Competing To Be The Top Dairy Farmer
IRELAND - Eleven dairy farms in eight counties and representing eight co-ops have been shortlisted for a visit by the national judging panel in the 2010 National Dairy Council Quality Milk Awards – the competition which sets out to identify and reward...

Study: Agri-Food Industry’s View on Animal Cloning
IRELAND - The sale of food from cloned animals and their offspring is legal in the USA. The US Food and Drug Administration in 2008 stated that such products were indistinguishable from those of non-cloned animals.

Lowering The Cost Of Hot Water On Dairy Farms
IRELAND - A new energy research project at the Teagasc Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark, aims to reduce the Irish dairy farmers’ electricity consumption and hence their carbon footprint.

Govt Needs Positive Outcome of Nitrates Review
IRELAND - Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) President John Bryan has said that the outcome of the nitrates review has the potential to make or break the Government’s Food Harvest 2020 growth strategy for the agri-food sector, which is essential to national...

Teagasc National Agri-Environment Conference
IRELAND - The environmental challenges and opportunities facing Irish farming will be the focus of the Teagasc Agri-environment Conference, which will take place in the Ballykisteen Hotel, County Tipperary and afterwards at the Solohead Research Farm...

Dairy Open Days To Improve Performance
IRELAND - Two important events for dairy farmers will take place in September as the joint winners of the ACCBank EBI Dairy Discussion Group competition host Dairy Open Days in Cork and Laois.

Finest Dairy Cow In Ireland
IRELAND - Two Irish brothers from County Kerry, Tim and John Kirby have won the 2010 Baileys® Irish Champion Competition which took place today at the Virginia Agricultural Show in Co Cavan on Saturday 31 July.

Ireland's 12 Billion Euro Exports Vision
IRELAND - The UK is the main destination for Irish food and drink exports - accounting for 43 per cent of the total.

Irish Minister Meets EU Commissioner on CAP
IRELAND - The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries & Food Brendan Smith this week met EU Agriculture Commissioner, Dacian Ciolos, to discuss the upcoming negotiations on the CAP after 2013.

Irish Dairy Farmers Push For Continued EU Control
IRELAND - EU Farm Ministers must insist on the continued management of the dairy market, says the Irish Farmers Union (IFA).

Jersey Crossbred Cows Perform Well In Study
IRELAND - In a study at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Hillsborough, Ireland, jersey crossbred cows are performing well.

AFBI Scientists Leading The Fight Against Brucellosis
IRELAND - Minister Michelle Gildernew MP, MLA has visited the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) laboratories at Stormont, to see how their work contributes to the fight against brucellosis.

Cost Saving On Cross-Border Invoicing
IRELAND - Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) company, today announced that Irish Dairy Board (IDB), a major international exporter of dairy products with annual revenues of over €1.8 billion ($2.21 billion), has implemented Sterling e-Invoicing...

Nitrates Review Must Safeguard Existing Derogation
IRELAND - Following the publication of the Nitrates review document, IFA President John Bryan has urged the Environment Minister John Gormley and Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith to ensure the interests of the economically important livestock, dairy,...

Intensive Farming Left Out Of Nitrates Plan
IRELAND - The Department of Agriculture is calling on all parties to provide feedback on the proposed Nitrates Action Plan. The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) has expressed concerns about its impact on intensive livestock sectors, especially dairy, poultry...

Minister Calls For CAP to Support Farm Incomes
IRELAND - The future common agricultural policy (CAP) must support farm incomes and address the issue of price and income volatility while at the same time avoiding market distortions.

Farm Walk On Expanding Family Dairy Farm
IRELAND - Young dairy farmers are preparing their businesses to survive and prosper into the future by expanding milk production. The predominant model for expansion will be from existing family-run dairy units and one such young farmer will open his...

Agriculture Sector Helps Reduce Natural Emissions
IRELAND - The Irish agricultural industry has an important role to play in reducing the impact of climate change, said the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith, addressing the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Change and En...

Environmental Efficiency In Farming
IRELAND - A change in the EU agri-environmental policy is needed, away from the “less is more” philosophy, which assumes an inverse relationship between food production and environmental well-being, according to Teagasc environmental researcher Dr Rogier...

Risks Of Importing Cattle From Bluetongue Areas
IRELAND - The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith has warned farmers against importing cattle or sheep which may have been exposed to the bluetongue virus.