Seán Cummins, Author at Agriland.ie

Seán Cummins

Seán Cummins holds an honours degree in Animal Science for UCD. At Agriland, he has a particular focus on the beef, dairy and sheep sectors. Hailing from Co. Wexford, he comes from the typical Irish part-time farm.

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Feed supply issues coming down the line

July 21, 2018

Beef

Feed ingredient supply issues are coming down the line and prices are only going in one direction, Tony Markey, managing director of ADM Arkady…

Is the conformation of Irish cattle really deteriorating?

July 21, 2018

Beef

With a substantial increase in the size of the Irish dairy cow population and a fall in suckler cow numbers, the percentage of…

‘Advanced BPS and ANC payments will be made as soon as permissible’

July 20, 2018

CAP / Schemes

A derogation to make 70% advance payments for direct payments under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has been sought by the Department of…

Fodder shortage: Supports needed for lowly-stocked farms to grow more silage

July 20, 2018

Grass

The Department of Agriculture has been called upon to introduce supports or measures to mobilise lowly-stocked farmers to grow more silage. This comes…

Further fodder census scheduled for early September

July 19, 2018

Grass

Members of the Teagasc-led Inter-Agency Fodder Committee met earlier today to discuss the key findings from the fodder census, which was completed in…

Drought conditions see daily grass growth rates fall to 30-40% of the norm

July 19, 2018

Grass

Grass growth rates on farms across the country are suffering as a result of the drought, Teagasc’s Pearse Kelly said at today’s meeting…

Fodder shortage: Teagasc receiving phone calls ‘morning, noon and night’

July 19, 2018

Dairy

Teagasc is receiving phone calls “morning, noon and night” in light of the fodder shortage that’s gripping farms across the country, Teagasc’s Dermot…

‘We’ve nearly been hit with everything and retailers dropping milk price is the last kick’

July 19, 2018

Dairy

Retailers have come under increased pressure for the “unsustainable discounting” of fresh milk. Dairy farmers have reacted angrily to moves by retailers to…

Sheep marts: Factory cuts not helping the trade

July 18, 2018

Sheep

The spring lamb trade continues to remain under pressure in factories and lamb buyers have moved to impose further cuts this week. As…

€20 wiped off spring lambs in just 5 weeks

July 17, 2018

Sheep

As has been the case over recent weeks, the spring lamb trade continues to remain challenging and processors have imposed further price cuts…

10% of farmers don’t finish milking until after 9:00pm – study

July 16, 2018

Dairy

A recent Teagasc study looked at the milking time distributions on Irish dairy farms. 37 commercial dairy farmers were involved in the study,…

Grass advice: Are you following the key grazing mantra?

July 16, 2018

Grass

Increasing the quantity of grazed grass utilised in the diet of sheep is essential when developing and maintaining profitable sheep production systems. At…