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Glanbia: Winter feed and animal health plans

October 15, 2018

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Glanbia is hosting Winter Feed Planning and Animal Health Open Days in over 30…

Cork farmer generates €180,000 from 6.5ha of Sitka

October 14, 2018

Veon’s south-west foresters, Chris Byrne and Daniel O’Connell, completed a harvesting in Co. Cork last month for a local farm forest owner. The…

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Budget 2019: Favourable tax regime for Irish forestry

October 13, 2018

Strong demand continues to drive Irish forestry. Sound underlying economics of both the Irish and European forestry assure long-term growth for the sector.…

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Budget 2019: Maximising payments under farm schemes

October 12, 2018

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s budget for 2019 was announced at €1.6 billion in addition to approximately €1.2 billion in…

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Budget 2019: Capital tax impact on farmers

October 11, 2018

Budget 2019 saw no major changes to the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) regime. The rate remains at 33% for most capital transactions, including…

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Budget 2019: How will Income Tax impact on farmers?

October 10, 2018

In the lead-up to Budget 2019, two factors were at play. Firstly, the Government had to be mindful of the Confidence and Supply…

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Robotic milking the first GEA Monobox in Northern Ireland

October 9, 2018

Derick, Sylvia and Hall Donnell farm 73ha beside Ballymogorry village, just north of Strabane in Co. Tyrone. The farmyard is centrally situated, with…

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ABP opens Angus Youth Challenge for more entries

October 8, 2018

One of Northern Ireland’s leading meat processors, ABP, is calling for new entries to the ABP Angus Youth Challenge. This is a skills-based…

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Beef Roadshow events attract large attendances

October 7, 2018

Over 1,500 farmers attended the Beef Roadshow events held at seven livestock marts in recent weeks. The events, which took place in Ballinasloe,…

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3 farmers who’ve made the switch to robotic milking to host Lely open days

October 6, 2018

Three dairy farmers who have made the transition to robotic milking using Lely’s Astronaut robotic milking system will host open days in the…

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A revolution in milking…

October 5, 2018

Does parlour type make a difference to business performance? A DairyCo report published in the UK has revealed that choosing a rotary parlour…

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Sheep ecto-parasite control – understanding best practice

October 4, 2018

Ectoflits OP sheep dip manufacturer, Bimeda, is calling for farmers to start planning their approach for the control of sheep ecto-parasites this autumn…

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Global agri trends and their impact at the farm gate to be focus of Alltech ONE Ideas Forum

October 3, 2018

Agri-industry experts will gather in Dunboyne, Co. Meath, on Tuesday, October 16, to discuss trends in global agriculture and their potential effect at…

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