Horticulture
Organic farming information day for horticultural growers
A free information seminar will take place later this month to provide organic farming information to horticultural growers. National Organic...
Organic Farming
Agri-Business
EU Organic Awards to open for applications next month
The third edition of the EU Organic Awards, which reward the best and most innovative organic producers across the EU,...
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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...
Environment
IFOAM: Fairer prices needed for taking the 'risk' of organic farming
As thousands of farmers protest across Europe, the organic food and farming movement has called for fair prices for both...
Organics
350 farmers yet to receive organic farming payment
Approximately 350 farmers are yet to receive their Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) advance payment, according to the Department of Agriculture,...
Machinery
Minimal soil disturbance is the Weaving Machinery way
One of the great takeaways from Agritechnica last year, was the rapid move towards minimising soil disturbance in preparing ground...
Organics
Organics group concerned over assessment of 'green claims'
An organisation that advocates for organic farming in Europe has expressed concern over how “green claims” for agri-food will be...
Organics
Organic beef production 'to increase fourfold' by 2030
The production of beef from the organic farming sector in Ireland is set to quadruple by 2030, while production of...
Organics
€1.3m allocated for organic farming research project
€1.3 million in funding has been allocated for a new research project on organic farming being run by Teagasc and...
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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
'Very unlikely' EU will reach 2030 organic farming target
It is “very unlikely” that the EU will reach its target of expanding the share of organic farming to at...
Organics
Hackett announces 60% grant for organic processing in 2024
Minister of State for land use and biodiversity, Pippa Hackett has announced that a 60% grant rate will apply to...
Organics
300 Organic Farming Scheme applications made to DAFM
300 applications for the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) have been lodged with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine...
Agri-Business
Minimal soil disturbance trending at Agritechnica
Turning the soil in preparation for planting the crop is as old as farming itself, yet even after many thousands...
Agri-Business
Zurn bring mechanical weeding into the mainstream
At this year’s Agritechnica event Zurn and Garford were showing off their latest equipment directed towards the growing market for...
Organics
46 applications for Organic Farming Scheme in first week
46 farmers made applications to the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) in the first week since it reopened, the Department of...
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Roscommon sheep farmer maximises lamb performance
The ideal combination of Lamlac and efficient feeding technology to boost lamb performance has made life a great deal easier...
Environment
Focus: Soil health a prominent theme at BioFarm 2023
This week saw the annual BioFarm conference, organised by the National Organic Training Skillset (NOTS) return to a public venue...
Environment
BioFarm 2023: Organic farms double over the past year - Hackett
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Pippa Hackett, gave her further support for...
Beef Technical
Table: Profitability of organic farming versus conventional
With the reopening of the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS), announced last week, many conventional beef farmers across the country will...
Machinery
Dealer open day highlights: TAMS 3 and OFS
Machinery dealer, Tom Shaw Farm Machinery of Co. Offaly decided to add extra interest to its latest open day by...