Rural Life
Watch: Impacts of potato shortage to continue into next season
With weather beginning to pick up, potato farmers are “playing catch up” and dealing with impacts that will continue into...
Rural Life
With weather beginning to pick up, potato farmers are “playing catch up” and dealing with impacts that will continue into...
Tillage News
Wet weather conditions in north-west Europe, especially Ireland and parts of the UK, negatively affected the yield potential of crops...
Rural Life
The weekend weather forecast indicates that conditions will remain unsettled for the final days of April with showers or rain...
Rural Life
Two phone helplines set up by Teagasc to provide advice to tillage and livestock farmers on how to manage their...
Agri-Business
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that all on-farm inspections have now resumed across the...
Agri-Business
Lisavaird Co-Op has announced further support for its suppliers by approving a rebate of €15/t on all ruminant compound feed...
Rural Life
Met Éireann has said that dry conditions will continue until later this week when the weather will become more unsettled....
Rural Life
The weekend and early next week are set to be mainly dry and sunny according to Met Éireann, although more...
Podcast
In this episode Francess McDonnell asks the head of crops knowledge transfer with Teagasc, Michael Hennessy, what is the immediate...
Sheep
During what is a busy and challenging period on sheep farms across the country, the lambing season this year has...
Agri-Business
Fertiliser use in 2024 will exceed last year, but farmers will be buying supplies more often and in smaller quantities,...
Agri-Business
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has highlighted the importance of ensuring that farms are “prepared for...
Dairy News
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue has today (Wednesday, April 17) announced extensions to the deadlines to...
Agri-Business
Tirlán cooperative has announced a €4 million support package to assist its tillage farmers and also support beef farmers who...
Agri-Business
National forecaster Met Éireann has said it expects lower than average rainfall amounts this week which will lead to improved...
Sheep
With 950 ewes lambing on his Co. Kerry hill sheep flock, Glyn Egan is no stranger to the challenges that...
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is warning that farmers are caught in a perfect storm, squeezed between margin pressures, high...
Rural Life
The weather is set to pick up somewhat this week, with drier conditions compared to recent weeks forecasted, though with...