Beef
'Insufficient evidence of a breach of competition law in beef sector' - CCPC
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has today, Friday, June 5, written to over 200 individuals, including the Independent...
Beef
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has today, Friday, June 5, written to over 200 individuals, including the Independent...
Environment
Ireland’s ammonia emissions (from animal manures and nitrogen fertiliser application) increased again in 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has...
Rural Life
Two men have been charged with causing criminal damage to a tractor during an incident which occurred in the west...
Beef
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has inspected 13 meat plants that have been impacted by Covid-19, out of the...
N.Ireland
Ulster Farmers’ Union members have given their backing to plans to run this year’s annual general meeting as a ‘drive-in’...
CAP / Schemes
Meat production and consumption was under the spotlight during a meeting of the European Parliament’s Environment (ENVI) Committee in Brussels...
Rural Life
There are “contacting and communication difficulties” in tracing the close contacts of some meat plant staff infected with Covid-19, Minister...
CAP / Schemes
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) was not effective in reversing the decades-long decline in biodiversity – and intensive farming remains...
Environment
After a prolonged period of dry weather, Met Éireann is forecasting some spells of rain in much of the country...
Beef
Almost 70 groups and individuals representing farmers, producers, vets and researchers from across the world have written an “open letter”...
Sheep
As we head into June, the task of weaning lambs on many farms will, or at least should, commence over...
Agri Politics
Ireland reduced its pesticide sales by 28% from 2011 to 2018 according to data from Eurostat. Ireland had the second...
N.Ireland
The first four farms have been picked to form a new network of Technology Demonstration Farms across Northern Ireland aimed...
Dairy
The Ornua Purchase Price Index (PPI) has increased for the month of May. The PPI index for the month is 101.1...
Agri Politics
A new agri-environment scheme modeled after the Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS) is being considered by the parties involved in...
CAP / Schemes
Reducing the distance between farm and fork was a key theme outlined by European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski in...
Beef
On this week’s FarmLand, we take a look at what the EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy means from the young farmer...
CAP / Schemes
Direct payments to farmers selected for inspection by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine will not be delayed...