RDS appoints Liam Kavanagh as interim CEO
Liam Kavanagh has been appointed interim CEO of the RDS following the departure of Geraldine...
Sustainability-focussed Ploughing 2023 officially launched
The 2023 National Ploughing Championships (the Ploughing) have been officially launched by EU...
Great news for grass-fed cows
Irish grass-fed milk contains more beneficial nutrients than milk from conventional...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Renewable-energy company purchases three Irish wind farms
Norwegian-based renewable-energy company, Statkraft has purchased a portfolio of operating wind...
Acute staff shortages highlighted in pig sector
A survey of Irish pig producers has revealed that almost half would be forced to consider exiting...
Last year’s planting ‘far below where we need to be’ – Hackett
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett,...
Liming programme budget doubles
The budget for the national liming programme has doubled to €16m in response to the large number...
50 spots available for ACORNS – closing date September 12
Female entrepreneurs in rural Ireland who are in the early stages of their business development...
Agricultural output price down 9.2%, input price down 10.5%
The Agricultural Output Price Index was down 9.2 per cent in the 12 months to June 2023,...
24 white-tailed eagle chicks released
Twenty-four white-tailed eagle chicks have been released in locations around Ireland as part of a...
Awards of €1.7M for soil, agri-digital research
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special...
Vistamilk Schools Poster Competition
The VistaMilk SFI Research Centre held a poster competition for primary schools on the topic of...
More Flexibility Needed on National Fertiliser Database
IFA Environment & Rural Affairs Chair Paul O’Brien outlined that IFA is seeking changes to the...
Continued Volume Growth for Kerry
Kerry Group released their half-year results for 2023, demonstrating good performance for the...
Reduction in pesticide levels in drinking water in 2022 – EPA
The quality of drinking water from public supplies remained very high in 2022, during which time...