Rural Life
Beef
Beef kill: Over 1,100 extra cows/week culled this year
Agri Politics
French Govt makes new ‘commitment’ to support farmers
Machinery
More power and reach for John Deere Forestry Machines
Rural Life
McConalogue: ‘Premature’ to consider grants for farmers to develop land drains
Machinery
Case attends Cereals 2024 while CNH gets new CEO
Case IH is intending to return to Cereals 2024 on June 11-12 with a new stand that will showcase not…
Rural Life
Met Éireann: Coming week to be ‘more unsettled’
Farmers are being advised by Met Éireann to expect more unsettled weather and further rain in the week ahead. According…
Rural Life
Gardaí investigating damage to trees in Bettystown
Gardaí are investigating an incident of criminal damage to trees that occurred on the Tara Road in Bettystown, Co. Meath….
Rural Life
Nominees ‘testament to Irish innovation in agriculture’ – CAP Network
Having three nominees for the 2024 EIP-AGRI (European Innovation Partnership for Agriculture) Innovation Awards is testament to Irish innovation in…
Tillage
Study: Sensors could give early warning of beetles in oilseed rape
Hi-tech optical sensors in fields could provide an effective means of monitoring beetle numbers arriving in oilseed rape fields, according…
Beef News
Table: How profitable was dairy calf to beef in 2023?
Growing numbers of Irish beef cattle are originating from dairy calf to beef systems as a result of the expansion…
Dairy Focus
750-cow robotic dairy farm and milk processing in Tyrone
Based outside Castlederg, Co. Tyrone, is Grove Dairy Holsteins, a 750-cow dairy farm with an on-site milk processing and packaging…
Rural Life
DAFM analysing surveys on flood damage in Cooley Peninsula
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is currently analysing surveys carried out by Teagasc staff of farms…
Rural Life
Virtual farm tours having a ‘big impact’ in farm building designs – specialist
Farmers who are planning to invest in new facilities are being advised to take advantage of a hi-tech way to…
Video
Video: 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…
Machinery
Machinery Focus: Grenadier test drive reveals control and stability
Grenadier was initially renowned for its size, strength and skill at throwing grenades at the foe, a role which later…
N.Ireland
Food Fortress programme delivers security for food chain
10 years of the Food Fortress programme has delivered an unmatched level of security for the farming and food chain…
Beef
Research confirms environmental benefits of grazing ruminants
Research by Alltech and Archbold has confirmed the environmental benefits of grazing ruminants. The two organistions formed a strategic research…