Environment
Land drainage key for grass growth
Land drainage is seen as one of the most important components for achievement of Food Harvest 2020 goals. This is...
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Agri-Business
Farming in partnership, the view from Cork
Cork-based farmer David Jennings spoke on his own experience of farming in partnership at today’s Positive Farming conference in Clonmel,...
World News
Another food scare for Fonterra
Fonterra Brands NZ is conducting a voluntary recall of 300ml and 500ml bottles of Anchor and Pams fresh cream with...
Dairy
Glanbia creates €5m manufacturing milk price stability fund
Glanbia Ingredients Ireland Limited (GIIL), one of Ireland’s leading dairy ingredients companies, has this week agreed a package of measures...
Dairy
'Milk price outlook, the unforeseen risk of the US'
“The huge increase in supplies of natural gas and oil in the US and Canada will probably pose a strong...
Agri-Business
GIIL investment – jewel in Enterprise Ireland’s agri-food crown for 2013
The commitment by Glanbia Ingredients Ireland Ltd (GIIL) to establish a state of the art processing facility at Belview, on...
Dairy
Body condition scoring key, latest advice from Moorepark
Now is the time to start managing the body condition score (BCS) of cows to ensure optimal body condition score...
Rural Life
BBC TV presenter James Wong to talk plants at UCC
Popular BBC TV science presenter and botanist James Wong is to deliver a free, public talk at University College Cork...
Dairy
No WMP special meeting on the cards
A special general meeting (SGM) application of Wexford Milk Producers (WMP) has been rejected by the co-op’s board. More than...
Arable
2013 great year for global grain production
2013 was a favourable year for grain production in all the major grain-growing regions of the world, according to Teagasc....
Environment
Calls for key national antibiotic database
Adequate and accurate data collection and analysis of antibiotics use and resistance is key for the farming sector. This is according to...
Environment
Spring slurry key for soil fertility as new season commences
The period in which farmers are not allowed to spread slurry came to an end for farmers in the south...
Agri-Business
Reflections of the 2014 Oxford Farming Conference
There was a tremendous turnout of delegates from this side of the Irish Sea attending the recent Oxford Farming Conference....
Dairy
EU agrees principle of CAP deal for milk sector
The council of the European Union has adopted the text for the new seven-year Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) Reform package. The...
Environment
Weather to remain unsettled this week
The weather for the coming week is set to remain unsettled with heavy showers on the cards for most days....
Dairy
Spotlight on cross-border 'black milk' smuggling
The Department of Agriculture and its Northern Ireland counterpart are leading a cross-border investigation into ongoing milk smuggling. Reports as...
Other
Top stories this week
Top stories this week All things tillage Winter cereals All things RDP Decision on co-funding rural development imminent All things Eirgrid IFA calls...
Dairy
‘Ireland must build a resilient dairy farm system’
Pat Dillon Head of Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Programme at Teagasc outlined some of the key things farmers...
