Dairy Technical
Autumn calving: Some jobs to tick off the to-do list
The autumn-calving season is well underway on farms, but as we move towards the breeding season, it is important to...
Dairy Technical
The autumn-calving season is well underway on farms, but as we move towards the breeding season, it is important to...
Sheep
Last week’s sheep kill (week ending November 6) saw an increase on the week before – up over 10,000 head –...
Dairy Technical
The footbathing of cows is an important management tool to prevent issues like lameness. But to ensure you get the...
Machinery Focus
County tractors were, generally, regarded as the ultimate for ploughing, and in their heyday, these heavy-duty beasts were the ‘go...
Property
A circa (c.) 27.8ac roadside property with derelict farmhouse and outbuildings at Ballyvaloo, Blackwater, Co. Wexford, will go for sale...
Agri-Business
Establishing and maintaining a food-safety culture within business will be explored at an online event that takes place next week,...
Rural Life
The Tipperary Food Producers, a network of the county’s artisan food and beverage producers established in 2008, has launched a...
Sheep
Buoyant lamb trade has pushed prices on 40c/kg over the past week, with prices for lambs reaching as high as...
Beef
Raymond and Richard Carter are mixed tillage and beef farmers based just outside Stradbally in Co. Laois. The father-and-son duo...
Rural Life
Macra na Feirme is asking its members to support a rally of farmers in Dublin later this month to highlight...
Grass
A 2021 grass silage analysis survey carried out by Alltech has confirmed that forage quality is at worryingly low levels...
Rural Life
EirGrid has expressed its support for comments made yesterday (Thursday, November 11) by Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president Tim Cullinan...
N.Ireland
Milk producers in Northern Ireland are already well down the road of responding to the challenge of climate change, according...
Dairy
Lakeland Dairies has announced a new payment system for milk suppliers in Northern Ireland which it says will encourage suppliers...
Agri-Business
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), with responsibility for forestry, Senator Pippa Hackett,...
CAP / Schemes
The Donegal county branch of the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association (INHFA) will host Minister for Agriculture, Food and...
N.Ireland
There is now a total disconnect between the UK’s trade, climate-change and food-standards’ policies, according to Livestock and Meat Commission...
Dairy
Glanbia has announced its milk price for supplies in October, deciding to increase its offering. The business has said that...