Agri-Business
Cattle tag tender withdrawn after legal issues raised by a number of companies
The cattle tag tender has been withdrawn by the Department of Agriculture, in light of two companies challenging the legality of...
Agri-Business
The cattle tag tender has been withdrawn by the Department of Agriculture, in light of two companies challenging the legality of...
CAP / Schemes
Full approval has issued to 2,400 applicants under the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS II), according to the Minister for Agriculture,...
Dairy
Lakeland Dairies has confirmed to Agriland that its base milk price for June is 23c/L, after confusion as to whether...
Beef
In recent years, prices for organic beef in factories have generally been 15 to 20% higher than conventional prices, according...
Sheep
The numbers of reported scrapie cases have fallen significantly in recent years, according to latest figures from the Department of...
Dairy
Co-ops paying less than 23c/L of milk are “demonstrably underpaying” their farmer-suppliers, according to the ICMSA’s Gerald Quain. Against a...
Rural Life
The Health and Safety Authority has allocated a budget of €244,000 for 2016 for farm safety initiatives, according to the...
CAP / Schemes
A new Quality Assurance Scheme from Bord Bia is expected to be signed of within days, after key issues were...
Sheep
The Government’s proposed new €25m sheep scheme has yet to be confirmed with the issue of electronic tagging said to...
Rural Life
If you’ve been driving near Fivemiletown in Co. Tyrone recently, chances are you’ve spotted some rather interesting looking bales. Driving...
Rural Life
A group of friends have admitted to an insurance scam involving FBD in which they let a cow out on...
Rural Life
One woman from the Faroe Islands has made it her mission to bring views of her homeland to the wider world...
Dairy
Glanbia has announced that it will pay its member suppliers 22c/L including VAT for June manufacturing milk supplies. This price...
Rural Life
Farmers’ children’s access to a college grant could be in jeopardy, if with proposals under the new Cassells Report on the...
Rural Life
The Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed has made his first comments in the Dail in relation to last week’s incident...
Beef
With the uncertainty in the cattle trade at present, a major promotional effort is now needed to get Irish live...
Dairy
The ongoing dairy crisis has not dampened many dairy farmers plans to invest in their farms and initial interest in...
Rural Life
A woman from Co. Louth has been fined €3,710 after she was convicted of a range of offences for failing to have...