Dairy
No water and a fodder deficit on a dairy farm in Co. Wicklow
The effects of the summer’s drought are still very evident around the country. Fodder remains in short supply and water...
Farmland
Rural Life
FarmLand - Episode 7
This week’s episode of FarmLand features an in-depth analysis of Ireland’s ambition to eradicate Bovine TB from the national herd by...
Sponsored
Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Agri-Business
Communications strategy 'vital' to new €40/head beef scheme
A communications strategy and consultation process will be vital to the roll-out of the Government’s new €20 million Beef Environmental...
Agri Politics
IFA needs a 'shake-up' of young blood
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) needs a “shake-up” of new young staff and members, according to former president Eddie Downey....
Agri Politics
'IFA needs structure to help farmers - not protect staff'
Farming organisations should be organised in a way that helps the farmer in the best possible way – as opposed...
Agri Politics
Deering confident new BEEP scheme 'will not be open to manipulation'
The €20 million Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot (BEEP) scheme is a prime example of how beef farmers can continue on...
CAP / Schemes
BEEP 'simpler than BDGP' and 'the right way to go'
The new Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot (BEEP) is “the right way to go” to make extra money for suckler farmers,...
Rural Life
FarmLand - Episode 6
This week’s episode of FarmLand will feature reaction to Budget 2019 and views from people on the ground regarding the effectiveness...
Sponsored
Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Agri Politics
'Contract rearing is a short-term gain for long-term pain'
Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has criticised Teagasc – the agriculture and food development authority – for promoting the contract rearing...
Rural Life
FarmLand - Episode 5
On this week’s episode of FarmLand, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed gives us the inside track...
Environment
Climate change: 'Society may not stand for continued expansion'
One of Ireland’s foremost climatologists has cautioned Irish farmers against continued aggressive expansion of cow numbers going into the future,...
Beef
'Ringside confidence is very challenged at the moment' - Kilkenny Mart CEO
Confidence among farmers in marts is very low at present, according to CEO of Kilkenny Mart Michael Lynch. Speaking to...
Agri Politics
'Americans want grain-fed beef' - US agri-trade official
When it comes to beef consumption in the US, Americans predominantly want grain-fed cuts, the US Under Secretary for Trade...
Rural Life
FarmLand - Episode 4
The current series of AgriLand’s new, cutting-edge, digital broadcast show entitled FarmLand continues tonight (Thursday, September 27). On this week’s...
Sponsored
Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Agri-Business
Average farmland price rises to €9,700/ac - Sherry FitzGerald
Recent research carried out by Sherry FitzGerald found that the average price of farmland in Ireland, excluding Dublin, increased to...
Sheep
Farmer frustration: 'Everyone else along the line is protected'
Once lambs leave the farmer’s gate at the start of the food supply chain, everyone else along the chain is...
Sheep
EID tagging: New markets are a 'pie in the sky suggestion'
The promised benefit of new markets opening up to Irish lamb due to the introduction of electronic identification (EID) tagging...
CAP / Schemes
EU CAP budget negotiations progress 'encouraging'
European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan has described progress on negotiations for increasing the EU agriculture budget...