Agri-Business
UFU partners with AFBI and AgriSearch for NI farming webinars
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has announced that it will join forces with the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and...
Sustainability
Agri-Business
Watch: On the Record - Jim O'Toole CEO of Bord Bia
It is necessary to keep adding new criteria to Bord Bia schemes – such as the Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme...
Agri-Business
New collaboration to improve farm efficiency in Ireland
Terra Nutritech, a leading nutrition provider, and Eurogene, a renowned genetics company, have teamed up with Pitfield Animal Science to...
Agri-Business
'Consumers have never cared more and known less about food'
Consumers have “never cared more and known less” about the food they eat, the Agricultural Science Association Conference 2023 has...
Agri-Business
Consumers believe dairy farmers can meet climate targets - survey
89% of consumers are confident that dairy farmers can make the changes necessary to achieve climate action targets, according to...
Agri-Business
Lombard to host agri sustainability meeting in Cork
Senator Tim Lombard has organised a meeting in Clonakilty, Co. Cork this evening (Monday, August 28), on sustainability in the...
Dairy
LESS tops sustainability action among Tirlán suppliers in 2023
Tirlán milk suppliers have said that spreading slurry using low emissions slurry spreading equipment (LESS) is the top action they...
Agri-Business
Arla to pay out millions to farmers to reward 'climate initiatives'
Arla farmers who take “the most action on climate” will receive a higher price for their milk as of today...
Rural Life
14th Waterford Harvest Festival urges 'support local'
The 14th Waterford Harvest Festival, which will take place from Friday to Sunday, September 8-10, will have a focus on...
Agri-Business
Sustainability factors and investment needs on Irish farms
While traditionally banks would have looked at primarily the financial metrics and performance of a farm, the environmental sustainability of...
Agri-Business
Bank of Ireland to review fertiliser use as part of lending process
Farmers’ fertiliser application rates, slurry spreading quantities and stocking rates will be reviewed as part of the lending process by...
Dairy Technical
Increasing farm sustainability and profitability in Sligo
How the Hunt family has increased their dairy farm’s sustainability and profitability was a key part of their farm walk...
Beef News
ABP announces farmer beef benchmark award winners
ABP Food Group has announced the winners of its Beef Benchmark sustainability awards at the ABP Demo Farm open day...
Agri-Business
Lack of time hinders ability of vets to focus on sustainability
Lack of time and resources are the main obstacles preventing vets around the country from increasing their efforts on sustainability,...
Rural Life
Kepak to host sustainability farm walk next week
Meat processor Kepak Group is inviting farmers and other interested parties to a sustainability farm walk and information evening on...
Beef
World farmers take a stand against lab-grown food
The World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO), representing over 1.2 billion farmers worldwide, has taken a stand against adopting lab-grown food as...
Dairy Technical
Moorepark 2023: What were the key messages?
The Teagasc Moorepark Open Day took place this week with a large crowd of dairy farmers and people from industry...
Environment
Climate change may 'threaten' sustainability of Irish farms -report
Financial losses and the level of investment needed to sustain farming operations may “threaten the sustainability of the agriculture sector”,...
