Beef
Beef price reduction out of line with market, ICMSA
The current strategy being adopted by meat processors of cutting prices when there is an on-going shortage of beef in...
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Environment
Ireland is in a state of drought
Ireland is in a state of drought this morning, Met Éireann has confirmed. If the dry spell continue water restrictions are expected...
Agri-Business
Minister opens €6m feed mill at Offaly's J Grennan & Sons
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney TD this evening, 18 July, officially opened the expanded J...
Arable
NI fodder taskforce action plan
A Northern Ireland View: Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill today published an Action Plan agreed by the members of the fodder...
Rural Life
I think therefore I jam
Renowned pastry supremo Louise Lennox was on hand to create some culinary wonders at the launch of Siúcra’s Sure-Set sugar yesterday...
Agri-Business
Failte Ireland food tender
Big plans are under way at Failte Ireland to develop and market Ireland’s reputation for food tourism both domestically and...
Machinery
Now that's 100 years of Claas for De Courcey
Taking centre stage at this year’s De Courcey Vintage and Classic Club Working Day on 5 August will be a unique...
Agri-Business
Rise in demand for agriculture courses
There has been an increase of 10 per cent increase in the student demand for agriculture and food courses in...
Agri-Business
Early harvest yields show moisture levels 15-20%
The good weather and soaring temperatures of the past two weeks look set to deliver a harvest bonus for the...
Dairy
Fonterra auction recovery
Commenting on the results of yesterday’s Fonterra (GDT) auction, which saw the price of the main dairy products for trade...
Dairy
Top awards at IHFA Open Day
Irish Holstein Friesian Association (IHFA) National Open Day 2013 National Herds Competition 2013 Results: sponsored by Greenvale Animal Feeds Over 70 section: 1st...
Rural Life
Clash of the ash
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with responsibility for forestry, today opened a Conference...
Agri-Business
Barley going for gold as first harvest yield a hit
Cereal grower Jimmy Purcell, Orchardstown, Clonmel, Co Tipperary harvested volume six row winter barley at Knocklofty the first of this...
Sheep
Boost in sheep trade, live shipments up
The sheep trade was boosted last week by the announcement of two further live shipments of lambs before the end of this...
Rural Life
Rural transport numbers jump to 1.3m
Public Transport Minister Alan Kelly recently announced the creation of 18 new transport co-ordination units (TCUs) across the country as...
National Ploughing Championships
Anna Marie McHugh appointed general secretary of world ploughing
The executive committee of the World Ploughing Organisation (WPO) recently appointed a new general secretary. Anna Marie McHugh from Republic...
Dairy
2,000 attend IHFA open day in Clonakilty
The IHFA National Open Day 2013 was held on the Kilgarriffe herd of Richard, Marion and Mervyn Helen and family...
Environment
Sweet Mary Robinson
“Ireland has huge potential for wave energy and it should set its sights on what Scotland does to develop this...
