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Deal with Canada is a good news story for Ireland
COMMENT: The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) was quick to point to the possible downside of the recent ‘free trade’ agreement...
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BVD – Eradication timetable remains on track
Animal Health Ireland (AHI) Chief Executive Joe O’Flaherty has told Agriland that Ireland remains on course to eradicate BVD within...
Agri-Business
Calls for national controlled IBR programme
“The majority of dairy and suckler herds have evidence of IBR infection. There are similar levels between the two and...
Dairy
Targeting high-feed efficiency this winter
The View from Northern Ireland: The keys to maximising the economic performance of your dairy cows this winter are know your...
Rural Life
Farm studs raise thousands in charity auction
More than 1,000 people attended ‘The Farmer Wants a Wife’ in the Armagh City Hotel on Friday 11 October, to help...
Agri-Business
Sustainable farmgate prices – a priority
The View from Northern Ireland: The need for the food industry to deliver realistic farmer prices was one of the...
Dairy
Teamwork key to dairy success
“It was our goal in 2008 and we set out to get it and win,” explained Edward Fitzgerald, who yesterday...
Rural Life
All-Ireland hedgecutters set Guinness world record
A Guinness world record was set at the All-Ireland Hedgecutting Championships in Kilkenny at the weekend for the greatest number...
Dairy
Warning on liver fluke
Preliminary figures from the meat factories indicate that the incidence of fluke this year is as high if not higher...
Agri-Business
Ireland braced for more heavy rain
The weather across the country is set to remain unsettled across the country for the rest of the week, according...
Agri-Business
Cheesey does it
AgriLand talks to Ailish Durkin of Knockdrinna Farmhouse Cheese on the commitment and passion involved in creating an award-winning cheese....
Agri-Business
Farmers, processors in anti-ecotax protest
The View from France: Farmers and food processors in Brittany, France took to the streets this week in protest against...
Rural Life
West Cork has the 'write stuff'
Four leading journalists from Germany visited West Cork this week, as guests of Tourism Ireland. The group was made up...
Rural Life
The cut above the rest
“It’s not as easy as it sounds,” said Mary Ann Nolan, one of the organisers of the All-Ireland Annual Hedgecutting...
Dairy
What Ireland can learn from Fonterra
COMMENT: Fonterra sells a lot of its dairy products through Global Dairy Trade (GDT) Auctions. The revenue generated from dairy produce...
Agri-Business
Living in clover
The Armagh College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) group had its second meeting on the farm of David and Matthew...
Agri-Business
Alltech opens new European HQ in Dunboyne
This week marked the official opening of Alltech’s new €10m European headquarters. Located on the outskirts of Dunboyne in Co...
Beef
Penalty increase on young bulls on the cards
The View from Northern Ireland: The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is to meet the Northern Ireland Meat Exporters Association (NIMEA) to...
