Tillage
European cereal production is expected to be below average for another year, according to the summer short-term outlook report published by...
Beef
Irish grass-fed beef is marketed globally on the strength of its unique colour and taste. Cattle graze for up to...
Rural Life
Ireland is to feel the effects of Hurricane Gert this weekend as it makes its way across the Atlantic. However,...
Sheep
Sheep Ireland will host its annual EuroStar Multi-breed Ram Sale in Tullamore on Saturday, August 26. A record entry of...
Spring barley has just started to be harvested, according to a number of grain merchants around the country. However, combines...
As the harvest progresses, oaten and wheaten straw has now come on the scene. Merchants around the country are reporting...
Breeding stock met a better trade at the marts in recent days than has previously been the case in recent...
An improved trade for forward store cattle and factory-fit steers was reported in a number of marts across the country...
Some 1,170 sheep were on offer at this year’s Tullow Sheep Breeders Association Show and Sale in Tullow Mart last...
Lamb prices are up 10-15c/kg this week, after quotes dropped below €5/kg last week. This news will be welcomed by many...
Dairy
A feeding trend involving maize silage has been noticed on Irish dairy farms over the past number of years. Gordon...
Single suckling is the predominant cattle production system in Ireland, according to the 2016 Teagasc National Farm Survey. Data taken from...
The average mid-season lamb producer had a net margin of €155/ha in 2016, Teagasc’s National Farm Survey (NFS) data has revealed. The...
After a slow start up to June 1, maize crops have caught up now having “jumped out of the ground”, according...
Winter barley yields have been a mixed bag and yields have ranged from 3t/ac up to 4.25t/ac so far this...
With winter barley yields back 10-15% nationally, it has been a difficult start to the harvest. Grain merchants across the...
Trade for breeding stock has improved at the marts in recent days, with demand for ewe lambs and breeding ewes...
Irish dairy farms produced, on average, 11,087L/ha of milk in 2016, according to Teagasc National Farm Survey. This is a...
