Environment
EirGrid, the state-owned energy company, was under fire this year due to the rollout of its Grid 25 strategy that...
Agri-Business
A major animal health think-in took place in Cork in October. The conference which was organised by Animal Health Ireland...
Other
Dairymaster, an Irish company based in Causeway, Co Kerry, is one of the leading diary innovation and technology companies in...
FEBRUARY: The beginning of February saw Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney battling with the challenge that was the horsemeat crisis. It...
JANUARY: The year kicked off with a very low key ceremony at Dubin Castle, signalling the start of Ireland’s EU...
AgriLand reported extensively from Alltech’s Global 500 conference in October. Alltech president Dr Pearse Lyons told AgriLand that Irish dairy...
A firm representing a number of Wexford milk producers farmers has written to all shareholders at Wexford Creamery advising them not...
Farming payments under the beef, sheep and dairy discussion group programmes will commence shortly to farmers around Ireland. Speaking on...
Dairymaster, the Irish dairy manufacturer that exports worldwide, is set to create 20 jobs at its main office in Causeway, Co Kerry next year....
Latest indicators from Brussels confirm the ongoing structural trends in rural areas across the EU. The annual report on Rural...
In a surprise move Strathroy Dairies, one of Ireland’s oldest family dairies and a supplier of liquid milk to retailers...
Dairy
The annual Irish Grassland Association 2014 Dairy Conference will take place on Tuesday 7Â January at the Newpark Hotel, Co Kilkenny....
World News
The View from Europe: Transparency is vital in the EU dairy sector beyond 2015 so that changing trends can be...
A large proportion, approximately 30 per cent of milk produced in Ireland originates from farms where the soils can be...
Royal Ulster Winter Fair 2013 RESULTS Inter Breed Champion: The Patterson family Inter Breed Reserve: The McLean family Inter Breed...
The Irish dairy sector across the board has welcomed Bord Bia‘s Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme (SDAS), which was launched this...
Calls have be made for a national food bank following reports some 50,000 tonnes of good food is thrown away...
Sheep
The outlook for Irish and EU lamb prices for 2014 is more optimistic. Teagasc forecast that sheep farm incomes will...
