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Dairy expansion grant deadline this Thursday
Dairy expansion grant deadline this Thursday

UPDATE: The closing date for the Department of Agriculture‘s Dairy Equipment Scheme is this Thursday, 29 August, and the Irish...

Ford tractors get in gear, charity harvest day
Ford tractors get in gear, charity harvest day

The annual Greybridge Classic Club Harvest and Charity Day held in Limerick recently brought together 180 ford tractors from across...

Checkout Ireland’s top brands
Checkout Ireland’s top brands

‘Consumers are shopping around more than ever before’ ‘Increase in sales of retailers’ own-brand products, such as milk’ ‘Frozen Ready...

Advice on compulsory BVD testing
Advice on compulsory BVD testing

The View from Northern Ireland: The Department of Agricultural and Rural Development in Ireland (DARD) has announced public awareness sessions...

Fonterra suspends its operations in Sri Lanka
Fonterra suspends its operations in Sri Lanka

World News: New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra has suspended its operations in Sri Lanka with immediate affect. Earlier this week,...

Ireland’s National Potato Day is trending worldwide on twitter
Ireland’s National Potato Day is trending worldwide on twitter

Bord Bia has welcomed the news that Ireland’s National Potato Day is trending worldwide on Twitter. Its Director of Horticulture...

Barryroe pays tribute to its milk suppliers
Barryroe pays tribute to its milk suppliers

West Cork’s Barryroe Co-op has paid tribute to its milk suppliers in its latest newsletter for consistently producing high-quality milk...

Efficient farming is key for profit, Grasstec
Efficient farming is key for profit, Grasstec

Efficient farm infrastructure is key for diary expansion. This is according to Grasstec’s Bertie Troy, guest speaker of a diary...

Dawn Meats set to take OKR Group to the High Court
Dawn Meats set to take OKR Group to the High Court

Dawn Meats is taking legal action against OKR Group. AgriLand understands it is in relation to an alleged six-figure trade debt...

ABP Group ceo to address agri-science conference
ABP Group ceo to address agri-science conference

UPDATE: The CEO of ABP Food Group, Europe’s largest beef exporter, is set to headline the annual Agricultural Science Association (ASA)...

BVD, Johne’s disease, CellCheck think-in Animal Health Ireland
BVD, Johne’s disease, CellCheck think-in Animal Health Ireland

Animal Health Ireland’s (AHI) annual conference is in Rochestown Park Hotel, Co Cork on 23 October. The morning session on...

Live Lely robotic milking takes centre field at Ploughing 2013
Live Lely robotic milking takes centre field at Ploughing 2013

Lely the world leader in robotic milking systems and the National Ploughing Association (NPA) will join forces for the first...

Good solid outlook for Glanbia, Davy
Good solid outlook for Glanbia, Davy

Glanbia will release interim results tomorrow, according to Davy Select, a leading provider of investment, wealth management and financial advisory services...

Wal-Mart €900k deal for Northern Ireland firm
Wal-Mart €900k deal for Northern Ireland firm

FM Environmental, the Newry-based specialist in grease removal and water treatment systems, has secured business in Mexico worth around €900k with...

Big increase in grain costs a growing concern
Big increase in grain costs a growing concern

The viability of Irish grain production is in question as a result of the relentless increase in costs over the...

Touch wood, the future of forestry
Touch wood, the future of forestry

There was huge interest in Teagasc’s Forestry and Energy Section at the Tullamore Show this year , according to its...

Green Pastures launch new high-tech milk tanker fleet
Green Pastures launch new high-tech milk tanker fleet

Multi-award winning dairy business Green Pastures has launched a new fleet of high-tech milk collection tankers, employing the latest technology...

More dairy products from New Zealand banned in China
More dairy products from New Zealand banned in China

WORLD NEWS: More New Zealand dairy products sold to China have been banned after elevated levels of nitrates were found,...