Arable
The importance of our potato heritage
What do the following names have in common? – Robinta, Irish Cobbler, Winston and Lumper. The answer is they are...
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Dairy
UK produced an extra billion litres of milk this year
Farms in the UK have increased production by more than 1 billion litres of milk this year – almost an...
Beef
World beef supply in a tightening phase, pushing prices higher
Rabobank’s Beef Quarterly Q3 reports that global beef supply is in a tightening phase, with most key producing and export...
Agri-Business
Tipperary food company announces 100 new jobs
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton TD has announced the creation of 100 new jobs by Irish...
Dairy
Major animal health events announced for the autumn
Details of a series of Beef Health Nights and a Dairy Herd Health conference were announced this week by Animal...
N.Ireland
Use of NI pork label by retailers welcomed
The Ulster Farmers’ Union welcomed major retailers Tesco and Lidl show of support for local pork as both retailers roll...
Machinery
New Holland Agriculture supports virtual farm simulation on Farming Simulator 15
A full range of New Holland Agriculture equipment will feature in the fifth generation Farming Simulator computer game, developed by...
Machinery
Commission aims to reduce farm machinery emissions
The European Commission has proposed new measures will cut emissions of major air pollutants from engines in non-road mobile machinery and...
Machinery
New auger option on Joskin grain trailer
The Joskin Drakkar multi-purpose trailers can now be fitted with an unloading auger to unload grains into a road transport...
EU
Poll: Will Phil Hogan make a good EU Agricultural Commissioner?
Ireland’s European commissioner-designate Phil Hogan won the support of over 70% of the European Parliament’s agriculture committee to become the...
Opinion
Drystock farmers should focus on what they can control
The profitability or otherwise of drystock farming in Ireland has rarely been out of the news of late. I always...
Dairy
Latest autumn grass management advice
Autumn rotation planner is now in full swing and some farmers are now wondering how they are going to manage...
EU
EU-Wide concern on CAP's 'Greening' implementation
All of the EU’s major farming organisations are extremely concerned on how the EU Commission’s ‘greening’ requirements under the reformed...
Beef
Beef exports to France up 7%
Despite French beef imports falling 3% on the year, largely on the back of lower volumes from the Netherlands and...
Arable
Dairy farmers increasingly buying up prime arable land
When examining the profile of buyers in the latest Sherry FitzGerald Agricultural Land Price Index, dairy farmers were found to...
N.Ireland
NI farmers 2014 Single Farm Payment hit by exchange rate
Northern Ireland farmers will be disappointed with the levels of Single Farm Payment that they will receive this year according...
EU
New Commissioner must put responsible milk policy into practice
A coalition of European non-governmental organisations have called on Phil Hogan, the designated European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development...
Dairy
Dairy consumption to rise by 36% in next decade
Global dairy consumption is expected to rise by 36% by 2024, with widening gap between developed and emerging dairy markets,...
