Agri-Business
Review: Milk Quality Conference
The 2013 Teagasc National Liquid Milk Conference and farm tour took place in Navan, County Meath. This year’s event included...
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Agri-Business
National dairy conference huge success
The annual Teagasc National Dairy Conference took place in Limerick in November. This year’s event had a very exciting line...
Agri-Business
Food security and bio-diversity
An increasing number of plant species are under threat from the demands being put on agriculture to produce more food...
Agri-Business
Dairy expansion money matters: Are you a chicken or a pig?
Dairy farmers need to learn from the mistakes of the Celtic tiger property boom and not leap into post-quota expansion. This...
Environment
Turbulent times for EirGrid
EirGrid, the state-owned energy company, was under fire this year due to the rollout of its Grid 25 strategy that...
Agri-Business
Record breaking ploughing
A record-breaking 228,000 people turned out in Ratheniska for the three-day event that was the National Ploughing Championships. What a...
Agri-Business
Review AHI conference 2013
A major animal health think-in took place in Cork in October. The conference which was organised by Animal Health Ireland...
Other
The Big Interview: Dr Edmond Harty of Dairymaster
Dairymaster, an Irish company based in Causeway, Co Kerry, is one of the leading diary innovation and technology companies in...
Agri-Business
Review of the year: Horsemeat, schmallenberg disease
FEBRUARY: The beginning of February saw Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney battling with the challenge that was the horsemeat crisis. It...
Agri-Business
Review of the year: EU presidency, atrocious weather and horsemeat
JANUARY: The year kicked off with a very low key ceremony at Dubin Castle, signalling the start of Ireland’s EU...
Agri-Business
Alltech's Global 500 conference a big hit
AgriLand reported extensively from Alltech’s Global 500 conference in October. Alltech president Dr Pearse Lyons told AgriLand that Irish dairy...
Agri-Business
Wexford milk producers advised not to sign Glanbia 15-year milk agreements
A firm representing a number of Wexford milk producers farmers has written to all shareholders at Wexford Creamery advising them not...
Agri-Business
€9m farming discussion group payments out
Farming payments under the beef, sheep and dairy discussion group programmes will commence shortly to farmers around Ireland. Speaking on...
Agri-Business
Weather warning issued for tonight
Met Eireann has issued a weather warning for tonight. High winds are expected in counties across Munster, Leinster and Connacht...
Agri-Business
Jobs expansion at Dairymaster
Dairymaster, the Irish dairy manufacturer that exports worldwide, is set to create 20 jobs at its main office in Causeway, Co Kerry next year....
Sheep
Schmallenberg could still be an issue next spring
Irish sheep producers hoping that natural immunity might help protect their sheep from Schmallenberg virus may have had their hopes...
Environment
Decline in farms across Europe noted
Latest indicators from Brussels confirm the ongoing structural trends in rural areas across the EU. The annual report on Rural...
Agri-Business
Food industry must concentrate on adding value
COMMENT: Following a year that that has seen a lot of very positive speculation about the prospects for food commodity...
