Dairy News
Rural Life
Minister rules out changes to grants for septic tanks
Rural Life
Research: 70% of young Irish people contemplate emigrating
Agri-Business
Watch: Cork dairy farm wins RDS sustainability award
Rural Life
Lambs killed and seriously injured in Louth dog attack
Dairy News
Exclusive: Kerry Group ‘drawing up’ new milk supplier contract
Kerry Group is currently working on a new contract for its milk suppliers, according to the head of the company’s…
Rural Life
Calls for Offaly to be prioritised in Just Transition funding
A TD has called on the government to prioritise Co. Offaly for funding under the Just Transition Fund (JTF). Laois-Offaly…
Rural Life
‘One claim per household’ under turf-cutting scheme – Noonan
Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Malcolm Noonan has stated that one compensation claim…
Beef
USDA continues studies on meat due to bird flu outbreak
To verify the safety of meat in relation to avian influenza, or bird flu, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
Agri-Business
DAFM seeks researchers to examine role of badgers in bovine TB
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is offering funding for research on the role of badgers in…
CAP / Schemes
Further €2.8m in outstanding scheme payments issued to farmers
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) issued over €2.8 million in outstanding scheme payments to farmers over…
Machinery News
Lely Discovery Collector C2 combats lameness in cattle
Lely launched its Discovery Collector C2 earlier this year, claiming it to be a revolutionary manure-collecting robot which cleans floors…
Rural Life
Clare town forced to postpone agricultural show due to poor weather
The organisers of an agricultural show in Co. Clare have been forced to postpone the event due to waterlogged ground…
Beef
Lower weights issue settled at ICBF meeting – Farm org
Some decisions have been finalised and “progress is being made”, following the third meeting of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation…
Beef
Exclusive: New ownership of Ballinakill Mart confirmed
Agriland can reveal that Ballinakill Mart in Co. Laois has been purchased by James Mallon from Co. Meath. Speaking to…
Farm Safety
Contractor fined €65,000 following machinery incident
An agricultural contractor has been fined €65,000 for health and safety offences arising from an unguarded farm machinery incident, according…
Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index: Meat and cereal prices rise in April
The benchmark for world food commodity prices edged higher in April, as rising meat prices and modest upticks for vegetable…
Rural Life
NDC inviting future farmers to join panel at Bloom festival
The National Dairy Council (NDC) is inviting future farmers from schools around the country to take part in a special…