Agriland

Top weatherman gives his forecast for Ireland in 2050

By 2050 the country’s beef and dairy farmers will experience reduced grass growth during the...

Food for thought: Bord Bia Warsaw hosts exporter meetings

Bord Bia brought together 25 Irish food exporters and Polish food buyers for a ‘Meet the Buyer’...

Ministers called upon to extend the slurry spreading deadline

An extension to the slurry spreading deadline, which is currently set to close on October 15, has...

Irish dairy farmers fortunate that consumers drinking ‘real milk’

While Irish liquid milk producers have been protesting about the possibility of a milk price war,...

51% of agri professionals say Brexit offers some positives

More than half (51%) of professionals working within the agri-food industry believe that Brexit...

Farming must highlight the true value of animal manures

The commentary from Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) putting agriculture in the dock,...

The good, bad and ugly of solar energy on Irish farms

Some 2,500 people attended the Energy in Agriculture event in Gurteen College, Co. Tipperary...

Just over 13% of valid TAMS II applications approved for payment

Just over 13% of valid Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes II (TAMS II) applications have...

Have you considered contract heifer rearing?

Low stocking rate is one of the main reasons why output is so low on Irish beef farms. Suckler...

Beef cattle supplies approaching a four-year high

There has been a dramatic increase in the number of cattle slaughtered in Department of Agriculture...

Could forestry help protect farm incomes as Brexit looms?

Brexit is probably the biggest political and economic event of recent times facing Ireland’s...

?Timing of fungicide application is becoming more critical’

Septoria is the most destructive disease of Irish winter wheat crops and in the absence of...

Study shows scope to exploit faster, lower-cost establishment methods

Oilseed rape (OSR) is traditionally sown in 125mm rows at a seeding rate of 50-80 seeds/m²....

Sheep marts: Spring lamb prices improve by €5-7/head

There has been a noticeable improvement in the spring lamb trade, with prices jumping by...

Flavours of Fingal County Show brings farming to the city

The fifth annual Flavours of Fingal County Show, held in the grounds of Newbridge House and Farm,...

Cattle marts: Exporters make their presence felt at the ringside

Over 116,000 cattle have been exported from Irish shores so far this year and the sourcing of these...

Farmer receives 150kph speeding fine…in his tractor

A French farmer received a speeding fine for allegedly clocking 150kph on a speed camera by police...

Taoiseach drives Irish beef promotion in Germany

Bord Bia engaged the support of Taoiseach Enda Kenny in Germany over recent days to promote...