Dairy
Although many spring-calving dairy herds will continue to milk on into late November and early...
Beef
Figures have pointed to a slight reduction in the number of calves registered to beef cows –...
Grass
After the summer that’s just been, many farmers have grown and will graze forage crops for the...
Environment
Teagasc’s annual soil fertility conference, titled ‘Optimising soil and fertiliser management...
Although a topic of much debate recently, factory feedlot buyers are continuing to make their...
Given the sustained demand for EU dairy products, milk collections could grow by 0.9% in the EU in...
Sheep
More bite appears to be entering the spring lamb trade and deals are beginning to be done at higher...
The number of Northern Irish lambs, which crossed the border for direct slaughter in the Republic...
Fermoy Mart will host two “complete” dairy clearance sales over the coming weeks and 300 head...
After a summer of uncertainty, grass supplies have increased and farmers are back in the market –...
Agri-Business
As part of Budget 2019, the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure – Paschal Donohoe –...
The Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, is expected to announce the availability of funding for...
A considerable tightening in spring lamb supplies has forced factory buyers to work that bit harder...
The number of Irish cattle exported this year – up to the week ending September 22 – has...
Although farmers are hoping it will be a long way off, the winter housing period is fast...
The last couple of weeks – and a late cut of silage in September – has resulted in many dairy...
Introduced in 2016 and fully implemented late last year, the Clean Livestock Policy (CLP) for sheep...
Turning a blind eye to a cow with a high somatic cell count (SCC) could prove to be a very costly...
A group of dedicated Wicklow Cheviot breeders in Co. Donegal is gearing up for its annual Premier...
Buildings
Although grass is aplenty on many farms and grazing conditions remain favourable, farmers will...
After being involved in an accident in 2016, Michael Callan had to re-evaluate his whole dairy...
A Cork-based exporter is looking for mainly Friesian, Hereford and Angus weanling bulls to export...
Beef and Lamb New Zealand has forecast slight increases in farm-gate prices for lamb and mutton in...
The Teagasc INZAC flock, consisting of 180 ewes, is in its third full year of production. The flock...
