Will Ireland forsake beef for dairy in agri emissions trade-off?
Carbon budgets in agriculture are likely to accelerate an ongoing reduction in beef herd
Carbon budgets in agriculture are likely to accelerate an ongoing reduction in beef herd
First major action programme calls on farmers to ‘set out on a sustainability journey’
‘What often gets overlooked is positive and tangible change occurring at farm level’
Agri-food advisory body to train farmers on how to use technology to cut emissions
Teagasc’s 2017 sustainability report confirms income gap between dairy and other farm types
Teagasc says its worker was on a ‘very low salary’ and he was on call at weekends
Possible cost of €600m per annum after 2020 if there is no change in policy
Teagasc survey shows dairy is most profitable agricultural activity in State
Selling meat into the United Kingdom is already a tough business. Brexit will make it tougher
UK should stay in Customs Union, farming and food bodies tell Seanad committee
Agricultural agency gets green light to recruit 75 researchers next year
Increase due to new State requirement that farmers have recognised qualification
Expected shortage of workers on dairy farms needs to be addressed, says Minister
Dairy farmers need to ramp up production to drive income, says farm organisation
Teagasc says vast majority of farmers not carrying out financial planning even though many are expanding as milk quotas are being abolished next week
Research body has history of work in Africa
€35m investment in dairy innovation as sector prepares for post-quota scenario
Family farm income per hectare is 50 per cent higher for agriculturally educated farmers
Atmosphere in dairy industry ‘like the night before Christmas’
Precision dairy project brings information technology and agricultural skills together
Demand for Green Cert courses delivered by the organisation has tripled
The use of predictive soil mapping was necessitated by the prohibitive cost of a manual survey
Recession wiped out 15 years of off-farm employment growth, conference told
HSA chief suggests ‘zero tolerance’ policy on exposing children to risk
Teagasc national survey identifies wide variation in farm incomes
Winner milks 103 cows and is ‘passionate about dairy farming’
Teagasc advisory service “at the pin of its collar” to meet demand
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