Tillage
Report: Price of arable land per ha soars year on year in Ireland
The average price of one hectare of arable land in the EU was €10,578 in 2022 according to new report but...
Netherlands
Agri-Business
1,800 jobs to be cut at major global dairy cooperative
Global dairy cooperative, FrieslandCampina has confirmed that it intends to lower costs by reducing over 1,800 jobs worldwide over the...
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...
Dairy
Dutch parliament calls on its government to end calf imports
The House of Representatives of the Netherlands, the equivalent of Ireland’s Dáil, has passed a motion calling on the Dutch...
Agri-Business
Dutch livestock farmers to get grants of €1.47bn to close breeding sites
The European Commission has given the green light to two new schemes proposed in the Netherlands that would compensate livestock...
Agri-Business
Farmers' Alliance to be officially launched
Ireland’s newest farming organisation, the Farmers’ Alliance will be officially launched at a meeting in Athlone this weekend. The guest...
Agri-Business
Quantillion - the latest name in farm robotics?
The saga of the H2Trac continues, with the company once again rising from the ashes with a new set of...
Agri-Business
Dutch farmers hit by water shortages due to drought
Farmers in parts of the Netherlands have been restricted from using water to irrigate their crops due to an ongoing...
Rural Life
Video: Dutch police fire shots during farmer tractor protest
Police in the Netherlands have confirmed that a number of shots were fired during a tractor protest in the north...
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-Business
Thousands of Dutch farmers protest against nitrogen proposals
Thousands of Dutch farmers have gathered in a village in the Netherlands today (Wednesday, June 22) to take part in...
Agri-Business
EU Commission approves €276m Dutch scheme to acquire land for nature
The European Commission has given the green light to a €276 million Dutch scheme to promote the acquisition of land...
Dairy
Robotic milking 'helps breed trouble-free cows' - study
Fluctuations in milk yield measured by milking robots can be used to breed cows that can cope well with problems,...
Dairy
Future culls on the cards if dairy emissions don't subside
The EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan, has warned that further culling of dairy herds will occur...
Pig/Poultry
Video: 20,000 pigs die in devastating Dutch farm fire
Close to 20,000 pigs have died in a devastating fire on a Dutch farm near the village of Erichem in the...
Dairy
Labour shortage worry for Irish calf exporters
Fears have been raised that the impending labour shortage facing the Irish dairy industry could have negative consequences for calf...
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....
Beef
Calf exports edge towards the 60,000 head mark
Calf exports continue to remain in a positive position as nearly 60,000 calves have been shipped from Ireland this year....
Dairy
'Dairy farmers must feed bull calves to improve export chances'
Dairy farmers need to feed their bull calves well prior to sale, to improve their chances of being exported out...
Dairy
Proposed Dutch dairy cull could help to maintain EU milk prices
Farm lobby groups are putting pressure on the Dutch government to introduce a cow culling policy, which would see up...
Beef
Calf exports fall 13.5% during the first four months of 2016 - Bord Bia
The live exports of calves dropped during the first four months of the year, according to Bord Bia. Calf exports...