Grass
A new initiative launched by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine will see 2017 become the 'Year of Sustainable Grassland’.
Pig/Poultry
Fluidized bed combustion technology has been developed by Limerick company for use within the poultry sector
Dairy
ICMSA president John Comer is predicting a recovery in dairy prices during 2017
Environment
This weekend is set to be cool with scattered showers in most areas, according to Met Eireann, as we start the New Year.
Agri Politics
'The week of December 12 was an important week for everyone who wants to change the fact that farmers currently get a raw deal in the European food chain'
Beef
The cost of keeping a spring-calving suckler cow varies considerably across the country, according to Teagasc's Pearse Kelly.
Machinery
If you are interested in purchasing a second hand tractor you should take your time inspecting the tractor, a mechanic at WR Shaw said.
Over 32,000 cattle have been displayed on new mart boards that were installed earlier this year which show Euro-Star and EBI figures.
US scientists have developed a mobile system for removing phosphorus from cattle and, potentially, pig slurries
Sheep
Irish wool prices have fallen by approximately 30% since the beginning of June, according to one wool merchant.
Some 81% of farmers said they would reconsider their future in beef farming after 2016, a recent Agriland poll has shown.
'Approximately 20% of dairy cows will succumb to one form or other of lameness problem during any 12-month period.'
Rural Life
The local mart is often a weekly jaunt for farmers around the country and with it being Christmas week, marts are shut.
Agri-Business
This year has been a tough year for farmers, as recent figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show the value of Irish agricultural output at farm-gate prices fell by 2.9%.
The unknown impact of Brexit hangs over all predictions for farming in 2017
Macra na Feirme's National President, Sean Finan, sets out the young farmer organisation’s priorities in 2017.
The number of Irish cattle exported during 2016 has declined by 21.4% on the corresponding period in 2015, figures from Bord Bia show.
The margins generated on sheep farms in 2017 are set to be boosted by the introduction of a €10/ewe coupled sheep welfare scheme.
When Conor Ryan began creating agri-machinery videos in 2013 he never imagined his videos would have over 1.6m views by 2016.
Fianna Fail’s agriculture spokesman Charlie McConalogue is calling for the appointment of a food tsar, or ombudsman, in Ireland.
ABP Food Group are set to promote farm safety at the 2017 BT Young Scientist and Technology Event for a third consecutive year.
Approximately 50% of the Northern Irish lamb supply was slaughtered in the Republic of Ireland during the month of November.
'Over the past two years, four major mergers and acquisitions deals have been announced in the farm inputs sector, representing over US$200 billion of deal value.'
