![Video: From surfing around the world to organic farming in the west](https://cdn.agriland.ie/uploads/2016/12/Irish-Surfer-Turned-Organic-Farmer-in-Video-Documenting-Irelands-Food-Story-2-143x130.jpg)
Rural Life
Video: From surfing around the world to organic farming in the west
An Irish surfer, Fergal Smith, who turned his hand to organic farming has featured in the latest video released in a...
Rural Life
An Irish surfer, Fergal Smith, who turned his hand to organic farming has featured in the latest video released in a...
Agri Politics
Organic farming made up just 1.6% of the available agricultural land in Ireland in 2015, the second lowest in Europe, the...
Tillage
A new European initiative called OK-Net Arable has been launched to promote knowledge sharing among organic tillage farmers. Organic tillage production...
Tillage
The Irish Organic Farmers and Growers Association (IOFGA) has called for an increase in the support payments for tillage farmers...
Tillage
Danish researchers are developing a drone for organic farms, which can drop ladybirds and predatory mites onto crops. According to...
Agri-Business
The Irish organic retail market has grown 9% so far this year, but is not yet back to pre-recession levels,...
Environment
The second tranche of the new Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) has been launched by the Minister of State at the Department...
Agri-Business
The new Grant Aid Scheme for the development of the organic off-farm processing sector has been opened. The Minister of State...
Agri Politics
An informal meeting of EU Agriculture Ministers will take place this week with discussions set to be centred around organic...
Agri Politics
The European Commission’s proposal on organic farming regulations is “too ambitious” for Ireland, according to the Minister for Agriculture Simon...
Agri Politics
The European Council failed to reach agreement on organic farming regulations at its latest meeting. While significant progress was made at...
Dairy
The Yeo Valley staff canteen in the UK is being hailed as one of the worlds best staff canteens. The...
Environment
The Organic Farming Scheme will be opening soon, have you considered switching to organic production? Teagasc advise to get acquainted...
Environment
The Organic Farming Scheme is to open for applications shortly, Minister Tom Hayes has said. “Applications for the new scheme...