Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index: Increased demand for dairy in June
The benchmark for world food commodity prices was unchanged in June, as increases in international quotations for vegetable oils, sugar...
Agri-Business
The benchmark for world food commodity prices was unchanged in June, as increases in international quotations for vegetable oils, sugar...
Agri Politics
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has called for the introduction of a Fodder Production Incentive Measure to...
Dairy
A research trial into yields as a result of sowing multi-species swards has revealed that using an additional 100kg of...
Sheep
The total number of sheep in the country in December 2023 decreased by 7% when compared to the previous year,...
N.Ireland
Newry Show 2024 saw a tremendous Jersey cow scooping the event’s dairy inter-breed title – Potteswalls Bontino Dawn. She calved...
Rural Life
The Virginia Show in Virginia, Co. Cavan, is set to return on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, with entries now open...
Beef
A new Teagasc organic farming research project, Growing Resilient Organic Farming Systems (GROFarmS), is being undertaken to demonstrate to farmers...
Sheep
The Australian House of Representatives has passed legislation aimed at banning live sheep exports by sea from May 1, 2028....
Sheep
The Irish Grown Wool Council (IGWC) and Teagasc have jointly filmed two short videos to provide “tips and techniques” for...
Sheep
Sheep slaughterings decreased by 15.7% in May 2024 when compared with the same month in 2023, according to the Central...
Beef
Judges from the UK and Ireland will take on the challenge of tapping out the winners from the best of...
Environment
A recent study by Teagasc has highlighted the agricultural threat posed by crane fly larvae (leatherjackets), more commonly known as...
Beef
Large numbers of farmers applied for the ‘reseeding grant’ which offered a financial incentive of up to €300/ha, or approximately...
Beef
This year (2024) to date has been described as “the toughest year on record” for growing grass at a recent...
Beef
A further extension to the date by which lime must be spread under the National Liming Programme has been announced...
Environment
The Teagasc Environment, Soils and Land Use Research Centre at Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford will host an open day focused...
Sheep
A late application period for sheep farmers to still apply to the new National Sheep Welfare Scheme (NSWS) will close in...
Beef
The rural development chair of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), John Curran has called for an extension to the deadline...