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This week’s farmer of the tweet
This week’s farmer of the tweet

This weeks Tweeting Farmer is Dolores Harris from Cavan. She has been farming organically since 1999. About the farm… I...

Comment: Grasstec, heavier soils reaping rewards as light soils dry up again
Comment: Grasstec, heavier soils reaping rewards as light soils dry up again

COMMENT: It’s a tale of two soil types this week. With little rain across the country in the past two...

Ireland’s next-generation herd – Teagasc
Ireland’s next-generation herd – Teagasc

The View from Teagasc: The Teagasc Next Generation Herd has been established at the Dairygold Research Farm in Kilworth in 2012 and...

Comparison of early- and late-maturing suckler bred bulls
Comparison of early- and late-maturing suckler bred bulls

The View from Teagasc: Suckler bull production systems were traditionally based on high concentrate diets. Lowering the cost of suckler bull...

Timely decisions needed to achieve autumn grass targets
Timely decisions needed to achieve autumn grass targets

Comment: Grass growth rate ranges over the past seven days from 50 up to 90 and in most cases growth is...

Planning ahead for winter 2013/14
Planning ahead for winter 2013/14

The View from Northern Ireland: Robert Bryson runs a herd of 165 Holstein Friesians on 105 hectares near Loughbrickland, Co Down...

This week’s farmer of the tweet: Hushabye Farm
This week’s farmer of the tweet: Hushabye Farm

Farmers Feed Families launched a social initiative earlier this summer to raise awareness of daily life in farms across Ireland....

A master class in farm diversification
A master class in farm diversification

The View from Northern Ireland:  The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise  (CAFRE) in Northern Ireland is hosting a diversification...

John Deere introduces new 7R and 8R series tractors
John Deere introduces new 7R and 8R series tractors

John Deere’s new 7R Series tractors for 2014 feature more powerful engines and a new top of the range model....

This week’s farmer of the tweet Zwartbles Ireland
This week’s farmer of the tweet Zwartbles Ireland

Farmers Feed Families launched a social initiative earlier this summer to raise awareness of daily life in farms across Ireland....

New Unia fixed chamber baler introduced
New Unia fixed chamber baler introduced

Unia distributor in Ireland, McHale Plant Sales of Birdhill, has introduced the latest model DF1.8Dd fixed chamber roller baler on...

Iceland forced to amend ad criticising FSAI
Iceland forced to amend ad criticising FSAI

UPDATE: Supermarket chain Iceland has been forced to amend an advertisement in which it criticised the Food Safety Authority of...

TV Chef Catherine Fulvio spices up the Potato Day
TV Chef Catherine Fulvio spices up the Potato Day

TV Chef Catherine Fulvio lends her support to National Potato Day and speaks of her love of the Irish potato....

Smithboro wins ICA Skills of the Year at Virginia
Smithboro wins ICA Skills of the Year at Virginia

The ICA held its annual Skills of the Year contest at this year’s Virginia Show in Cavan. Each group displayed a...

A flavour of Diageo Irish Champion Dairy Cow 2013, judging under way
A flavour of Diageo Irish Champion Dairy Cow 2013, judging under way

Taking stock of the young at Virginia Show
Taking stock of the young at Virginia Show

The novice and young stockperson were the first classes to kick off the 72nd Virginia Show in Cavan today. Cian...

A flavour of sheep, horse, pony at 72nd Virginia Show
A flavour of sheep, horse, pony at 72nd Virginia Show

A flavour of livestock at the 72nd Virginia Show
A flavour of livestock at the 72nd Virginia Show