Environment
Hogan outlines how dates for spreading slurry were selected
The closed periods for spreading slurry in Ireland were decided following extensive consultation and were discussed with farming bodies and...
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Arable
MEPs oppose authorising new genetically modified maize
The genetically modified maize “Pioneer 1507” should not be placed on the market for cultivation, because its insect-resistant pollen might...
Environment
No let-up in unsettled weather this week
A very poor week weather wise is in store, according to Met Eireann. It says the coming week will see...
Dairy
'Feeding yoghurt milk is good for calves'
This spring with many dairy farmers over quota large amounts of milk will be fed to calves. This is according...
Environment
Growing concern over new EU greenhouse reduction plans
The president of ICMSA has urged the Government to be extremely vigilant about what he termed ‘increasingly worrying signs’ that...
Beef
BTAP enters final year
Completing a profit monitor in the Beef Technology Adoption Programme (BTAP) is key. This is according to the latest advice...
Sheep
Dog sheep kills spark new protocols
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) this week launched a new protocol to help farmers who encounter a dog attack on...
Sheep
Libya key market for live sheep exports
Irish live sheep exports almost doubled to approach 70,000 head in 2013, and the new market of Libya is proving...
Dairy
European Commission seeks to boost school milk consumption
The European Commission has published a proposal bringing together two currently separate school schemes, the School Milk Scheme and the School Fruit Scheme under...
Agri-Business
Colm McCarthy speaks at food conference
Speaking at today’s Agri-Food Business Partners’ conference in Dublin economist Colm McCarthy told delegates that all of the pointers for...
Sheep
Sheep sector must continue to add value
Delegates attending this morning’s Agri Food Business Partners conference in Dublin were told that Government must do more to support...
Beef
How did we arrive at young bull crisis - Dawn Meats
The crisis in the young bull market was a hot topic at a Teagasc Livestock meeting in Kilkenny last night....
Arable
Aphids are still the most serious pests of cereals
Aphids continue to be the most serious pests of cereal crops in Ireland. The issues caused by the pests were...
Arable
Precision farming a key element of next Better farm crop programme
Precision farming technology will be a key element of the second instalment of the Teagasc’s BETTER farm crop programme. This is according to Teagasc...
Arable
Examining variation in spring barley growth and yield
Due to Ireland’s climate we are able to achieve the second highest yields per hectare for spring barley in the...
Arable
Huge variation in nitrogen requirements between and within fields
The large variation in Nitrogen (N) requirements between and within was noted today by Daniel Kindred, Senior Research Scientist at...
Dairy
Dairy prices drive NI farming income boom
Total income from farming in Northern Ireland increased by 33.7 per cent (31 per cent in real terms) from £223m...
Dairy
High-level investigation continues into alleged illegal milk movement
The Department of Agriculture is continuing to investigate alleged illegal movement of milk, arising from Ireland’s inevitable move towards an...
