Dairy
How to grow low potash silage for dry cows
Silage for dry cows is different to that for milking cows, Michael Garvey of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise...
Dairy
Silage for dry cows is different to that for milking cows, Michael Garvey of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise...
Dairy
EU wholesale markets for dairy products fell again in May as pressure from supply remains, according to Dairyco. Prices across most...
N.Ireland
All rural broadband dwellers should have access to good broadband, the North’s Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill has said. The Minister...
Dairy
Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead has confirmed that he will be providing additional support to dairy farmers on the...
Dairy
Following its recent announcement of the 2015/16 forecast Farmgate Milk Price, applications are now open for Fonterra farmers to lock...
Sheep
Much of the slowdown in lamb growth rates is due to sward quality in June, Pat McCambridge of the College of Agriculture,...
Grass
Constant rain showers have led to great difficulty in getting first cut silage harvested, while grass growth in many areas...
Dairy
Glanbia’s bulk milk disease screening service showed high levels of Ostertagia in dairy herds in spring 2015, Glanbia says. Ostertagia...
Dairy
DairyNZ is ramping up its support to dairy farmers following the announcement today by Fonterra of an opening forecast Farmgate...
Machinery
A fire has broken out at the McHale machinery plant in Mayo this evening (Tuesday). Local sources say a number...
Opinion
The publication of farm payments to farmers across Europe, including Ireland last Saturday, caused a storm in a teacup that...
Dairy
The average production costs in January 2015 in Germany were 45.64c/kg milk, according to the European Milk Board (EMB), which...
Dairy
The Global Dairy Trade has fallen for the sixth consecutive time, down 4.3%. The latest auction comes on the back...
EU
The European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached a provisional agreement on the outstanding issues concerning the proposal...
Sheep
Irish sheepmeat exports have increased by 1% from this time last year, according to Eblex, the organisation for the English...
EU
An informal meeting of EU Agriculture Ministers will take place this week with discussions set to be centred around organic...
Agri-Business
Beef sales in the 12-week period to April 26 were down on the year in both value and volume terms, according...
Arable
Winter wheat crops are approaching their flag leaf spray, David Leahy Agronomist with Glanbia says. This year programmes have been...