Tillage
Straw prices: As high as €100 for big bales
Straw is still in demand and there seems to be many farmers selling good quality straw from the shed this...
Tillage
Straw is still in demand and there seems to be many farmers selling good quality straw from the shed this...
Agri Politics
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, will publish the names of the factories that have been...
Beef
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed has been called on to reject new proposals that could put “further...
Agri Politics
Members of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) Livestock Committee have gathered in Agriculture House, the headquarters of the Department of...
Beef
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has commenced a protest in response to excessive carcass trimming by factories outside Agriculture House....
Beef
Farmers whose cattle were subject to excessive carcass trimming by beef factories will be notified by the factories and compensated,...
Beef
After a 59-day finishing period 50 dairy origin beef heifers from the Gene Ireland Progeny test centre at Tully, Co....
Beef
Investigating whether grass-fed beef is better than other types of beef for consumers was the focus of a Department of...
Beef
As has been the case over the past number of weeks, the number of cattle being presented for sale has...
Agri Politics
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is at an advanced stage of development to provide a calf birth...
Beef
Three dedicated livestock carriers have been cleared under new animal welfare regulations, while two more are currently being inspected, according...
Beef
This week, beef factory agents are still offering 375c/kg for factory-fit bullocks, while base quotes of 385c/kg are on the...
Green Acres
Ireland’s dairy-beef industry has found itself propelled into the fast lane. Since the quotas were abolished in 2015, the national...
Beef
For many suckler and beef farmers, 2018 will be a year to forget. Abnormal weather conditions played havoc on Irish...
Beef
Speaking at the 2018 Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) Genetics Conference, Stephan Conroy of ICBF described the research project that...
Tillage
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has begun inspecting crops planted under the fodder production incentive measure and...
Beef
The abnormal weather conditions that swept the country in 2018 prolonged the winter period. Then, to make matters worse, the...
Green Acres
The unshackling of the milk quotas in 2015 has led to an increased number of dairy-bred calves coming on stream...