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Tillage
Progress on Carlow maltings plans
Pat O'Toole
Thornhill Agi has requested approval to construct half a dozen large silos to store barley and malt near Tullow.
28 March 2025 News
Tenders sought for €900,000 Social Farming Network project
The announcement for the “competitive public procurement procedure” was made by Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon on Friday.
26 March 2025 News
Future cost of production a concern for dairy farmers
We asked farmers what they think the dairy industry will look like in 10 years’ time.
Farmers supply over 70% of the diesel we use — Antrim contractor
Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with Darragh Rutledge from Rutledge Contracts who tells us about his contracting enterprise and newly established machinery retail business, focusing on slurry.
19 March 2025 Farm machinery
Hemp diversification most suitable for tillage farms - Teagasc
Barry Caslin and Dr Fiona Thorne of Teagasc told the crowd at the industrial hemp conference in Ashtown, Co Dublin, on Thursday about the uses of hemp as a rotation crop.
27 February 2025 News
Three-crop rule remains in place for 2025
Crop diversification requirements are in place for 2025, meaning farmers will have to grow a certain area of crops on their farms.
18 February 2025 News
Department hosting market opportunities conference for organic vegetables
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon and Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae made the announcement with the event to take place at the Department’s facilities in Backweston, Kildare, on 17 February.
7 February 2025 News
Letters to the Editor: can farmers diversify into other areas?
'Land can be used for anything and our farmers have most of it'. - Maurice Fitzgerald, Shanbally, Co Cork.
5 February 2025 Letters
SRESS fails to impress
Stephen Robb talks to the main farm and renewable organisations about the Government’s new flagship scheme aiming to allow farmers to develop solar farms and wind turbines of their own.
15 January 2025 Renewables
New renewables scheme rolled out
Stephen Robb explains the details of the newly launched, long-awaited -Scale Renewable Electricity Support Scheme.
8 January 2025 Renewables
Agriculture and tourism: a farm diversification synergy
Agriculture and tourism are as perfect pair when it comes to boosting farm incomes, Margaret Edgill reports on her global Nuffield research on farm diversification.
8 January 2025 Feature
700 new farmers accepted into the Organic Farming Scheme
All eligible applicants have been accepted in to the Organic Farming Scheme.
9 December 2024 News