World News
'New Zealand milk production to rebound in 2014'
WORLD VIEW: New Zealand milk production in 2014 is expected to rebound from the drought depressed levels of 2013 to...
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Agri-Business
AIMS gets a new provider, Herdwatch
Tipperary-based farm technology company Herdwatch, a branch of Farm Relief Services, has this week been approved for a link-in with...
Environment
Greening of direct payment, on-the-farm outline by EU agri expert
The greening measures, to be introduced as part of reformed Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) added to cross compliance, will form...
Environment
Steady growth in organic production since 2007
“The organic industry is growing at a slow and steady rate,” according to Dan Clavin, organic specialist with Teagasc. At...
Agri-Business
Garavellie brothers to take HSBC to court
TLT International Director Paolo Garavellie has told AgriLand that he intends taking HSBC Bank to the High Court following the...
Agri-Business
We need a meaningful all-island animal health policy
COMMENT: This week will see Ireland’s two agriculture minister meeting up at a cross-border summit to be held in Armagh....
Environment
Update on ash dieback outbreak
An update on the outbreak of ash dieback in Ireland was discussed in the Oireachtas recently. North Kerry Deputy Martin Ferris...
Agri-Business
Money for jam
SuperValu, one of Ireland’s leading independent supermarkets, is expecting to sell €390k worth, or 144,000 jars of Clarke’s Jam in...
Agri-Business
Grasstec: Drying off begins
COMMENT: As we go into November, spring calving herds are now beginning to dry off cows and days at grass...
Other
Top stories this week
Top Stories This Week All things machinery Huge Irish presence set for Agritechnica All things community: Farmers are the heart of...
Dairy
An outline of sexed semen trials on diary cows
The View from Teagasc: Sexed semen is used on dairy cows to increase the number of dairy heifer calves born, and results...
Environment
'Education is key not regulation'
“Education is the key not regulation,” according to Tim Hyde, Teagasc environmental specialist who spoke on the issue of cross...
World News
Researchers uncover origins of cattle farming in China
World View: An international team of researchers, co-led by scientists at the University of York and Yunnan Normal University, has...
Other
High Court hears Henchy cattle claims
The former chief executive of Dairygold has told the court that in order to pay the outstanding balance on his...
Beef
Economics of weight gain
Previous research at Teagasc Grange on the optimum weanling winter growth rate for steers and heifers destined to return to pasture for a...
Agri-Business
Bank on Ulster Bank for young farmer financial packages
Ulster Bank has today officially announced a range of farm packages offerings aimed at supporting the growth ambitions of farmers...
Environment
Experts discuss group agri-environment payments
The greening measures, being introduced as part of reformed Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) added to cross compliance, will form the...
Sheep
The growing scourge of liver fluke
Tyrone veterinary surgeon Seamus O’Kane has told AgriLand that sheep producers with breeding ewes should ensure that all early lambing...
