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...
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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...
Agri-Business
Calf rearing and antibiotics
Two of the speakers at a recent calf rearing conference touched on the sensitive subject of treating calves with antibiotics....
Dairy
Comment: EID for cattle – the debate is on
The European Commission favours the use of electronic identification (EID) for cattle. Assuming the idea gets the green light from...
Government
Grid Link consultation attracts 35,000 submissions
Following a meeting with the Eirgrid Board last night, Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources, Mr. Pat Rabbitte TD gave...
Beef
Moynihan calls for urgent action to protect beef industry
Fianna Fáil TD Michael Moynihan, says Minister Simon Coveney must heed the warnings about the crisis in the beef sector....
Agri-Business
Bank to work with customers affected by bad weather
AIB has indicated to Agriland that it will be announcing its lending commitments to agriculture and to Irish business as...
Agri-Business
Demand responsible for overall increase in world wholesale dairy prices
According to DairyCo, dairy commodity production continues to perform fairly well for the world’s key exporters. Supplies in the US...
Beef
New year brings little change to mart trade
In most marts around the country the first sale of the new year has taken place. Reports to AgriLand suggest...
