Fallen animal disposal cost increase looming
The costs associated with the processing of fallen animals has increased hugely in recent...
Agriculture-related Budget measures
As individual taxpayers, farmers will gain from the changes in personal taxation. As a sector,...
Further extension granted for slurry-spreading
The slurry-spreading period has been extended by a further seven days to ‘facilitate prudent...
Native Tree Area Scheme opens
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett,...
Ash dieback needs to be treated as a ‘national emergency’
The report of the independent review group into the Department of Agriculture, Food and the...
Final derogation map sees 6% reduction in area impacted
A final ‘implementation map’ that identifies areas that will be impacted by a reduced Nitrates...
Multi-species grassland swards enhance soil biology
New research from the Teagasc Environment Research Centre, Johnstown Castle shows that higher...
Dairy-calf to beef measures a focus of ICOS pre-budget submission
ICOS, the representative body for the co-operative sector has launched its pre-budget...
The Merry Mill wins European organic award
Family-run organic farm and oat-milling enterprise, The Merry Mill, based in Co, Laois scooped a...
IFA calls for €9.5m agri-reserve funding to go to tillage sector
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is calling on the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the...
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...
On Feírm Ground 2 – new farmer wellbeing programme launched
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, and...
ICOS requests urgent meeting with minister
ICOS (the representative body for the co-operative sector) has requested an urgent meeting with...
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...
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...
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...
McConalogue leads agri-food trade mission to West Africa
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue is leading an agri and...
Innovative field-to-field livestock sales platform launched
Irish ag-tech company, Farm Fayre, headquartered in Co. Kilkenny has launched a sales platform...
ACRES tranche 2 to open mid-October
Tranche 2 of the Agri Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) will open for applications in...
Vegan movement slowing down
Quarterly sales at Beyond Meat, a leading producer of plant-based products designed to look and...