production as an answer to a lot of our problems, according to Janet Power and Jenny...
Beef
New project to demonstrate 'resilient' organic farming
A new Teagasc organic farming research project, Growing Resilient Organic Farming Systems (GROFarmS), is being undertaken to demonstrate to farmers...
Tillage
Minister must 'put money on the table' for tillage - ICSA
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has called on Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue...
Agri-Business
Teagasc commissions organic sector producer organisations study
Teagasc is currently seeking tenders from “qualified and experienced consultants” to examine the potential for more producer organisations (POs) in...
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...
Video
Organic Series: Wicklow farmer discusses conversion
In the latest installment of Agriland’s Organics Series, in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), we visit a...