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Opinion
‘It’s safe - just eat it’ attitude won’t win the pro-GMO lobby any support
I read a opinion piece recently lambasting the European attitude to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and the ignorance about science....
Opinion
I read a opinion piece recently lambasting the European attitude to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and the ignorance about science....
Arable
Market research commissioned by potato packer Wilson’s Country has confirmed that the tonnages of fresh potatoes sold on the Irish...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland Farm Minister Michelle O’Neill has kept to her word and delivered a CAP deal for Northern Ireland that...
Beef
Paul Crossan outlined at beef 2014 what the key technologies are that underpin profitable suckler beef production. He stressed there...
Beef
There is no evidence of price fixing in the beef industry, according to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon...
Agri-Business
Tayto Park is the 6th most popular tourist attraction in Ireland, according to Fáilte Ireland. The Co. Meath theme park...
EU
The EU has requested the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to rule over a dispute concerning the Russian ban on imports...
Dairy
You could be earning at least 1c/L more by improving mastitis control in your herd, according to Animal Health Ireland...
Dairy
Scientists in New Zealand have discovered a genetic variation which is one of the causes of dairy cows being empty...
Sheep
Favourable weather conditions through the winter and spring lambing season have contributed to an expected good season for UK domestically-produced...
N.Ireland
Blowfly has struck in a number of Northern Ireland counties, according to the latest data from Novartis. According to Novartis,...
EU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that while the final positions on regionalisation and transition decided by the NI...
Beef
Forage advice will be one of the key areas at next week’s Livestock Event in the UK. The ‘forage field’...
Agri-Business
The recently-established a Food Fraud Task Force (FFTF) will strengthen the enforcement of Food Law, according to Food Safety Authority...
Arable
Getting the soil balance right was the key theme addressed by Teagasc’s Mark Plunkett at the recent Alltech Crop Science...
Arable
Unleashing the potential of crops of wheat to deliver yields in the range of 20 to 23 tonnes per hectare,...
Other
This weekend sees Dublin’s only agricultural show take place, the Flavours of Fingal. On Saturday and Sunday, at Newbridge House and...
Dairy
New Zealand-based co-op, Livestock Improvement Company (LIC) has discovered genetic variations which impact milk composition in dairy cows. All cows...