Tillage
CAP / Schemes
DAFM issues almost €600,000 in TAMS payments
Agri-Business
Up to 4,000t of farm plastic waste ‘not collected’ annually
Agri-Business
Fonterra considers selling consumer business and other assets
Sheep
How many farmers have applied to the new €8/ewe scheme?
Rural Life
Farmer donates 10 bales to charity for auction
A Ballina farmer has donated silage bales to the North West Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NWSPCA)…
Rural Life
NPWS to remove deer fence in Connemara National Park
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is planning to remove a deer fence which is located within Connemara National…
Machinery
Machinery: Scorpions to help keep Le Mans 24 running
With its main tractor factory at Le Mans in northern France, there is little surprise that Claas is eager to…
Rural Life
Farmer who made false statement about cattle loses appeal
By Ryan Dunne A 52-year-old Roscommon farmer who made a false statement to gardaí that his cattle were missing, when…
Rural Life
Government urged to require councils to support rural housing
The government has been called on to oblige local authorities to plan, deliver and support housing in rural areas. Victor…
Rural Life
Survey: Over 65% of people do not have a will
The Capital Credit Union (CCU) has released the results of its member survey, which showed 66.4% of the 4,019 responses…
Rural Life
Tánaiste to raise ‘VAT rebate question’ with Minister for Finance
The Tánaiste intends to raise the “VAT rebate question for those in agriculture” with the Minister for Finance to ensure…
Dairy News
Tirlán base milk price unchanged for April
Tirlán has today (Friday, May 17) confirmed that it will pay a total of 41.58c/L , including VAT, for April…
Dairy
Dairygold announces milk price for April supplies
Dairygold has announced that it will hold its base milk price of 40c/L for supplies in April, and will continue…
Agri-Business
Mayo sheep farmer to feature in M&S campaign
Marks and Spencer (M&S) launched its latest phase of its ‘Farm to Foodhall’ campaign yesterday (Thursday, May 16), with a…
Environment
Landowner project part of €2.8m biodiversity funding boost
The Hare’s Corner initiative, which helps landowners make more space for nature, is among 233 community biodiversity projects for which…
Rural Life
Airtricity €5m fund to make ‘lasting impact’ in rural areas – minister
SSE Airtricity has launched a €5 million “all-island Community Fund”, with the aim of supporting communities in reaching net zero…
Agri-Business
€165,000 in funding for food waste reduction project
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is to provide €165,000 in funding for a food waste reduction…