Agri-Business
Wal-Mart €900k deal for Northern Ireland firm
FM Environmental, the Newry-based specialist in grease removal and water treatment systems, has secured business in Mexico worth around €900k with...
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Rural Life
International year of family farming
A series of events related to family farming will be organised in Ireland and across Europe in the next year. This...
Arable
Big increase in grain costs a growing concern
The viability of Irish grain production is in question as a result of the relentless increase in costs over the...
Environment
Touch wood, the future of forestry
There was huge interest in Teagasc’s Forestry and Energy Section at the Tullamore Show this year , according to its...
Machinery
Green Pastures launch new high-tech milk tanker fleet
Multi-award winning dairy business Green Pastures has launched a new fleet of high-tech milk collection tankers, employing the latest technology...
World News
More dairy products from New Zealand banned in China
WORLD NEWS: More New Zealand dairy products sold to China have been banned after elevated levels of nitrates were found,...
Agri-Business
Social media a hot potato
For the first time ever to celebrate National Potato Day Teagasc will host a national social media workshop on growing...
Machinery
1,499 new tractors in first seven months this year, FTMTA
The latest figures from the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association‘s (FTMTA) Statistics Service for July registrations of new tractors show...
Dairy
In Focus: Waterford farm family prepare for dairy expansion
IN FOCUS: Near the beautiful Suir river valley at Rath, Carrick-on-Suir, County Waterford, Peter Keane and his wife Margaret have a...
Agri-Business
Third-level agriculture bonanza
The growth and interest in Ireland’s agricultural industry is thriving. Popularity of careers and the numbers of applicants in agriculture,...
Agri-Business
Free SME mentoring to break US markets
The Irish Export Association is developing an advanced food and drink development programme for small businesses specifically to provide free...
Dairy
New chairman appointed to Carbery Group
West Cork based Carbery Group has announced the appointment of Donal Tobin, a dairy farmer from Rosscarbery, as chairman to...
Agri-Business
AgriLand’s top stories this week
Here’s our roundup of the top stories the past week, a good weekend read! All things paperwork: Records for cattle birth,...
Arable
'Alarming decline' in soil fertility levels
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) have noted an “alarming decline” in soil fertility levels, particularly soil phosphorus levels in recent weeks....
Other
Herring fishery licences available from September
The View from Northern Ireland: The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) has announced that licences for the Mourne...
Agri-Business
Brochure out for 82nd National Ploughing Championships
The National Ploughing Association (NPA) and Bank of Ireland recently launched a promotional brochure giving details of the upcoming 82nd...
Rural Life
A bed of roses for Dáithí Ó Sé
AgriLand was hot on the heels today catching up with Rose of Tralee’s biggest star the one and only Dáithí Ó...
World News
Fonterra will offer compensation
World News: Fonterra will offer compensation to companies supplied with potentially contaminated whey protein concentrate. This has been reported in Fairfax...
