Agri Politics
Bill seeking to underground North-South Interconnector passes first stage
The Aontú bill seeking to underground the North-South Interconnector has passed the first stage in the Dáil. Opposition to the...
Agri Politics
The Aontú bill seeking to underground the North-South Interconnector has passed the first stage in the Dáil. Opposition to the...
Rural Life
The recent spell of wet weather and the ensuing delays to silage cutting and harvesting in some parts of the...
Opinion
If An Taisce and other misguided environmentalists think they can save the planet by curtailing dairy production, they should think...
Sheep Technical
Lambs are being drafted 10-14 days earlier on grass/clover swards compared to grass-only swards at the Teagasc Centre in Athenry,...
Dairy Technical
As we approach the end of May, spring-calving herds have begun their breeding season – and in many cases their...
Green Acres
Calf rearing is all but complete on the farms enrolled in the Teagasc Green Acres Programme. Now is an opportune...
Opinion
The Individual Farmers of Ireland tractor protest group is calling on every rural TD to support the call by the...
Agri Politics
Farmers are concerned that the debate around the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is “being hijacked by vested interests –...
Agri-Business
One of the overall aims of the agricultural science curriculum at Leaving Certificate level is to promote farm safety, according...
Machinery
Farmers not checking fertiliser spreaders pre-application could be losing up to £100 or €115 per hectare, according to Dale Shaw,...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has been granted a further £12.4 million to fund its...
CAP / Schemes
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue will leave for Brussels today (Tuesday, May 25) for further negotiations...
Dairy Technical
The latest Milk Price Tracker – brought to you by Agriland and the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) – details milk prices from the most...
Environment
A study examining the potential of slurry separation technology has suggested the establishment of processing hubs in Northern Ireland could...
Rural Life
Small and micro food businesses are being urged by the Irish Local Development Network (ILDN) to avail of the €5...
Agri-Business
Agriculture-related costs, in the form of funding to support various sectors impacted by Covid-19, have amounted to more than €61...
Agri-Business
Fertiliser sales are up 25% from October 2020 to March 2021, compared with the same period in 2019 and 2020,...
Agri Politics
A private members motion being tabled this week on establishing an independent regulator for the beef sector is “a real...