Arable
New Zealand grain prices fall on the back of dairy price downturn
New Zealand grain prices have fallen on the back of the dairy downturn, Guy Wigley, Chairman of Federated Farmers Arable...
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Beef
Bimeda launches new lice spot-on treatment for cattle and sheep
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 rise at latest Global Dairy Trade auction
Dairy product prices rose 3.4% at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction, with skimmed milk powder being the main mover...
Agri-Business
Sterling tumbles as 'leave' side gains ground in Brexit referendum
The Sterling/euro exchange rate has fallen sharply in early trading this morning on the back of two opinion polls this...
Rural Life
Food, farming and gardening to take centre stage at Bloom 2016
Bord Bia’s annual Bloom festival will open to the public in the Phoenix Park, Dublin tomorrow morning, June 2, marking its...
EU
EU to vote on glyphosate Monday as Commission asks for approval extension
EU Member States have been asked to vote again on glyphosate’s re-authorisation on Monday, June 6, in Brussels, following last...
Sheep
Irish sheepmeat exports to the UK up 25.5% in the first three months of 2016 - LMC
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 to be shorn at this weekend's shearing championships
Over 2,200 sheep will be shore at the National and International Sheep Shearing Championships, which will take place from June...
Rural Life
5 reasons people love to hate going to the bog
There’s plenty of fine weather in store for the next few days and into the weekend, so tractors and trailers...
Rural Life
Here's the official rules for transporting bales on the road
If a farmer or contractor is driving a tractor transporting bales on a trailer it is their responsibility to ensure...
Sheep
Wool trading at €1/kg but prices could fall further - Merchant
Wool is generally trading at €1/kg, according to Wicklow-based wool merchant Vincent Pierce, but the outlook for the remainder of...
Dairy
FrieslandCampina holds milk price for June supplies of milk
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
Should farmers be allowed to shoot deer without a licence?
Farmers should be allowed to shoot deer on their own lands, but only where deer are causing a menace to...
Agri-Business
UN contest to bring World Food Day into spotlight
For 2016 World Food Day the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) is asking the world’s children to help it...
Beef
Carthy calls for suspension of Mercosur trade talks after Brazil President is ousted
Matt Carthy, the Sinn Féin MEP, has reiterated his calls for the suspension of negotiation on the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement....
Beef
China’s No. 1 meat processor to invest €156m in New Zealand’s No. 1 livestock company
Complaints by a New Zealand political party about a joint venture between meat megalith Silver Fern Farms and Chinese company...
Beef
Should more dairy farmers use Aubrac bulls to clean up?
To highlight the potential of the Aubrac cattle breed in Ireland, the Irish Aubrac Society held an open day in...
EU
Member States have a month to decide on a stance on glyphosate
With one month to go until the June 30 deadline for a decision on re-authorising glyphosate, discussions are still on-going...
