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#agchatirl: The next generation
Each week #AgChatIRL will review its debates on social media with AgriLand. Those involved and interested in agriculture and food actively participate...
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Machinery
Keenan to launch new MF380 mixer wagon at Ploughing 2013
The new Keenan MF380 was developed to fill the gap between the current MF360 and MF400 models; it has a...
Agri-Business
Historic bonanza harvest for Bord na Móna
Bord na Móna‘s total peat harvest for 2013 amounted to 166 per cent of the company’s annual target. The final...
Dairy
Talk of compulsory dairy income insurance at EU post-Quota debate
A high-level European Parliament debate on dairy quotas post 2015 is taking place next Wednesday. It is being pinned as a...
Beef
Improving beef quality and profitability
The View from Teagasc: The SuperValu Sustainable Farm Programme started in July of this year and will run for two...
Environment
Continuing interest in photovoltaic panels
The View from Northern Ireland: Many farmers are considering the installation of photovoltaic panels on their farms or on their homes....
National Ploughing Championships
Great innovations for Carlow at Ploughing 2013
From internet hosting technology to a treatment for tired eyes, from sportswear to world-leading water technologies, some of Ireland’s latest...
Rural Life
Sunny side up for Greenside Up
In Focus: Dee Sewell of Greenside Up describes herself as a vegetable gardening tutor, environmentalist, blogger and passionate about community...
Dairy
Ireland heading towards super levy milk fine
The Department of Agriculture announced this afternoon that based on estimated milk deliveries by milk purchasers for the period up to...
Agri-Business
Corkman pleads guilty to numerous bovine disease, animal ID offences
At a sitting of Bandon District Court today Anthony Dineen, Inchafune, Dunmanway, Co Cork pleaded guilty to six sample offences out...
Other
The €598 steak
Comment: Fancy a €598 steak. Yes, you did read that correctly, five hundred and ninety eight euros per kilogram, the...
Agri-Business
Community wind farm in Tip takes flight
Ireland’s first community owned wind farm in Templederry, Co Tipperary launched this week. Templederry Community Wind Farm counts students, farmers...
Environment
'Application of the wrong soil treatment could cause more harm than good'
The View from Northern Ireland: A large group of farmers from counties Down and Armagh attended a soil compaction and benchmarking...
Rural Life
GIY enthusiasts awards
An awards ceremony in Waterford has acknowledged the work being undertaken by Grow It Yourself (GIY) enthusiasts across the country....
World News
FSAI ceo to lead Fonterra inquiry
World News: The ceo of the Food and Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is to head up the New Zealand Government’s...
Dairy
Efficient contract rearing key to dairy expansion
COMMENT: From 2015 the new quota in Irish dairy farming will be the amount of milking platform hectares that cows...
National Ploughing Championships
Thomas Cook to bring sunshine to Ploughing 2013
Thomas Cook Ireland is back at this year’s National Ploughing Championships in Raheniska, Co Laois and will once again partner...
Dairy
Sustainable nutrient use on dairy farms in northwest Europe
The View from Teagasc: Dairyman, a project part-funded by Interreg, is aimed at improving resource use efficiency on dairy farms in...
