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...
Agriculture
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...
Other
EU agriculture – latest structural trends
The View from Europe: The average farm size in the EU has increased by 3.8 per cent per year in...
Agri-Business
'Banks have left agriculture in the lurch'
John Deere Agricultural Division President Mark von Pentz has indicated that the banks’ decision to “effectively” walk away from agriculture...
Agri-Business
Third-level agriculture bonanza
The growth and interest in Ireland’s agricultural industry is thriving. Popularity of careers and the numbers of applicants in agriculture,...
Agri-Business
Strengthening EU China links
The View from Europe: The European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dacian Ciolos, is in Beijing, China, from 22-24 July...
Agri-Business
Rise in demand for agriculture courses
There has been an increase of 10 per cent increase in the student demand for agriculture and food courses in...
Rural Life
The Farm has highest rate of occupational death
The principal driver of good health and safety management on farms is taking ongoing preventative action. This was the message...
