Organics
Laois farmer holds first 'Growing Organics' walk
The first ‘Growing Organics’ farm walk takes place next week (Friday, June 2) on the farm of Jason Stanley, Errill,...
Organics
The first ‘Growing Organics’ farm walk takes place next week (Friday, June 2) on the farm of Jason Stanley, Errill,...
Tillage
European Union (EU) crop output is expected to increase in 2023, despite the continuing threat of drought across southern Europe....
Tillage
Potentially ‘ground-breaking’ seed treatments, which convert atmospheric nitrogen for plant use, will be available in Ireland according to a Swiss...
Agri-Business
The Kilkenny headquartered co-op, Tirlán, made a €5.5 billion contribution to the Irish economy last year and supported more than...
N.Ireland
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) advisors are confirming that the wet weather during much of March and...
Tillage
Resistance demonstrated by both grass and broadleaf weeds to applied herbicides is on the rise, according to Teagasc. Moreover, this...
Tillage
The precarious state of international grain markets remains a cause of major concern for Irish tillage farmers. “Prices are currently...
Tillage News
The Tillage Capital Investment Scheme under the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) has today (Tuesday, May 23) opened for...
Agri-Business
Nitrogen fertiliser sales dropped nearly 56% over a nine-month period, according to latest figures issued today (Thursday, May 18) by...
Rural Life
A derogation allowing for the shooting of certain wild birds to protect crops and livestock has been extended until the...
Agri-Business
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that the Black Sea Grain Initiative which allows grain exports from Ukrainian ports...
Tillage
With the weather set fair for the next few days, tillage farmers now have a real opportunity to get on...
Tillage
The Minister for Agriculture, Food, and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has been asked to “adjust” the Tillage Incentive Scheme (TIS)...
Agri-Business
The leader of the Social Democrats, Holly Cairns, has called on the government to increase funding for the Straw Incorporation...
Tillage
Teagasc tillage specialists have confirmed that spring barley crops are proving to be a challenge on a number of fronts....
Tillage
The latest Teagasc crop report confirms that septoria is a problem within many stands of winter wheat, echoing a similar...
Tillage News
Sharp declines in international grain prices and high input prices are among the key factors that will impact on tillage...
Tillage
Teagasc entomologist, Dr. Louise McNamara, has confirmed that all of the insecticides now available contain the same pyrethroid chemistries. This,...