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Cows chomping on fresh grass and red clover silage produce omega milk better, research claims
The View from Europe: Fat is an important ingredient that has a material impact on the nutritional value, texture, taste,...
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Agri-Business
'New load restrictions will cause massive disruption'
Kildare farmers and agri-businesses met with Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar yesterday evening to discuss the new load height restrictions,...
Agri-Business
NC Engineering joins Britains’ Hall of Fame
Renowned cast model and toymaker Britains has added two NC Engineering slurry tanker options to its range of precision made...
Agri-Business
Putting the food chain back into balance
COMMENT: Farmers have every right to ask for a bigger slice of Ireland’s more than significant food retail cake. And,...
Agri-Business
Farming is the biggest job on the earth, John Deere
John Deere has announced its support for global crop protection company’s BASF’s national ‘Farming, the Biggest Job on Earth’ campaign....
Other
1000 herds signed up for Johne’s pilot programme
Animal Health Ireland (AHI) has reached its target of 1,000 dairy herds enrolling in its voluntary Johne’s disease control pilot programme. Mike Magan, chairman of...
Other
Allerton project could provide options for greening on arable farms
The View from Northern Ireland: Taking productive land out of production goes against many farmers‘ interest in producing food. Many...
Dairy
The history of Arrabawn Co-Op
A book celebrating the founding of Nenagh Creamery 100 years ago and Mid-West Creameries 50 years ago, and their amalgamation...
Agri-Business
Does size really matter in the food supply chain?
COMMENT: What have the world’s largest food retailer, the UK’s top five food retailers, the top 20 global dairy companies and...
Agri-Business
Brand Ireland is key, Coca Cola vice-president
“There is an old saying, ‘We’re defined by what we do when nobody is watching’. That’s still very true. But...
Environment
'Reducing carbon footprint will drive farm efficiency'
Alltech’s European bioscience centre director, Kevin Tuck, has told a grouping of farm industry leaders that the challenge of reducing...
Environment
Perennial grasses for marginal soils
Teagasc is leading an EU-funded project GrassMargins, which aims to evaluate the suitability of marginal land for biomass production. Perennial...
Dairy
Dairy quality assurance scheme, how it will work
AgriLand caught up with Bord Bia to discuss its new National Sustainable Dairy and Quality Assurance Scheme, which is set...
Agri-Business
Three domestic, one foreign buyers eye TLT International
Three domestic buyers and one foreign party have expressed an interest in buying TLT International, one of Ireland’s largest exporters,...
Agri-Business
Veterinary nurses celebrate in style
In the fourth ceremony of its type, more than 30 students received various awards in Animal Nursing and Veterinary Nursing...
Dairy
Vet highlights the significance of sub-clinical ketosis in dairy herds
Elanco veterinarian Francis Cosgrave has highlighted the importance for Irish milk producers and practising vets to recognise the very negative...
Beef
Preventing the onset of respiratory problems in housed weanlings
Bought in suckled calves are extremely prone to respiratory problems at this time of the year, brought on by the...
Rural Life
Home, this must be the place
The View from Bord Bia: The final episode of the Great Irish Bake Off aired on TV last week, achieving an...
