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...
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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...
Dairy
GIIL rolls out on-farm sustainability plan to its 4,300 milk suppliers
Glanbia Ingredients Ireland Limited (GIIL) this morning announced the roll out of a new on-farm sustainability programme to its 4,300...
Beef
Limousins stretch across Ireland
In Focus: The Irish Limousin Cattle Society is one of the largest cattle society’s in Ireland. The Limousin breed was...
World News
Fonterra 'relived about all clear from Clostridium botulinum'
World View: New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) announced today that additional independent testing has established there was no...
World News
Fonterra ups forecast milk price 30c to $7.80
World View: New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra has lifted its forecast farmgate milk price for the 2014 by 30 cents to...
Machinery
New models and driver assistance aids for 2014 Claas combines
Following the introduction of the latest Tier 4i compliant Lexion and Tucano combine ranges last autumn, Claas has extended the...
Dairy
Dangers of 'addiction to feed' in dairy farming
Speaking last week at the Virginia Show Dairy Gathering Conference, Joe Patton from Teagasc gave a presentation on Feeding and...
Dairy
Milk quota allocated to 91 new dairy entrants
Some 91 successful applicants have been allocated 15.1 million litres of milk quota under the final New Entrants to Dairying...
