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Consumer demand is crucial to milk price recovery - Rabobank
Declan O’Brien
Rabobank says cautious spending on the part of European consumers has led to predictions of flat demand this year.
8 May 2024 News
Ash dieback package to boost replanting activity
An upsurge in activity is expected to remove and replant much of the 20,000ha of diseased ash plantations in the country that have not been removed to date.
8 May 2024 News
Dairy market recovery stalls - Rabobank
Increased domestic milk production in China will result in an 8% reduction in net dairy imports this year compared to 2023.
Concrete costs rise amid cement price hike
The cost of concrete has increased by around €50/m3, or 55% since the spring of 2021.
8 May 2024 News
Calls for 'common sense' on fertiliser penalties
The potential for penalties to be imposed on low-stocked farms has come 'like a bolt out of the blue' for many farmers, the INHFA claimed.
8 May 2024 News
Forestry plantings remain on the floor
Unless there is a surge in activity between now and December, the total area planted will fall well below 2,000ha again this year.
8 May 2024 News
Delay to Nature Restoration Law approval
Opponents of the law claim it gives too much power to Brussels to dictate how member states use their land.
8 May 2024 News
'Severity of the breach' will determine phosphorous penalties - Minister
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue urged farmers to carry out soil sampling of their lands before purchasing fertiliser.
5 May 2024 News
Fertiliser use drives up risk of BISS fines
Up to half of the country’s farmers are potentially exposed to phosphorus-related penalties, farm consultants have warned.
1 May 2024 Schemes
Payments from TAMS 'need to be fast-tracked'
The delay in processing claims is leading to cashflow difficulties for farmers, the farm body maintained.
1 May 2024 Schemes
Forestry costs at Department rocket to reach €7,388/ha
The higher administration costs are almost equivalent to 10 years of premiums for farmers who plant Sitka spruce.
1 May 2024 News
Mixed farmer reaction to ash dieback package
The new Climate Action Performance Payment of €5,000/ha is being paid to plantation owners who have joined the Department of Agriculture’s ash dieback reconstitution schemes.
1 May 2024 News