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Review of Bord na gCon as debt levels to be assessed
Review of Bord na gCon as debt levels to be assessed

The Irish Greyhound Board, Bord na gCon, is up for review.  According to the Agriculture Department this morning: “The review...

European milk market monitoring agency under way
European milk market monitoring agency under way

The View from Europe: According to a statement made in Brussels recently by the European Commissioner for Agriculture Dacian Ciolos during...

ABP makes its presence felt at world’s biggest food trade fair
ABP makes its presence felt at world’s biggest food trade fair

ABP Food Group, one of Europe’s leading privately owned agri-business companies, has taken its biggest stand ever at the world’s...

US ‘shutdown’ puts transatlantic trade talks on hold
US ‘shutdown’ puts transatlantic trade talks on hold

The View from Europe: The US has put negotiations for a landmark free trade deal with the EU on hold...

Entrepreneurial spirit key to farm success, DCU Ryan Academy
Entrepreneurial spirit key to farm success, DCU Ryan Academy

In collaboration with industry, the DCU Ryan Academy has developed a Farm Entrepreneurship and Leadership Programme. The next running of...

New foundations for Virginia
New foundations for Virginia

There will be a new hub at The Virginia Show in Cavan next year, in the form of €500k sparkling...

€4.7bn wind energy investment as minister blasts ‘misinformation’
€4.7bn wind energy investment as minister blasts ‘misinformation’

Ireland will see a total of €4.7bn invested in onshore wind energy projects between now and 2020, and will more...

Ireland was under quota by three per cent for 2012/2013
Ireland was under quota by three per cent for 2012/2013

For the milk quota year 2012/2013 Ireland was three per cent under quota. This is according to the latest European...

96 ash dieback outbreaks
96 ash dieback outbreaks

Just under 100 ash dieback outbreaks in locations across Ireland have been confirmed by the Department of Agriculture.  Of these,...

A ‘back to school’ boost for Dunnes
A ‘back to school’ boost for Dunnes

The latest supermarket share figures from Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland, published today for the 12 weeks ending 15 September, show...

Green green Grassland of home
Green green Grassland of home

AgriLand talks to Liam Woulfe, Managing Director of Grassland Agro and Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year nominee. Grassland...

Alltech’s Global 500 – just days away
Alltech’s Global 500 – just days away

Large numbers of dairy and beef farmers from all parts of Ireland are expected to attend Alltech’s Global 500 event,...

Vive la Ploughing, Ireland’s top champions heading to France
Vive la Ploughing, Ireland’s top champions heading to France

 The highlight of today and the week for most ploughing enthusiasts came with the announcement of Ireland’s two representatives for...

Record attendance of 228,000, as Ratheniska confirmed for next year
Record attendance of 228,000, as Ratheniska confirmed for next year

A record-breaking 228,000 people turned out in Ratheniska for the three-day event that was the National Ploughing Championships. “It has broken...

Follow the Leader, Enda ploughs on
Follow the Leader, Enda ploughs on

Taoiseach Enda Kenny arrived at this year’s National Ploughing Championships amid much fanfare today. The man of the moment ploughed...

Heifer rearing programme is a real hit with dairy farmers
Heifer rearing programme is a real hit with dairy farmers

Gain Feeds’ Rob O’Keeffe has told AgriLand that the company’s heifer-rearing programme, launched earlier this year, is fast becoming the...

No delays in live export applications, nine in, two approved – Minister
No delays in live export applications, nine in, two approved – Minister

There are no delays in live exports approval applications, according to Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney TD who was speaking...

Eircom launches 4G as part of €330m investment
Eircom launches 4G as part of €330m investment

Eircom Group has launched Ireland’s first 4G mobile service offering super-fast mobile data speeds that are up to 10 times...