Brian Costello, Author at Agriland.ie

Brian Costello

What could a new IFA look like?

December 12, 2015

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’

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?

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

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

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?

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…

Weather improving, time to start grazing!

February 18, 2014

Dairy

High rainfall and little or no frosty drying weather over the past eight weeks have frustrated the February grazing plans of the majority…

Establish a work routine for calving season

January 28, 2014

Dairy

COMMENT: In my last article I stressed the importance of being appropriately prepared and set-up for a compact calving season. Once calving commences,…

Calving season doesn’t have to be so busy

January 24, 2014

Breaking News

COMMENT: While some have already started, the majority of spring calving herds will commence calving sometime over the next three weeks. Traditionally this…

Hear no evil, see no evil needs to stop

December 5, 2013

Dairy

COMMENT: On Monday we had the very positive announcement that Japan was going to recommence the import of Irish beef. This trade ceased during…

What will your break-even milk price be post expansion?

November 27, 2013

Dairy

COMMENT: Amid the countdown to quota removal in April 2015, it is generally forgotten that availability of quota has not been an obstacle…

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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