Agri-Business
Spain's ag minister requests EU crisis funds amid severe drought
Spain has requested the use of crisis funds from the EU to deal with the drought conditions the country is...
Tillage
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CSO: Cereal production up 3.7% in 2022
There was an increase in the production of wheat, oats and barley crops last year, according to latest figures published...
Tillage
Research: Compliance with pesticide-use regulations is high
Recent research has allowed Irish farmers to reflect on how they implement the various European Union (EU) pesticide-use directives. The...
Tillage News
World grain markets coming under pressure
According to Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) analysts, world grain markets are under pressure. Factors coming in to play...
Tillage News
G20 discussions on Wheat Initiative continue apace
The Wheat Initiative (WI) stands out as one of the most coordinated projects, conceived to address the challenge of future...
Tillage Technical
Tillage: Fodder beet to remain steady as silage stocks wane
Similar to maize, it is expected that the area of fodder beet will be maintained at its current level of...
CAP / Schemes
Minister to formally ask commission for 'flexibility' on CAP
Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue is calling for flexibility from the European Commission on the implementation...
Tillage Technical
Tillage: Management of nitrogen in late-sown malting barley
Malting barley crops planted in mid-February or very early March have pushed through their growth stages over the past few...
Tillage
Tillage: 15,000ha of forage maize grown from 2019-2022
The average area of forage maize grown in Ireland between 2019 and 2022 was 15,000ha, an area that may well...
Tillage
Crops update: Winter wheat responding well to weather
Winter wheat has responded well in the last few weeks to the weather conditions and the application of nitrogen (N)...
Tillage
Weather hampers spring planting in northern Romania and Ukraine
Difficult weather conditions including very heavy snow and rain have brought spring planting in northern Romania and Ukraine to a...
Agri-Business
Crop care company raises €1.2m in financing
Minagro, a developer of high-quality green products for crop care, has announced that under new management it has raised €1.2...
Tillage
Outlook for world grain markets uncertain
Corn production in the United States, Russian grain output and the drop in production out of the Ukraine – these...
Tillage
EU to provide more support to farmers impacted by Ukraine exports
The EU will provide further financial support to farmers in certain eastern European countries that are impacted by exports from...
Agri-Business
Coveney: Agri-food and tourism sectors more important than FDI
The combined industries of agri-food and tourism and hospitality are more important than foreign direct investment (FDI) in terms of...
Tillage
Ukraine and Poland strike deal to allow movement of grain
Poland and Ukraine have struck a deal to allow grain from the latter country to pass through the territory of...
N.Ireland
CAFRE: Cereal crop management - nitrogen
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) crops advisor, Leigh McClean, is recommending that farmers should apply second nitrogen...
CAP / Schemes
60% grant available as TAMS opens for organic investments
Minister Charlie McConalogue and Minister of State Pippa Hackett have announced that the Organic Capital Investment Scheme, the fourth scheme...
