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Study: Sensors could give early warning of beetles in oilseed rape
Beef News
Table: How profitable was dairy calf to beef in 2023?
Dairy Focus
750-cow robotic dairy farm and milk processing in Tyrone
Rural Life
DAFM analysing surveys on flood damage in Cooley Peninsula
Rural Life
Virtual farm tours having a ‘big impact’ in farm building designs – specialist
Farmers who are planning to invest in new facilities are being advised to take advantage of a hi-tech way to…
Video
Video: Impacts of potato shortage to continue into next season
With weather beginning to pick up, potato farmers are “playing catch up” and dealing with impacts that will continue into…
Machinery
Machinery Focus: Grenadier test drive reveals control and stability
Grenadier was initially renowned for its size, strength and skill at throwing grenades at the foe, a role which later…
N.Ireland
Food Fortress programme delivers security for food chain
10 years of the Food Fortress programme has delivered an unmatched level of security for the farming and food chain…
Beef
Research confirms environmental benefits of grazing ruminants
Research by Alltech and Archbold has confirmed the environmental benefits of grazing ruminants. The two organistions formed a strategic research…
Rural Life
Allen Wylie tractor run ready to roll with vintage models
The Allen Wylie memorial vintage tractor run in remembrance of a well known farmer and agricultural contractor who was always…
Rural Life
Farmer involved in three-in-a-row kidney transplant experience
An extraordinary series of events unfolded for a family spread across north and east Cork and Mayo in 2023, culminating…
Machinery
Bobcat goes robotic with RogueX2 concept loader
Among its many other products on display, Bobcat has revealed a loader concept for the first time in Europe at…
Dairy
Early May harvest ‘essential’ for winter-milk silage
Profitable winter-milk systems rely on the availability of high-quality silage, with 75-80 dry matter digestibility (DMD) targeted to lessen the requirement…
Beef News
What beef-on-dairy bulls are on the Advantage guide list?
The breeding session has now kicked off on many spring-calving dairy and suckler farms across the country, and the sire…
CAP / Schemes
ACRES General tranche 2 applicants ‘receiving approval letters’
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has said that farmers who applied for the ‘General’ approach of…
Machinery
Pottinger adds to utility of its Harvest Assist app
Pottinger released its Harvest Assist app in March of last year with the aim of increasing the efficiency of the…
Rural Life
Dairy co-op announces partnership with mental health charity
Ireland’s farmer-owned dairy and grain cooperative, Tirlán, and its employees has chosen Aware as its new charity partner. Tirlán’s network…