Dairy
'Dairy farmers must move their focus beyond that of milk price’
Milk production levels on many farms may be at an all time high and the market is returning better prices,...
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Beef
Concerns over retention of BVD positive calves
Speaking last night at Slaney Foods’ animal health beef seminar, Frank O’Sullivan of Veterinary Ireland stressed the importance of removing PI...
Agri-Business
Results are out for Royal Ulster Winter Fair 2013
Royal Ulster Winter Fair 2013 RESULTS Inter Breed Champion: The Patterson family Inter Breed Reserve: The McLean family Inter Breed...
Dairy
Communication key to sustainable dairy assurance scheme
The Irish dairy sector across the board has welcomed Bord Bia‘s Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme (SDAS), which was launched this...
Beef
124% increase in cattle reported stolen this year
The amount of cattle reported stolen to gardai in 2013 has increased by a massive 124 per cent on 2012 figures....
Agri-Business
Calls for a national food bank
Calls have be made for a national food bank following reports some 50,000 tonnes of good food is thrown away...
Rural Life
And may all your Christmases be green and yellow
If you’re already dreaming of a white Christmas, why not inject a bit of colour with John Deere’s latest seasonal...
Dairy
Winter Fair set to become two-day event
On the back of the continuing success that is the Royal Ulster Winter Fair, the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS)...
Beef
Latest beef and sheep slaughtering figures
The beef killwas down slightly last week on the previous week. Statistics released from the Department of Agriculture this afternoon...
Environment
Use of biomass by Aurivo to lead to halving of carbon emissions
A new wood-fuelled energy system being installed at the Aurivo dairy ingredients plant at Ballaghaderreen, Co Roscommon aims to cut...
Sheep
Sheep farm incomes set to recover in 2014
The outlook for Irish and EU lamb prices for 2014 is more optimistic. Teagasc forecast that sheep farm incomes will...
Agri-Business
Farm cash flows on the up
Sean Farrell, head of agri-business at Bank of Ireland has confirmed to AgriLand that farm cash flows have improved dramatically...
Environment
New late diploid ryegrass launched by AFBI
The latest grass variety to come off the more than impressive ‘production line’ at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) in...
Beef
'Steady as she goes for cattle prices'
According to Teagasc forecasts the outlook for 2014 Irish and EU cattle prices is relatively stable with the forecast increase...
Arable
Lilywhites' scoop Glanbia grain award
Glanbia Agribusiness honoured its top-quality grain growers at an awards ceremony in Portlaoise today. Kildare tillage farmers Olwyn and Liam...
Agri-Business
Further action from the EU on food labelling
The European Commission has published a report exploring the possibilities of adopting a local farming and direct sales labelling scheme in the...
Dairy
Fall in feed, fertiliser use for dairy farmers predicted
Reductions in feed and fertiliser use on Irish dairy farms for 2014 will be the main change in input expenditure. This...
Dairy
Total confinement Vs pasture systems: What does the science say?
COMMENT: There is considerable interest in the use of total confinement and zero-grazing dairy systems. This interest has spiked in recent...
