Agri Politics
Brexit: Why UK agriculture could be better off outside the EU
With a referendum on whether to leave the EU or not looming, the issue of Brexit was discussed at length...
Agri Politics
With a referendum on whether to leave the EU or not looming, the issue of Brexit was discussed at length...
Beef
The Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney, is being called on to reassess his most recent offer on the TB compensation...
Dairy
The November EU weighted average milk price stood at €30.78/100kg (22.40p/L), up €0.24/100kg (0.8%) on the previous month, according to...
Pig/Poultry
Irish pigmeat exports last year were up 8% on 2014, with the UK being Ireland’s largest export market followed by...
Rural Life
Rural crime must be tackled, as people are living in fear, a Renua candidate has said with the party promising...
Agri Politics
Chemical companies Dow Chemical and DuPont have announced that they are to combine in an all-stock merger of equals. The...
Agri Politics
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra has announced it exported record volumes for the month of December 2015. Export data for...
Agri-Business
The Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney, has been called on to immediately announce the criteria of the Hardship Recognition Scheme, by...
Agri-Business
IFA National Returning Officer Jer Bergin has announced that nominations are now being sought for the positions of IFA Deputy...
Rural Life
Macra na Feirme has announced the six finalists for the National Leadership Awards. Each finalist went through a challenging interview...
Environment
Unusual persistent strong west-south-westerly air flows over the country as the predominant causes of the extreme weather this December, but...
Pig/Poultry
Irish people are consuming 6% more poultry than they were in 2014 and the meat is growing in popularity according...
Tillage
Tillage farmers with crops and land affected by recent rainfall are being advised to take some simple steps to help...
Agri-Business
Irish beef exports to the US last year were worth approximately €11m according to the latest figures from the Department...
Agri-Business
The TSE ban prohibiting the export of sheepmeat from the EU to the US could be lifted by the end...
Agri Politics
Bluetongue outbreaks are continuing in France, with a further three outbreaks over the Christmas period, the World Animal Health Organisation...
Agri Politics
The EU Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan has asked the Oxford Farming Conference how the UK would fare if it...
Agri Politics
Dairy farmers in New Zealand are more confident than their beef and sheep counterparts of market conditions improving in 2016....