Rural Life
Machinery
Bobcat goes robotic with RogueX2 concept loader
Dairy
Early May harvest ‘essential’ for winter-milk silage
Beef News
What beef-on-dairy bulls are on the Advantage guide list?
CAP / Schemes
ACRES General tranche 2 applicants ‘receiving approval letters’
Machinery
Pottinger adds to utility of its Harvest Assist app
Pottinger released its Harvest Assist app in March of last year with the aim of increasing the efficiency of the…
Rural Life
Dairy co-op announces partnership with mental health charity
Ireland’s farmer-owned dairy and grain cooperative, Tirlán, and its employees has chosen Aware as its new charity partner. Tirlán’s network…
Agri-Business
DAFM: More than 6,500 apply for nitrates derogation
Over 6,500 nitrates derogation applications have been received by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) ahead of…
Rural Life
Tirlán will ‘not have an exhibit’ at 2024 Ploughing Championships
Dairy co-op Tirlán intends to concentrate on a series of milk supplier open days in September this year and will…
Rural Life
Watch: Impacts of potato shortage to continue into next season
With weather beginning to pick up, potato farmers are “playing catch up” and dealing with impacts that will continue into…
Agri Politics
National Party leader to seek expansion of front-loading as MEP
A candidate for the Ireland Midlands–North-West constituency in the European Parliament elections in June has said that he would look…
Dairy
Kerrygold owner ‘needs more women at the most senior levels’
Ornua, the owner of the Kerrygold brand, has said that it needs “more women at the most senior levels of…
CAP / Schemes
Almost €2.5m paid for the hay meadow measure in ACRES
Almost €2.5 million has been paid to farmers as part of the hay meadow measure in the Agri-Climate Rural Environment…
Beef
‘Main output of livestock is animal-sourced food’ – O’Mara
The main output of livestock in agriculture is animal-sourced food according to Teagasc director, Prof. Frank O’Mara. He recently addressed…
Tillage News
Crop monitoring report: Wet weather hampering Irish crops
Wet weather conditions in north-west Europe, especially Ireland and parts of the UK, negatively affected the yield potential of crops…
Agri-Business
DAFM has ‘not issued an embargo on staffing’ – minister
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine has said while the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM)…
Agri-Business
ICMSA: Bank’s agri-team members are ‘on stand-by’
The Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA) has discussed several issues affecting farmers with AIB and Bank of Ireland,…
Veterinary
Senator calls for ‘more determination’ for veterinary schools
Member of the Seanad Éireann, Senator Victor Boyhan, has called on the government to prioritise its plans to establish a…