Rural Life
1916, Tarzan and mental health-themed gardens to feature at Bloom
Over 100,000 people are expected to descend on the Phoenix Park between Thursday, June 2 and Monday, June 6 for Bloom...
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Dairy
Australian dairy farmers to receive €357m in support
Struggling dairy farmers in Australia are to receive immediate assistance from the government there in the form of a AU$555m...
Dairy
UK milk price and production both dipped in April
Both the average UK farmgate milk price and milk production for April 2016 fell compared to the corresponding month last...
Dairy
Is intervention the best way to support milk prices?
Questions are now being asked as to whether intervention is the most suitable support mechanism for the dairy sector. In...
Sheep
UK consumers ditch lamb at Easter, sales drop by 12%
Lamb sales in the UK were down 12% on the year in the four-week period leading up to Easter Sunday...
N.Ireland
Will Michelle McIlveen live up to the DUP's farming commitments?
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has welcomed the appointment of Michelle McIlveen as the minister at the new Department of Agriculture,...
Beef
Wait continues for Turkish live export approval
The Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed has said that he is hopeful of a favourable outcome from recent negotiations on opening...
Dairy
Pics and video: Using milking robots to bridge the gap between two farms
A farm in Co. Meath has used milking robots to its advantage by bridging the gap between two grazing blocks located...
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...
Dairy
Fonterra sets opening farmgate milk price, farmers resigned to 'another tight season'
Fonterra has announced an opening forecast farmgate milk price of $4.25/kgMS for the 2016/2017 season, an increase of 35c on...
Agri-Business
Coillte profits increase 64% on 2014 as debt drops
Coillte, Ireland’s largest forestry and land solutions company, has announced a 64% increase in profits for 2015 on the year previous...
Beef
Experience first hand what Aubrac genetics can do for the beef herd
The Irish Aubrac Society is holding its AGM this Sunday, May 29 at 12pm at Ballykisteen Hotel and Golf Resort,...
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...
Dairy
Commission to propose another 130,000t of milk powder goes into intervention
As was expected the European Commission will propose a further increase in the intervention ceilings for Skimmed Milk Powder up...
Dairy
Australian milk production drops again in April
April milk production in Australia fell by 2.7% to 649.1m litres, according to the latest milk production report from Dairy Australia....
N.Ireland
Michelle McIlveen appointed North's Minister for Agriculture
Michelle McIlveen, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MLA, has been appointed as Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for...
Arable
Good yield outlook for EU cereals despite April weather conditions
The current prospects for EU-28 yields are above the five-year average with the latest forecast from MARS, the EU Crop Monitoring...
Grass
Cutting silage? Here's how to make the neighbours jealous with your quality silage
The silage season has kicked into gear with farmers taking advantage of the good weather to make the coming winter’s...
