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Tillage conference: Irish beans to produce gluten-free flour
Siobhán Walsh
Irish peas and beans could supply high-protein ingredients for baking. Teagasc research is currently under way on this.
Tillage conference: Irish beans to produce gluten-free flour
Healy-Rae appointed Minister of State for forestry
29 January 2025 Forestry
Healy-Rae appointed Minister of State for forestry
The announcement comes as the Government, upon the nomination of Taoiseach Micheál Martin, formally appointed Ministers of State and assigned their responsibilities on Wednesday.
IFI urges farmers to spread slurry carefully near water
29 January 2025 News
IFI urges farmers to spread slurry carefully near water
Livestock manure, organic fertilisers, silage effluent and soiled water from agricultural practices are all considered to be highly damaging substances that cause severe water quality issues.
Breeding Stirling champions is something Elrick knows all about
This week, Nevan McKiernan spoke with Mike and Lisa Massie, who run the renowned Elrick herd in Scotland.
29 January 2025 Pedigree
Macra increases membership fees
The volunteer rural youth organisation made the announcement in an email sent to each of its members, with the changes set to come into force on Saturday 1 February 2025.
29 January 2025 News
Teagasc piloting new farm adviser strategy
Following a review of how Teagasc delivers advisory supports to clients, it has developed a new strategy which it said will enable the authority to “deliver a better service to farmers”.
29 January 2025 News
J36 Rough Fell female sale tops at 900gns
Rachel Gallagher reports on the Diamond Delights sale of Rough Fell females held at North West Auctions J36.
29 January 2025 Breeding & health
SCEP scheme overtaken by high beef prices - ICMSA
The association is calling for a review into the scheme and that farmers removed for not having been part of Sustainable Beef and Lamb Assurance Scheme (SBLAS) should be allowed to rejoin.
29 January 2025 News
Tillage conference: drop in pesticide use could hit crop yields by 30%
Research from Teagasc predicts declines in yield from pesticide use reductions, even when integrated pest management is being implemented.
29 January 2025 News
Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme opens
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon made the announcement of the scheme with a budget of €1.5m.
29 January 2025 News
Storm Éowyn: forestry owners call for Government support
The call was directed at the newly appointed minister with responsibility for forestry Michael Healy-Rae and the Department of Agriculture after the “unprecedented destruction” from the storm.
29 January 2025 Forestry
Proposals sought for agri-food tourism initiatives
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon issued the call on Wednesday with funding totaling nearly €300,000 available for projects supporting agri-food tourism, which can include rural food markets.
29 January 2025 News