EU
Concerns expressed over Commission attempts to cut EU Agriculture Budget
Concerns were expressed by EU Agriculture Ministers at this weeks’ council meeting over the EU Commission proposal to cut support...
Agriculture
Agri-Business
Desperate Housewives' star highlights poverty in agriculture at Web Summit
Everyone should be concerned about where their food comes from and who picks it, Hollywood actress Eva Longoria told a packed...
Agri-Business
'Producer price not the key driver in determining bank support for agriculture'
Fluctuating producer prices are not the key determinant for banks when assessing farm business plans, according to First Trust bank,...
EU
'EU agriculture will struggle to grow'
EU agriculture will struggle to grow, create jobs and investment, unless it changes its policy paradigm, according to Professor Alan...
Machinery
New Holland Agriculture supports virtual farm simulation on Farming Simulator 15
A full range of New Holland Agriculture equipment will feature in the fifth generation Farming Simulator computer game, developed by...
EU
EU Agriculture Ministers to meet on food security
There will be an informal meeting of the Agriculture Ministers in Milan tomorrow (September 30) on the subject of how...
EU
Taoiseach has no doubt Hogan is equal Agriculture Commissioner task
In nominating Phil Hogan to the European Commission, the Taoiseach asked President-elect Jean-Claude Juncker to give him a role that...
Machinery
John Deere launches 'information-enabled agriculture'
John Deere recently announced a suite of innovative precision farming products at an event held at the company’s European Technology...
Agri-Business
Kehoe will not refuse Agriculture in re-shuffle
Government Chief Whip Paul Kehoe TD has told Agriland that he would accept the position of Minister for Agriculture, should...
Agri-Business
EU projecting strong short term growth for agriculture
This week has seen the EU Commission go on the record, regarding the prospects for farming over the coming months...
Agri-Business
Agriculture bank lending tops €173m
The agriculture sector continues to comprise the largest share of gross new SME lending, with more than €173m lent out...
Agri-Business
Banking on agriculture
The agri-business sector has been a consistent mainstay of the Irish economy for generations. However, today, given that almost a quarter...
Environment
Report finds ammonia emissions from agriculture constant since 1990s
Ammonia (NH3) emissions have stayed reasonably constant since 1990, noted Dr Eimear Cotter, senior manager of the Environmental Protection Agency...
Agri-Business
Agriculture fatalities fall during 2013
Official figures by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) show there were 46 people killed in work-related accidents during 2013,...
Agri-Business
Review of the year: Farming festivals, world-class research and third-level agriculture bonanza
August began with the news that Dawn Fresh Foods was closing its plant in Fethard with the loss 104 permanent...
Agri-Business
First Trust Bank is lending to agriculture
Eoin Donnelly, Agri Business Manager at First Trust Bank, has confirmed to AgriLand that his organisation is actively making additional...
Other
'Dairy, pig expansion driving agriculture lending'
Statistics released by The Central Bank this afternoon show agriculture continues to comprise the largest share of gross new lending...
Agri-Business
Banks left agriculture in the lurch, John Deere president
John Deere agricultural division president, Mark von Pentz, has told AgriLand that the banks’ decision to ‘effectively’ walk away from...
