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Bord Bia: €6.3bn in dairy exports in 2024

Dairy

Bord Bia: €6.3bn in dairy exports in 2024

The total value of dairy exports in 2024 was estimated at €6.3 billion according to Bord Bia’s Export Performance and...
More than 2,000 homes liable for Vacant Homes Tax in 2024

Rural Life

More than 2,000 homes liable for Vacant Homes Tax in 2024

More than 2,000 homes across the country were liable for the Vacant Homes Tax (VHT) in the 12-mont period ending...
HSA: 40% drop in agri work-related deaths in 2024

Rural Life

HSA: 40% drop in agri work-related deaths in 2024

There was a 40% drop in the number of work-related deaths in the agricultural sector last year, according to the...
Emergency response teams on standby for sharp freeze overnight

Agri-Business

Emergency response teams on standby for sharp freeze overnight

Local Authority Severe Weather Assessment Teams (SWATs) are continuing to monitor conditions locally and emergency response teams are ready to...
Stakeholder plan to tackle BVD in NI in 2025

N.Ireland

Stakeholder plan to tackle BVD in NI in 2025

The key focus of the BVD (bovine viral diarrhea) Programme by Animal Health and Welfare NI (AHWNI) in 2025 will...
NI farmers to judge at flagship UK dairy show

N.Ireland

NI farmers to judge at flagship UK dairy show

For the first time, Borderway UK Dairy Expo will showcase not only the finest of dairy cattle, but also a...
What farmers need to know about new vet medicines rules

Beef

What farmers need to know about new vet medicines rules

In September 2024, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) signed into law the Veterinary Medicinal Products Regulation...
Weather data: December was 11th warmest on record

Rural Life

Weather data: December was 11th warmest on record

The average national temperature for December 2024 was 7.70 °C, which is 1.47 ° above the most recent 1991-2020 long-term...
Warning to protect pipes and taps as cold snap hits

Rural Life

Warning to protect pipes and taps as cold snap hits

As temperatures fall below zero, Uisce Éireann is reminding people to protect their water pipes from the freezing weather. Water...
FAO Food Price Index: Rise for meat and dairy in 2024

Agri-Business

FAO Food Price Index: Rise for meat and dairy in 2024

The benchmark for world food commodity prices declined in December compared to the previous month, led down by a drop...
COFORD highlights climate importance of forest-based biomass

Environment

COFORD highlights climate importance of forest-based biomass

The COFORD Council has published a new paper, entitled ‘Forest Based Biomass and Modern Bioenergy, Moving to Net Zero’. The...
24% drop in electric vehicle registrations in 2024

Agri-Business

24% drop in electric vehicle registrations in 2024

New electric vehicle (EV) registrations have dropped by almost a quarter over the past year according to the Society of...
Weekend weather: Sleet, ice and snow as freeze sets in

Rural Life

Weekend weather: Sleet, ice and snow as freeze sets in

The weekend weather forecast indicates freezing conditions over the next few days with the likelihood of sleet and snow. There...
39 Dairygold workers lose bid to retain €1,500 annual payment

Agri-Business

39 Dairygold workers lose bid to retain €1,500 annual payment

39 operatives at the Castlefarm Dairygold site have been unsuccessful in their bid to retain an annual payment of €1,500...
Tariff suspension scheme opens for agri manufacturers

Agri-Business

Tariff suspension scheme opens for agri manufacturers

Minister for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation, Dara Calleary, has announced that a new round of the EU’s tariff...
Video – A look back at 2024 and a Happy New Year from Agriland

Opinion

Video – A look back at 2024 and a Happy New Year from Agriland

As 2024 draws to a close, we reflect back on a year that had its ups and downs for every...
New Connemara Food Hub to support producers

Agri-Business

New Connemara Food Hub to support producers

Údarás na Gaeltachta has announced the establishment of a pioneering new Food Hub at the Enterprise Centre in Ros Muc,...
Food prices drop last month but overall increase since last year

Agri-Business

Food prices drop last month but overall increase since last year

The EU Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for Ireland is estimated to have increased by 1% in the 12...
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