Dairy
Calf exports increase by over 34,000 head on 2017 levels
There has been a huge increase in the number of calves exported from Ireland by live export means during the...
Dairy
There has been a huge increase in the number of calves exported from Ireland by live export means during the...
Grass
Fresh grass, including zero-grazed forage, is the cheapest feed source available to dairy cows. Increasing its inclusion in dairy cows’...
Grass
Some farmers, it might be argued, have been deluding themselves for generations – believing they are good grassland managers. Yes;...
Rural Life
Exposure to farming in childhood can sow the initial seeds of professional leadership that can be applicable to any sector...
Dairy
A dairy herd located in the midlands is set to go under the hammer at Carnaross Mart tomorrow (Thursday, May...
Dairy
Located in Kilmoganny, Co. Kilkenny, Bryan and Gail Daniels milk a herd of 300 Friesian cows under a grass-based production...
Featured
Following on from a difficult winter and late spring, increasing productivity of the dairy herd is critical for farmers. Ensuring...
Opinion
This week’s confirmation that the European Union (EU) is to commence trade talks with Australia and New Zealand has bad...
Opinion
Irish dairy farmers enjoyed a year of reasonable returns in 2017/18. And it looks like the coming 12 months could...
CAP / Schemes
The introduction of non-European Economic Area (EEA) work permits under a new Government pilot scheme is “not a sustainable solution”...
Beef
Concerns over the suckler herd’s survival and the efficacy of the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) will be raised...
Dairy
An advertisement campaign initiated by a UK vegan group has been banned by UK authorities for falsely linking cow’s milk...
Agri Politics
Plans to issue 50 permits to workers from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) to work on dairy farms is...
CAP / Schemes
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed has underlined the importance of a new pilot quota of employment...
Agri Politics
The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys, has announced a pilot scheme to address labour shortages in the...
Beef
By now, the majority of herds have been let out to pasture. However, farmers must now turn their attention to...
Opinion
Telling the world that Ireland has some divine right to produce all the milk it wants in the wake of...
Opinion
The fact that milk-based drinks have been granted an exemption from the new ‘sugar tax’ on nutritional grounds is a...