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Watch: Agroforestry is ‘climate positive’ for farming
A cultural and behavioural change to the role trees play on farms is needed, a conference on agroforestry has heard. Up to 200 people attended the first day of the International Agroforestry...
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Wet autumn season hampers planting of winter crops
The latest edition of the Tillage Edge podcast addresses the impact of the very wet autumn season on tillage farms in the UK. Similarly to Ireland, farmers in England will be coping with the impact of...
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Ireland has lowest production of high-value protein crops in EU
Ireland has the lowest number of registered legume varieties such as chickpeas, lentils and faba beans, according to the VALPRO path project lead by Teagasc. The project aims to turn food-chain actors...
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Nitrates derogation application to be ‘one-step’ process from 2024 – minister
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has said that the application process for the nitrates derogation will be a “one-step process” from 2024. Issues around nitrates...
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Nitrates: Over 40,000 cows could be slaughtered – Lombard
A Fine Gael senator has claimed that over 40,000 cows could potentially be slaughtered if the European Commission does not show leniency on the nitrates derogation. Senator Tim Lombard was speaking in...
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Symposium: Hill farmers urged to ‘demand more money’
Hill farmers and those farming uplands have been urged to “demand more money” in order to ensure they protect nature and biodiversity. Prof. Florence Renou-Wilson, a research scientist at University...
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Harvest 2023: Cereal production down almost 500,000t
The total cereal production for harvest 2023 is estimated to be 1.93 million tonnes, which is down by 492,500t compared to the previous year. The Teagasc Harvest Report 2023 states that the 20%...
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EBI update to stop overinflated fertility indexes
The latest update to the economic breeding index (EBI) will be available from November 28, 2023, and will see changes to the fertility sub-index. Updating of the indexes occurs on an ongoing basis, as...
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‘Promising’ additive for Irish beef cattle methane reduction
Research from Teagasc has found “the most promising additive to date” for methane reduction in beef cattle is “the supplementation of calcium peroxide”. According to the advisory body, this yields its...
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Hill sheep sector can make genetic gains with SIS
The Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS) is being regarded as an opportunity for Irish hill sheep farms to achieve genetic gains which have been underdeveloped in the sector. David Coen, the head of hill...
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‘Cultivating Mental Health Wellbeing in Rural Ireland’ conference
The Minister of State with responsibility for Farm Safety at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Martin Heydon, will open the ‘Cultivating Mental Health Wellbeing in Rural...
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Scholars of Ballyhaise 1984 reunite for class reunion
There was a great sense of nostalgia at an event at the Hotel Kilmore, Cavan on Saturday evening, November 4, when the Ballyhaise Agricultural College class of 1984 gathered for a reunion. Speaking to...
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Tributes paid on passing of former Mountbellew principal
Politicians, past pupils and senior agriculture industry figures have paid moving tributes to former principal of Mountbellew Agricultural College, Tom Burke. The contribution that Burke, who retired...
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Beef farmers urged to attend National Beef Conference
Beef farmers have been urged to attend the 2023 Teagasc National Beef Conference which takes place on Tuesday, November 21, at the Shearwater Hotel, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway. Speaking to Agriland,...
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Farmers encouraged to ‘take the first step’ for mental health support
Farmers have been encouraged to “take the first step” in coming forward and speaking about their mental health at a conference today (Monday, November 20). ‘Cultivating Mental Health Wellbeing in...
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Teagasc: Almost 60% of agriculture income from 15,300 dairy farms
Almost 60% of the income in Irish agriculture in 2022 was produced on just over 15,300 dairy farms, according to Teagasc. The finalised version of the 2022 Teagasc National Farm Survey (NFS) shows...
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Farmers protest at National Beef Conference in Ballinasloe
A protest got underway at the Teagasc National Beef Conference in Ballinasloe, Co. Galway today (Tuesday, November 21). The protesting farmers carried placards and raised concerns about the Suckler...
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Nitrates derogation: Potential for ‘movement’ on in-calf cows – Lombard
The EU Commissioner for the Environment, Virginijus Sinkevicius, who will visit Ireland later this week, has indicated that there could potentially be “movement” regarding the issue of in-calf animals...
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IFA field staff working with tillage farmers ahead of funding deadline
Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) grain committee chairman, Kieran McEvoy, has welcomed the €7 million tillage support funding announced by agriculture minister, Charlie McConalogue. “The issue now is...
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Beef Conference: Are 250kg carcass dairy-beef heifers the way to go?
The 2023 Teagasc National Beef Conference took place last night, Tuesday, November 21, at the Shearwater Hotel, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway. Farmers and beef industry personnel from across the country...
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