EU
UK Agriculture Minister doesn't commit to continue direct payments post-Brexit
The UK’s Minister for Agriculture, Andrea Leadsom, made no commitment to subsidising direct payments to farmers after the UK leaves...
Farming
Rural Life
'The Broken Hearted Farmer' - a song that never made it to the airwaves till now
A farming song that was allegedly banned by RTE, called ‘The Broken Hearted Farmer’, was played on air for the...
Rural Life
'Farmers and farming families are still under siege from rising flood waters'
Farmers and farming families are still under siege from rising flood waters at a number of turloughs in Roscommon and Galway, Fianna...
Arable
Video: Harvest 2016 gets underway with initial reports of yields down 20%
With the good weather over the last couple of days harvest 2016 has kicked-off in Ireland, with combines and tractors...
EU
New UK 'agriculture' minister could revisit ban on fox hunting
Andrea Leadsom, who has been put in charge of the UK’s agriculture portfolio, has said she could revisit the UK’s ban...
Rural Life
Number of farmers applying to farm assist falls (€88.4m paid out last year)
The number of farmers applying to Farm Assist has fallen since 2012, new figures from the Department of Social Protection...
Environment
5 things every farmer should do before signing a solar energy contract
Solar energy could present an opportunity for farmers to generate an off-farm income, IFA Renewables Project Team Chairman James Murphy...
Agri-Business
Cash flow crisis on UK family farms
Half of farms in the UK are no longer making a living from farming itself, and 20% generated a loss even...
N.Ireland
10 priorities for the UFU ahead of Brexit negotiations
Minimising disruption to existing trade relationships between North and south and maintaining support to farmers are among the priorities the...
World News
Farming and forestry have the highest suicide rates - Study finds
Those working in the farming, fishing, and forestry occupational group in the have the highest rate of suicide, a new...
EU
Farmers along the border find Brexit 'mind-boggling'
Last week, the UK voted to leave the European Union making Brexit a reality for farmers across the UK with...
Rural Life
Traditional haymaking takes centre stage at Trim Haymaking Festival
Traditional haymaking takes centre stage at the annual Trim Haymaking Festival which takes place this Sunday, June 19. Chief Organiser...
N.Ireland
Brexit: The UK is at 'a very clear fork in the road'
The UK goes to the polls on June 23, where it will decide to either remain or leave the European...
N.Ireland
A successful AFBI will bring 'immeasurable benefits' to North's local agri-food industry
A successful AFBI will bring immeasurable benefits to the North’s local agri-food industry and underpin its sustainable development, according to...
Rural Life
83% of farmers say they should be allowed to shoot deer without a licence
Some 83% of respondents to an Agriland poll have said that farmers should be allowed to shoot deer on their...
N.Ireland
McIlveen to give 'full attention' to address farmers' difficulties in the North
The new Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland, Michelle McIlveen, has said that she will give her full...
Machinery
85% of farmers say contractors don't pay workers enough
Some 85% of respondents to a poll on Agriland believe that contractors do not pay their workers enough money. The...
Machinery
Here's how social media reacted to contractor's problems finding workers
Earlier this week, Agriland published an article on the lack of workers in the contracting business, with emigration, J1s and a lack...
