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Irish Organic Sale Goes Online: Bid on Quality Cattle at Kilmallock Mart today, 25th March

The Kilmallock Mart in Ireland is gearing up for an exciting event this coming Saturday, 25th March at 11am sharp – the Irish Organic Sale. The sale will be available for online bidding via the LSL Auctions App, ensuring a wider audience can participate in the event. To participate in this auction and place a bid, click on the following link to register. CLICK HERE! The Irish Organic Sale at Kilmallock…

Learn more about organic farming this July

Teagasc, Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine and organic organisations have a series of organic farm walks planned this July. All farmers and members of the public are invited to book their tickets to join the fun and see organic farming in practice. What’s more, you will be able to meet and speak with the producers and experts in this sector. Wednesday, 6 July, 2022 at 2pm You can see…

Join a June organic farm walk with Teagasc

Register for a farm walk during Teagasc’s June series of organic farming demonstrations and learn more about organic production first-hand. Teagasc advisers, Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine representatives, the Organic Certification Bodies, and the farmers themselves will be available on the day. They will answer questions and give guidance to farmers and members of the public interested to see organic farming in practice, and keen to meet and…

Protected urea reduces nitrogen losses, study shows

New research from Teagasc Johnstown Castle shows that nitrogen fertilisation is a major driver of fungal community change while the urease inhibitors found in protected urea have no significant effect on the fungal and bacterial communities. “We also found that the type of fertiliser (CAN or urea) resulted in differential effects on fungal communities, while bacterial communities were unaffected by either,” said Teagasc Soil Microbiologist Aoife Duff. Previous Teagasc research…

Learn more about organic farming on hosted walks

Organic farm walks organised by Teagasc and funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine are gaining traction among those interested in converting to organic farming. Attendees can also learn about direct sales opportunities. The walks form part of an ongoing series that promotes successful organic operators across a variety of enterprises. These include beef, cereal, horticulture, sheep, and poultry sectors. Attendance at all three of the 12…

Organic Strategy Forum tasked with improving the sector

The Organic Strategy Forum held its inaugural meeting earlier this week, which focused on an overview of the Irish organic sector with presentations from DAFM; Teagasc; Bord Bia; and Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM). The stakeholder group has been tasked with driving the growth of the organic sector. With 24 members of the forum, chaired by former Bord Bia director, Padraig Brennan, the body includes representatives from the farming and food…

Organic farming can deliver better returns

The head of the European Commission’s organic unit, Elena Panichi, has said that organic farming can potentially leave agricultural producers with a higher margin than that compared to conventional methods – should the price they receive compensate them for lower yields. The topic of switching to organics was under discussion at a recent webinar. In Panichi’s view, “The yield gap[s] are possibly compensated by higher prices because, in fact, premium…

MEPs call on European Commission to assist in organic farming sector

The European Commission should support and encourage member states to establish their own national or regional strategies for organic farming. This is according to MEPs on the EU’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Members of the committee voted in favour of a report on the EU Action Plan for organic agriculture earlier this week. The report underlines that the share of agricultural land under this sector varies significantly among…

Youngsters more likely to be organic farm managers

There’s been a slump in organic farming in Ireland according to the latest statistics released by the European Union. This, despite an increase in organic farming across the EU recorded for 2020, with a total of production covered set to be at 14.7 million hectares. According to the figures, the highest shares of organic farm areas recorded for 2020 were in Austria (25%); Estonia (22%); and Sweden (20%), while shares…