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Reflecting on an eventful 2019 and preparing for a busy spring in 2020

Reflecting on an eventful 2019 and preparing for a busy spring in 2020

December 30, 2019
Green Acres
By Seán Cummins – Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Programme advisor As 2019 draws to a close, the participants in the Teagasc…
Top NI dairy advisor calls for move to milk solids based pricing

Top NI dairy advisor calls for move to milk solids based pricing

December 21, 2019
Opinion
One of Northern Ireland’s most respected agricultural advisors has called for the region’s dairy industry to make the move to a solids-based pricing…
Winter malt investigations continue…proteins look promising

Winter malt investigations continue…proteins look promising

December 18, 2019
Tillage
By Eoin Lyons, Teagasc/Boortmalt joint programme advisor For the past number of years, small areas of the most free-draining malting barley land have…
Opinion: Latest EPA water-quality report disappointing; but on-farm solutions exist

Opinion: Latest EPA water-quality report disappointing; but on-farm solutions exist

December 17, 2019
Environment
By Dr. Daire Ó hUallacháin, Dr. David Wall and Dr. Karl Richards of Teagasc The results from the latest Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Water…
Company owned by rural TD Healy-Rae records profits of €444,227

Company owned by rural TD Healy-Rae records profits of €444,227

December 13, 2019
Agri-Business
By Gordon Deegan The plant-hire company owned by outspoken independent Kerry TD and farmer Danny Healy-Rae last year recorded an 85% increase in…
Kildare farmer lodges fresh objection to new Intel application

Kildare farmer lodges fresh objection to new Intel application

November 25, 2019
Rural Life
by Gordon Deegan The Kildare farmer who has unsuccessfully opposed plans by Intel for a new $4 billion (€3.63 billion) facility at the…
Farmer’s will worth over €3 million recently lodged

Farmer’s will worth over €3 million recently lodged

November 8, 2019
Rural Life
By Liam Collins A farmer’s will worth more than €3 million was recently lodged in the Probate Office in Dublin. Denis McSweeney, Mount,…
Limerick farmer left ‘in pool of blood’ after assault

Limerick farmer left ‘in pool of blood’ after assault

November 1, 2019
Rural Life
A Co. Limerick farmer was left in a pool of blood after he was viciously assaulted by a trespasser, in the latest shocking…
Is this the best Christmas present for a dairy farmer?

Is this the best Christmas present for a dairy farmer?

October 28, 2019
Dairy
Having all the necessary equipment to make calving a success does not stop at having a good calving shed, attendees at a recent…
Now is the time to act on liver fluke in sheep

Now is the time to act on liver fluke in sheep

October 28, 2019
Sheep
Michael Conroy, Teagasc drystock advisor Liver fluke is caused by a flat-like worm that requires a mud snail to develop. High rainfall and…
‘New entrants should forget the bling and work hard’

‘New entrants should forget the bling and work hard’

October 27, 2019
Dairy
A progressive Co. Westmeath dairy farmer said anyone considering milking cows should keep costs low and do the simple things well. Over two…
Survey: Reducing private groundwater contamination through improved guidance

Survey: Reducing private groundwater contamination through improved guidance

October 23, 2019
Rural Life
Private well contamination represents a very real health risk in rural Ireland, with an improved knowledge of groundwater, and, ultimately, effective engagement with…
Survey: Reducing private groundwater contamination through better guidance

Survey: Reducing private groundwater contamination through better guidance

October 8, 2019
Rural Life
An estimated 30% of private wells nationally are contaminated with E. coli deriving from human and animal waste. Verotoxigenic E. coli (VTEC), a…
‘A vet won’t sign off a prescription for 100 tubes for 100 cows anymore’

‘A vet won’t sign off a prescription for 100 tubes for 100 cows anymore’

October 3, 2019
Dairy
With just three years before major changes to blanket antibiotic usage on dry cow therapy comes into effect, farmers have been warned that…
Agri engineer dismissed over stammer awarded €15,000 compensation

Agri engineer dismissed over stammer awarded €15,000 compensation

October 2, 2019
Rural Life
By Gordon Deegan A design engineer for an agricultural machinery manufacturer who was discriminatorily dismissed over his stammer has been awarded €15,000 compensation.…
Opinion: ‘The Irish beef industry will never be the same again’ – Dr. Paddy Wall

Opinion: ‘The Irish beef industry will never be the same again’ – Dr. Paddy Wall

September 23, 2019
Beef
By Dr. Patrick (Paddy) Wall, professor of public health at University College Dublin. One thing is clear from this current crisis; the Irish…
Save €581/week by keeping the cows at grass

Save €581/week by keeping the cows at grass

September 22, 2019
Dairy
Dairy farmers should use every opportunity to keep grass into the milking cows for as long as possible this autumn instead of going…
‘An open letter to farmer protesters’ from Minister Michael Creed

‘An open letter to farmer protesters’ from Minister Michael Creed

September 16, 2019
Agri Politics
By Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed Over the past number of weeks you have made your stand. Your heartfelt…
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