GrassMax is overall winner at Enterprise Ireland Innovation Arena Awards
The world’s first temperate climate grassland-management tool, GrassMax, has been named as the overall...
On Feírm Ground 2 – new farmer wellbeing programme launched
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, and Minister...
ICOS requests urgent meeting with minister
ICOS (the representative body for the co-operative sector) has requested an urgent meeting with the...
Three Irish producers win new contracts with Aldi
Three Irish artisan food and drink producers have been selected as the winners of this year’s Grow...
Lakeland Dairies members vote overwhelmingly in favour of rule changes
At a special general meeting (SGM) held in Cavan today (September 12), shareholders of Lakeland Dairies...
Two candidates get the nod to run for IFA presidency
Two candidates have been nominated to run for the presidency of the Irish Farmers’ Association (I...
McConalogue leads agri-food trade mission to West Africa
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue is leading an agri and economic...
Innovative field-to-field livestock sales platform launched
Irish ag-tech company, Farm Fayre, headquartered in Co. Kilkenny has launched a sales platform designed...
ACRES tranche 2 to open mid-October
Tranche 2 of the Agri Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) will open for applications in mid-October,...
Vegan movement slowing down
Quarterly sales at Beyond Meat, a leading producer of plant-based products designed to look and taste...
RDS appoints Liam Kavanagh as interim CEO
Liam Kavanagh has been appointed interim CEO of the RDS following the departure of Geraldine Ruane...
Sustainability-focussed Ploughing 2023 officially launched
The 2023 National Ploughing Championships (the Ploughing) have been officially launched by EU Commissioner...
Great news for grass-fed cows
Irish grass-fed milk contains more beneficial nutrients than milk from conventional indoor-feeding...
Ornua CEO to take up new role with US private equity company
Ornua chief executive, John Jordan will take up a new role as chief operating officer at a US-based...
IFA calls for suspension of increase in excise duty
The planned rise in excise duty of seven cent on a litre on petrol, five cent a litre on diesel, and...
Local crime is ‘not a serious problem’ according to Garda survey
The number of people that believe local crime is ‘not a problem’ has risen by 13 per cent, to 45 per...
ICMSA estimates €2bn hit for dairy farmers
Milk-price reductions so far in 2023 will wipe €2bn from dairy farmers’ revenues with a reduction...
Agri Aware farm day attracts more than 1,000 visitors
Agri Aware’s recent open-farm day, which took place on the Fitzgerald family farm in Portlaw, Co....
Renewable-energy company purchases three Irish wind farms
Norwegian-based renewable-energy company, Statkraft has purchased a portfolio of operating wind farms...
Acute staff shortages highlighted in pig sector
A survey of Irish pig producers has revealed that almost half would be forced to consider exiting...