Machinery
Lemken, in conjunction with dealership Leinster Farm Machinery, will hold a demo day on Thursday, October 12.
Agri-Business
A funding increase of €19 million has been announced for the newly-established Department of Rural and Community Development.
It has been confirmed that a €300 million low-cost loan scheme will be introduced next year as part of Budget 2018.
Environment
A fund of €7 million is set to be allocated for the Government's long anticipated Renewable Heat Incentive scheme in today's Budget 2018.
After receiving planning permission from Wicklow County Council, development to the value of €38 million has begun on Ballycumber Wind Farm.
Funding for the ANC scheme, Brexit measures and income volatility tools are top prioritises for politicians heading into Budget 2018.
Beef
Cattle supplies have swelled in recent weeks. Failing ground conditions and slowed grass growth rates have intensified the pressure on some farmers to market their stock.
The fact that farmers who apply for a slurry spreading extension will be prioritised for inspections has been described as "grossly unfair".
It is understood that a €25 million funding boost for the Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) scheme will be delivered upon in Budget 2018.
Anaerobic Digestion (AD) could allow farmers to more effectively manage nutrient loading if digestate is correctly applied...
Tillage
Beet is coming back. Quotas are gone and BEET Ireland has a site for its plant according to one of the directors of BEET Ireland, Simon Cross.
Ahead of of Budget 2018, AgriLand asked the key stakeholders of Irish agriculture what their main priorities are for funding in the sector.
Cross Agricultural Engineering, based in Rathangan, held its annual open day (machinery demonstration) event yesterday (Sunday, October 8).
Vivian Silke from Co. Galway has recently been appointed as a cattle knowledge transfer specialist with Teagasc.
Farmers have been given just days to apply for a slurry spreading extension, the Department of Agriculture has confirmed to AgriLand.
Monday (October 2) saw the latest monthly Cheffins Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cambridge (England).
Just 0.1% of calves born in Ireland so far this year have tested positive for Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD), according to Minister Creed.
Northern Ireland’s Anaerobic Digestion (AD) sector is set to rocket within the next half decade. There are currently 103 AD sites either...
Rural Life
The 53rd annual Queen of the Land festival is just around the corner, with the official launch of the midlands-based event held last Friday.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has yet to receive payment claims from approximately 9,000 approved TAMS II applications.
A Newtownards farmer, accused of wildly attacking a group of fox hunting protestors on his land, has been acquitted.
Two quads and a trailer were stolen from a UTV (utility transport vehicle) dealership over the weekend in Co. Fermanagh.
Converting farm waste to natural gas could decarbonise Ireland’s agricultural food supply chain, agri industry heavyweights have claimed.
