National Ploughing Championships
Ploughing results from Day Two 2015
Here are Ploughing results from the second day of the Ploughing. The rain held off for most of the day...
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Dairy
New Zealand dairy farmers get boost as Fonterra increases its forecast payout
Fonterra is lifting its forecast total available for payout for the 2015/16 season and also signaled that milk production will...
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Past experience the most important factor in farm machinery purchases
A new study has found that the main factor in farmers’ machinery purchases is their own experience with a brand...
Dairy
Dairy farmers - last nine months have been tough? Real problems to hit next spring
Dairy farmers are facing real problems next spring according to Shane Fitzgerald, a dairy farmer from Co. Cork. Speaking at...
National Ploughing Championships
The most expensive machine at the Ploughing
The most expensive machine at the National Ploughing Championships this year was the Claas Lexion 670 which costs €450,000, plus...
Beef
New Zealand cow cull up 107% in August
The has been a massive increase in the number of cull cows coming forward for slaughter in New Zealand, figures...
Agri-Business
Forestry planting programme opens for applications
Farmers and landowners can now apply for financial assistance under the forestry planting programme. Launching the programme, Minister Tom Hayes...
National Ploughing Championships
Ploughing results from Day One 2015
Here are Ploughing results from the first day of the Ploughing. Despite the previous heavy rain, the weather picked up...
Machinery
Video: Lely mower assembled live at the Ploughing
As well as live robotic milking demonstrations at this year’s Ploughing Championships, Lely is doing live demonstrations on how it...
National Ploughing Championships
PICS: Sunshine, muck and 77,500 people make Day One at Ploughing 2015
The first day of the Ploughing Championships took place today with the thousands of visitors to the Laois site greeted with muck...
National Ploughing Championships
How World Ploughing Champion hopes to win a sixth title at Ratheniska
The rain will be beneficial to those competing at this year’s Ploughing, as ground conditions in Laois have become very...
Sheep
60% of farms suffer from dog attacks, 96% would shoot attacking dogs on sight
A recent Agriland poll shows that 62% of sheep farmers have experienced a dog attack on farm. The results come...
National Ploughing Championships
Video: Get a glimpse of behind the scenes at the Ploughing
Lely brought the cows to the Ploughing site last Friday to get them ready for the three-day event where Lely...
Beef
Cattle Marts - Prices holding steady but larger numbers coming forward
The prices for cattle in the country’s marts are holding steady, this is despite a recent fall in beef price....
National Ploughing Championships
How to prevent losing your child at the Ploughing
‘A child has been found’ is all too often heard over the public announcements at the Ploughing as invariably a...
Beef
Beef factory quotes fall 5c/kg as the weekly kill surpasses the 30,000 mark
Despite three weeks of relative beef price stability the country’s beef plants have cut the base price by 5c/kg. Many...
National Ploughing Championships
9 characters you will see at the Ploughing Championships
Over 100,000 farmers are expected to attend the 2015 National Ploughing Championships and, as with any event, there will be...
Environment
GM crops to be banned in Northern Ireland
Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) Environment Minister, Mark H Durkan has announced that he is prohibiting the cultivation of...
