Beef
'Now is a good time to review parasite control in young stock'
The most important parasites to look out for at this time of year are gut and lungworms, liver fluke and...
Beef
The most important parasites to look out for at this time of year are gut and lungworms, liver fluke and...
EU
Brexit is a gamble that Britain cannot afford to take Lord Alan Sugar of the TV show The Apprentice has said...
Dairy
Following requests from the Russian agriculture industry, the Prime Minister of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev has asked for the Russian government...
Arable
New Zealand grain prices have fallen on the back of the dairy downturn, Guy Wigley, Chairman of Federated Farmers Arable...
Beef
Bimeda Ireland has launched Dectospot Spot-On; a 10mg/ml Deltamethrin spot-on treatment which is licensed for the control of lice and flies...
Dairy
Dairy product prices rose 3.4% at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction, with skimmed milk powder being the main mover...
Agri-Business
The Sterling/euro exchange rate has fallen sharply in early trading this morning on the back of two opinion polls this...
Rural Life
Bord Bia’s annual Bloom festival will open to the public in the Phoenix Park, Dublin tomorrow morning, June 2, marking its...
EU
EU Member States have been asked to vote again on glyphosate’s re-authorisation on Monday, June 6, in Brussels, following last...
Sheep
The volume of Irish sheepmeat exported to the UK has jumped 25.5% during the first three months of 2016, recent...
Sheep
Over 2,200 sheep will be shore at the National and International Sheep Shearing Championships, which will take place from June...
Rural Life
There’s plenty of fine weather in store for the next few days and into the weekend, so tractors and trailers...
Rural Life
If a farmer or contractor is driving a tractor transporting bales on a trailer it is their responsibility to ensure...
Sheep
Wool is generally trading at €1/kg, according to Wicklow-based wool merchant Vincent Pierce, but the outlook for the remainder of...
Dairy
FrieslandCampina has held its guaranteed price for raw milk for June supplies at €25.00/100kg of milk (24.16c/L in Irish constituents)....
Rural Life
Farmers should be allowed to shoot deer on their own lands, but only where deer are causing a menace to...
Agri-Business
For 2016 World Food Day the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) is asking the world’s children to help it...
Beef
Matt Carthy, the Sinn Féin MEP, has reiterated his calls for the suspension of negotiation on the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement....