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IFA to hold national meeting for horticulture sector
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has organised a meeting of horticulture growers for later this month to address challenges in the sector. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 25, at...
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Tillage update: Spring crops – some areas still need work
Most spring crops for 2023 were planted out at the beginning of March, prior to the the onset of the heavy rains, according to the latest update from Teagasc. However, there are some areas where there...
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Irish pig symposium to take place next week
The Irish Pig Health Society (IPHS) has announced its speaker line up for the 2023 symposium taking place in Portlaoise next week. The event themed “Quality over quantity by maximising health and...
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11,000 apply for liming programme as deadline approaches
11,080 farmers around the country have now applied for the National Liming Programme, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed to Agriland. The €8 million programme, to...
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McConalogue meets IFA sheep chair on sector challenges
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue met with the sheep chairperson for the Irish Farmer’s Association (IFA) this week to discuss financial challenges in the sector....
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Milk prices impacted by new market dynamic – co-op chief executive
The dairy industry faces “huge challenges” and concerns will surface if milk prices move closer to the “cost of production,” the chief executive of Dairygold has warned. According to Conor Galvin the...
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Tillage: When to use an aphicide with spring barley crops
Early March-sown spring barley crops will not require an aphicide. However, those drilled later in the month, and which emerge in April, will, according to Teagasc. Moreover, April-drilled crops are...
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Breeding 2023: Is it time to ‘push the red button’?
Attention is turning to breeding 2023 on the majority of dairy farms, with many farmers already having the majority of their sires selected. The selection of bulls and breeding of cows plays a...
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Where to now for tillage in the UK?
The latest edition of Teagasc’s Tillage Edge podcast looks at the possible development options for tillage in the UK. The reality is that Britian’s farming sector is undergoing fundamental change in...
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Testing slurry to determine chemical fertiliser needs
Getting slurry tested to determine its nutrient value could go a long way in reducing the requirement for chemical fertiliser on many farms. Teagasc has been conducting a number of farm walks focussed...
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New dairy entrant working to maximise breeding results
Seamus Byrne runs a 75-cow dairy herd on the Laois-Carlow-Kildare border. The new dairy entrant has plenty of help, with his parents, wife, and three children all involved in the running of the farm....
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Advice for growers on winter crops management
April is the month when winter barley crops develop the fastest and demand for nutrition is at its highest, according to Teagasc. Depending on the total amount of nitrogen (N) that growers intend to...
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Animal-sourced food has ‘critical role in society’– research
Newly published research has outlined what Teagasc has called the “critical role in society” played by animal-sourced food. The research was published on Saturday (April 15) in the peer-reviewed...
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Weather conditions improve for field work
Continuous rain and poor ground conditions have recently brought all field work to a halt but Met Éireann today (Monday, April 17) said weather conditions should improve this week with “increased...
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Over €2.2m paid to farmers and agri-businesses under TBESS
Over €2.2 million has been paid out to farmers and agri-businesses that have made a claim under the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (TBESS) According to data from Revenue, 27,763 businesses...
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Growers: Winter wheat management update
Growers should complete the main nitrogen (N) application as soon as possible before growth stage (GS) 32, according to latest updates from Teagasc. This generally equates to half the total amount of...
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Considerations for selecting a grass seed mix this spring
Reseeding has many advantages and should be considered as a long-term investment, according to Maeve Regan, head of Ruminant Nutrition with Agritech Ireland. “Farmers should aim to reseed...
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Operating profit at Arrabawn almost doubles
The annual report for Arrabawn Co-op has revealed a record year in terms of operating profit and revenues. Arrabawn said that notwithstanding the remarkable year for dairy markets, it remained a...
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Teagasc publishes new customer action plan
Teagasc is to review its customer action plan on an annual basis to better adapt to emerging priorities in the years ahead. The authority’s recently-published customer service plan will run until 2025...
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Dairy sector will be driven by ‘value not volume’ in the future – O’Toole
Growth in the Irish dairy industry will not be driven by “rapidly increasing volumes of milk processed to fill demand in the commodity markets” – as it was over the last decade, Bord Bia’s chief...
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