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What could a new IFA look like?

What could a new IFA look like?

December 12, 2015
Opinion
There has been, for many years, an urgent need to re-imagine what we want from our farm organisations including the IFA in this…
Opinion: ‘Better to have no farm organisation than to have an irresponsible one’

Opinion: ‘Better to have no farm organisation than to have an irresponsible one’

December 4, 2015
Opinion
The ongoing fiasco in the IFA is the only subject of discussion amongst farmers these days. I too am shocked at the staggering…
Early Nitrogen – to spread or not to spread?

Early Nitrogen – to spread or not to spread?

February 3, 2015
Dairy
The, by now predictable, late January advice for grassland farmers around Nitrogen has been in circulation for a couple of weeks. ‘You must…
How to make contract rearing work for you

How to make contract rearing work for you

November 19, 2014
Dairy
Increasing numbers of dairy farmers are getting their young stock reared by another farmer under contract rearing arrangements. In some cases this will…
Drystock farmers should focus on what they can control

Drystock farmers should focus on what they can control

October 3, 2014
Opinion
The profitability or otherwise of drystock farming in Ireland has rarely been out of the news of late. I always struggle to reconcile…
Dairy expansion – get big or get out? Or is there a third option?

Dairy expansion – get big or get out? Or is there a third option?

July 17, 2014
Dairy
Dairy expansion came to mind recently and I began to compile a list of families I know who had went into dairy expansion mode…
Identifying your top performing paddocks

Identifying your top performing paddocks

October 23, 2013
Rural Life
COMMENT:  There are many reasons why grassland farmers should be monitoring weekly grass growth on their farms. Primarily the information derived will inform…

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