Dairy
Dairy prices drive NI farming income boom
Total income from farming in Northern Ireland increased by 33.7 per cent (31 per cent in real terms) from £223m...
Potato
Arable
Winter cereals
The View from Northern Ireland: Following a good autumn most winter cereal crops are well established with the exception of late...
Arable
Can your crops get enough ‘K’redit from their soil bank?
Growing plants require far larger quantities of potash than is usually recommended as a fertiliser dressing. This may sound surprising...
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
Bryan condemns retailer behaviour
IFA President John Bryan has lashed out at retailer bosses, including the discounters, for making a mockery of the hard...
Environment
New late diploid ryegrass launched by AFBI
The latest grass variety to come off the more than impressive ‘production line’ at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) in...
Agri-Business
AgriLand's Top Stories This Week
Top stories on Agriland this week NEWS: All things dairy: Limerick scoops dairy top prize All things E&Y: Top honour for Kerry...
Environment
A measured approach
The View from Northern Ireland: As ground conditions start to deteriorate on beef farms and cattle are housed for the...
Agri-Business
Ireland's largest-ever Gulf trade mission
This weekend marks Ireland’s largest-ever trade mission to the Middle East and Gulf region. Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney is leading the...
Rural Life
This week's farmer of the tweet: Fieldstown Farm
Farmers Feed Families launched a social initiative this summer to raise awareness of daily life in farms across Ireland. Each...
Agri-Business
EU expert notes scepticism of GM food technology
GM, genetically modified technology (GM), continues to perform badly in terms of public opinion when compared to other technologies. This is...
Rural Life
GIY enthusiasts awards
An awards ceremony in Waterford has acknowledged the work being undertaken by Grow It Yourself (GIY) enthusiasts across the country....
Rural Life
GIY Gathering offers food for thought
Talks, debates, demos, Q&A sessions and workshops, will be served up this weekend for the Grow Your Own (GIY) Ireland...
National Ploughing Championships
Ploughing 2013 in numbers, interesting facts and stats
With just three weeks to the staging of this year’s National Ploughing Championships, preparations are in full swing. Some of...
Agri-Business
A master class in farm diversification
The View from Northern Ireland: The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) in Northern Ireland is hosting a diversification...
Agri-Business
11 per cent increase in potato crops in Northern Ireland
The View from Northern Ireland: The preliminary results of the June 2013 agricultural census for Northern Ireland have been released...
Agri-Business
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...
Rural Life
National Potato Day hitting the streets of Dublin
To celebrate National Potato Day Keogh’s Farm will be bringing the farm to the city. A day of potato-related festivities...
