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Warning over illegal sales of crop spray
Declan O’Brien
Use of this product could have implications for cross-compliance payments and the saleability and use of treated crops, Syngenta warns.
18 June 2025 News
Farm organisations question Rabobank's dairy projections
Increasing milk production, weak Chinese demand, slowing economic growth, trade tensions and high Oceania whole milk powder prices were all cited as serious concerns by the bank.
15 June 2025 News
RaboBank urges caution on dairy outlook
Increasing milk production, weak Chinese demand, slowing economic growth, trade tensions and high Oceania whole milk powder prices were all cited as serious concerns by the bank.
Heydon rules out land use diktats
Heydon insisted that the current Land Use Review was an academic exercise and not Government policy.
11 June 2025 News
Massive rebound in fertiliser sales
Sales of nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium have all more than doubled compared to the previous two years.
11 June 2025 News
Milk output running 6-10% ahead of 2024 levels
A staggered peak, which was 10 days later in northern counties this year, has also helped maintain high overall deliveries for the last month.
11 June 2025 News
400 farmers take pollinator course
The online course provides information on the wild pollinators present on farms, and what actions can be taken to help these important insects.
11 June 2025 News
Department to prioritise felling licence appeals involving windblown plantations
Five of the 72 felling licences issued for forests seriously damaged by storms Éowyn and Darragh have been appealed.
8 June 2025 News
€34m to pay as ACRES clock ticks for Heydon
The payments clock is now ticking for Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon who has committed to completely finalising ACRES payments by the end of June.
4 June 2025 News
Why succession talks should focus on more than money
Professor Frank Vanclay of Groningen University told the seminar that policy should therefore address the meaning of farming, not just income or land access.
4 June 2025 News
Partnership with farmers needed on climate change
Teagasc climate advisor Seamus Kearney maintained that not all research is applicable 'to all farmers, all of the time'.
4 June 2025 News
Advisory culture has treated farmers with contempt, Teagasc seminar hears
Farmers need to feel trusted and valued, and too often that has not been their experience, Professor Frank Vanclay claimed.
4 June 2025 News