Rural Life
Johnstown Castle to become major tourist attraction
A €7.5m proposed development of Johnstown Castle in Co. Wexford was officially launched by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform,...
Rural Life
A €7.5m proposed development of Johnstown Castle in Co. Wexford was officially launched by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform,...
Agri-Business
Net subsidies accounted for 78.1% of farm incomes in the Border, Midland and Western (BMW) region in 2014, figures from the...
Dairy
There are fears that the post-quota era will see farmers leave winter milk production, according to the Teagasc dairy specialist,...
Environment
Ireland could significantly underspend on its 2016 Rural Development Programme (RDP) budget, according to Fianna Fail agriculture spokesperson, Eamon O...
Environment
There will be dry weather this weekend with just the occasional shower, next week will be mostly dry but cloudy,...
Agri Politics
Last week, Ireland offered more skimmed milk powder (SMP) into intervention, bringing the total amount offered to 1,967t, figures from...
Agri-Business
The current annual organic certification process is not necessary and should be changed, according to Padraic Finnegan, Chairman of the Organic...
Pig/Poultry
Scrambled, boiled, poached or fried, how do you like your eggs? Today, October 9, is World Egg Day. The first...
Agri-Business
The US has this week increased the tariff on imported butter to the tune of an extra $.51c/kg. The move increases...
Dairy
In China, imports of Whole Milk Powder and Skimmed Milk Powder are back to normal levels, according to the European...
Environment
Eirgrid will not be constructing pylons to facilitate a Cork-Kildare overhead power line as part of its Grid Link project....
Agri-Business
Moy Park has won the IGD John Sainsbury Learning and Development Award at the IGD Awards 2015. The poultry company has...
Dairy
The Republic of Ireland is set to import a record level of milk in 2015, according to the Chairman of the...
Dairy
The Ornua Purchase Price Index (PPI), a monthly indicator of market returns on dairy products, fell marginally by 0.6 of a...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland is to lift the age of eligibility for brucellosis testing to 24 months from 12 months on October 19,...
Dairy
FrieslandCampina has raised its guaranteed price for raw milk for October 2015 to €29.00 per 100kg of milk which is...
Sheep
Last week the weekly sheep kill in Ireland was 58,098, back 5% from the 61,274 head slaughtered in the corresponding...
Beef
Further meetings for the Beef Data and Genomics Programme have been announced by the Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney. Hosted...