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
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...
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
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...
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
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...
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...
Agri-Business
Ukraine 'open' to talks as Poland suspends grain imports
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine has said that it is “open” to talks following the decision...
Tillage News
Food Vision Tillage Group unlikely to meet before May
The Irish Grain Growers’ Group (IGGG) chairman Bobby Miller believes that it is unlikely that a new Food Vision Tillage...
Tillage
Closing date extended for potato investment aid scheme
The closing date for the 2023 Scheme of Investment Aid for the Seed Potato Sector and the Chipping Sector has...
Agri-Business
Online info meetings scheduled to discuss solar PV on farms
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), in collaboration with Bord Gáis Energy, will hold two online information meetings for farmers considering...
Beef News
Table: What are the financial values of slurry and manure?
Teagasc has recently outlined the soil nutrient and financial values of a range of different organic manures. While the nutrient...
Tillage
DAFM to contribute €450k to FAO potato initiative for Ukraine
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is set to provide €450,000 to an initiative run by the...
Agri Politics
Polish minister for agriculture resigns over Ukrainian grain imports
Poland’s Henryk Kowalczyk has announced his resignation from his post as Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Agriland understands. European...
Agri-Business
Lemken Solitair DT featured at TFM open day
At the recent open day held by TFM in Templetuohy, Lemken had brought along a Solitair DT combination drill which...
