Green Acres
GrowthWatch: Dry weather takes its toll in some areas
By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald As the first-cut silage ground close in early April approaches its target harvesting...
Green Acres
By Teagasc’s Seán Cummins and James Fitzgerald As the first-cut silage ground close in early April approaches its target harvesting...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed that 24,494 Single Applications were received by the...
Rural Life
Global fast food giant McDonald’s has begun its reopening plans for its Irish outlets as of today, Wednesday, May 20,...
Opinion
A draft document – titled: ‘EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030’ – is circulating at present. The strapline beneath the document’s...
Rural Life
A student farmer from Co. Clare was awarded her correct grant rate, with an additional payment of almost €2,900, after...
N.Ireland
Dale Farm group chief executive Nick Whelan has been appointed as the new chairman of the Northern Ireland Food and Drink...
CAP / Schemes
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) PLUS payments amounting to over...
Dairy
Aurivo has become the latest processor to reveal its milk price for April – announcing its decision to hold its...
Beef
There are now 16 meat plants across the country that have been identified as Covid-19 clusters by the Health Service...
CAP / Schemes
Complaints to Ombudsman Peter Tyndall rose by 9% to 3,664 in 2019 – the highest number of complaints received since...
Forestry
The delays in progressing felling licences puts Irish companies and forestry owners at risk of losing valuable contracts, according to...
Tillage
Have you ever heard of ‘Smart Beet’? In this installment of the Crops Watch series in association with TerraChem Margaret...
Sheep
The shearing season kicked off earlier than what might have been expected for Sligo native Karol Devaney. Karol, who arrived...
Agri Politics
The Health Service Executive’s (HSE’s) decision to suspend its practice of sharing medical results with employers before employees, has been...
Beef
An estimated 60% of meat plant employees, who tested positive for Covid-19, have recovered and have returned to work, Meat...
Rural Life
Discrepancies in the application of the vacant site levy, and how its application affects active farmers, have received attention after...
Agri Politics
Tomorrow’s announcement of the EU’s Farm to Fork strategy represents “a last chance” to preserve what’s left of the EU’s...
Machinery
Case IH has appointed a new vice-president for its European operations, as part of a new development strategy by Case...