World News
World’s largest milk powder dryer kicks into gear
WORLD NEWS: The world’s largest milk powder dryer at New Zealand giant Fonterra’s Darfield site kicked into gear this week...
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Rural Life
Stay safe on the road, back to school
With schools reopening around the country for the start of a new school year, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) is...
Arable
Goldcrop advice for sowing oilseed rape
It’s not too late to sow Winter Oilseed Rape (WOSR), according to seed suppliers Goldcrop who are concerned that the...
Agri-Business
Farming Simulator launch
Next Thursday Irish gamers will be able to grow crops and herd animals, as Farming Simulator is launched on the...
Rural Life
This week's farmer of the tweet: Hushabye Farm
Farmers Feed Families launched a social initiative earlier this summer to raise awareness of daily life in farms across Ireland....
Agri-Business
Signs French ecotax will be postponed
French media are predicting the implementation of a new ecotax will be postponed to January 2014. They are expecting this...
Agri-Business
AgriLand's top stories this week
AgriLand’s Top Stories This Week All things Ploughing: National Ploughing steps up a gear All things milk quota: Last chance to dispose...
Sheep
Better farm sheep programme a success in Kilkenny
In Focus: Situated in the idyllic setting of Johnstown Kilkenny, the farm of Brian Nicholson was the setting for this...
Other
More pressure on sheep trade reported
The sheep trade faced further pressure this week as the increase in supplies evident over the past few weeks doesn’t appear to...
Agri-Business
Newgrange strikes gold
IN FOCUS: AgriLand talks to Jack Rogers of Newgrange Gold on the challenges of promoting a new innovative product. Overlooking...
Agri-Business
UN Food Price Index shows further decline
The United Nation’s Food and Agricultural Organisation Food Price Index averaged 205.9 points in July, 2 per cent below its...
National Ploughing Championships
National Ploughing steps up a gear
As site works for this year’s National Ploughing Championships step up a gear Volkswagen is proud to continue a long-standing arrangement...
Dairy
Last chance to dispose of unwanted milk quota
Ireland’s 15th Milk Quota Trading Scheme, which will be the first of two trading schemes to allocate quota in respect...
Agri-Business
A master class in farm diversification
The View from Northern Ireland: The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) in Northern Ireland is hosting a diversification...
Sheep
Schmallenberg virus expected to spread through Ireland in 2013
The Schmallenberg virus, which has tested positive in up to 100 per cent of herds in the South and East...
Other
China’s growing appetite for beef creates opportunities for key suppliers, Rabobank
Beef consumption in China has risen steadily over the past few years, according to a new Rabobank report. It found...
Machinery
John Deere introduces new 7R and 8R series tractors
John Deere’s new 7R Series tractors for 2014 feature more powerful engines and a new top of the range model....
Agri-Business
11 per cent increase in potato crops in Northern Ireland
The View from Northern Ireland: The preliminary results of the June 2013 agricultural census for Northern Ireland have been released...
