Agri-Business
Waterford farmer wins Teagasc/FBD Student of the Year
A dairy farmer from Portlaw in Co. Waterford, Shane Fitzgerald, has been named the Teagasc and FBD ‘Student of the...
Agri-Business
A dairy farmer from Portlaw in Co. Waterford, Shane Fitzgerald, has been named the Teagasc and FBD ‘Student of the...
CAP / Schemes
The average direct payment was €17,932 in 2016, accounting for 75% of farm income, a preliminary estimate from Teagasc’s National Farm Survey...
Dairy
The problem of labour shortages on farms in the Republic of Ireland is primarily affecting the dairy sector, according to the...
Agri-Business
The list of beneficiaries of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) payments in the Republic of Ireland was recently published by the Department...
Rural Life
Bloom 2017 is set to open tomorrow (June 1) and will run until Bank Holiday Monday (June 5). The Bord Bia...
Dairy
Almost 60% of dairy farms had debts averaging €99,058 last year, a preliminary estimate of Teagasc’s National Farm Survey results show....
Rural Life
Family farm income decreased by 9% in 2016, bringing the average income figure for the farming sector to €24,060, according...
Sheep
Efficient grassland management is vital for sheep farmers at this time of year, according to Teagasc Research Officer, Philip Creighton....
Environment
National and international microbiology experts, researchers and stakeholders from the agricultural sector gathered on Tuesday, May 23, at Teagasc Johnstown...
Opinion
By Gary Lanigan from Teagasc’s Soils, Environment and Land-Use Programme, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford. The facts are simple, but the solutions are...
Dairy
The Teagasc Moorepark 2017 Dairy Open Day will take place in Teagasc Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, on Tuesday, July 4. The...
Tillage
Late-sown spring barley crops will require treatment with herbicide to knock out weeds over the coming days. That is according...
Opinion
By John McHugh, dairy farmer, Portlaoise, Co. Laois Many farmers have and continue to invest heavily in building the phosphorous...
Grass
The link between better prolificacy, stocking rate, and profitability, on sheep farms has been investigated as part of a major...
Grass
Reseeding is a costly exercise and it can result in an outlay of approximately €250-350/ac to complete. However, when done...
Agri-Business
Export growth to the UK fell sharply from 12% in 2015 to just 2% last year as demand for Irish...
Sheep
Ireland exported an estimated 50,000t of sheep meat valued at €240 million in 2016, with 60% of total exports heading...
Environment
The shackles of production were lifted on Irish dairy farms in 2015, with the EU-wide abolition of milk quotas. In...