Green Acres
Event reminder: Dairy calf-to-beef farm walk to take place tomorrow
Farming in Kiljames, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, Thomas and Peter O’Hanrahan will host the first farm walk of the second phase...
Green Acres
Farming in Kiljames, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, Thomas and Peter O’Hanrahan will host the first farm walk of the second phase...
Beef
Heavy rain over the past number of days has seen the already large pool of cattle get bigger, as farmers...
Beef
Kepak has revealed details on weight limits and restrictions for heifers, steers, young bulls and cows, regarding the new in-spec...
Beef
As of last week, new in-spec bonuses have been introduced on the back of the ‘Beef Sector Agreement, September 15,...
Dairy
The introduction of a ‘walk-on, walk-off’ livestock vessel is the “short-term solution” to avoiding dairy bull calf price lows next...
Beef
Now that the National Ploughing Championships is behind us, it won’t be long until winter is upon us. Heavy rainfall...
Beef
On Thursday last, September 26, Gort Mart held its spring-born weanling show and sale. Situated in a large suckler region,...
Beef
Grass silage is the predominant feed used on the vast majority of beef farms in Ireland, so the quality of...
Beef
Although grass is aplenty on many farms, wet weather over the weekend has given some farmers no other choice but...
Beef
Farmers in Wales are set to protest at Holyhead Port in Anglesey in Wales later this week, for the purpose...
Beef
Farmers involved in the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) have only a number of days to submit an application...
Beef
After weeks of protests, all farmer-led protests outside the country’s meat processors have officially stood down. Following 48 hours of...
Beef
A number of exporters are actively sourcing stock from all parts of the country. This is having a positive effect...
Beef
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has cautiously welcomed the beef agreement that was tabled after marathon talks last weekend. However,...
Agri Politics
Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice told Dáil proceedings earlier this week that “it was disgusting” to think that one of the factories...
Agri Politics
The competition authority has failed farmers. Ireland needs an independent authority to examine fairness in the industry and the competition...
Beef
Rural communities in this country depend on farming to be vibrant and sustainable. With regard to beef there is a...
Beef
Beef processors have been called on to commit to “a base price backstop for the remainder of the year”. In...