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Farmers already losing thousands of euro in GLAS penalties

June 13, 2016

Many farmers in GLAS are already set to be hit with significant penalties over non-compliance with one of the schemes key terms and…

Here’s the official rules for transporting bales on the road

May 31, 2016

Rural Life

If a farmer or contractor is driving a tractor transporting bales on a trailer it is their responsibility to ensure that they are…

Man taken to hospital after crashing into trailer with hay bales

April 4, 2016

Rural Life

A man in his mid-30s was taken to hospital on Saturday last, April 2, after the vehicle he was driving crashed into the…

Hay and straw in good demand on the back of calving and lambing

February 24, 2016

Agri-Business

Hay and straw remain in good demand, as many farmers are in the middle of the lambing and calving period. Hay is currently sitting…

Here’s what damage flooding actually does to hay and silage

January 12, 2016

Environment

Several recent storms and prolonged rain have caused a serious amount of flooding across parts of the country over the last number of…

Hay and straw in good demand as farmers house stock – Straw makes €8-15/bale

November 27, 2015

Agri-Business

Many farmers are housing stock around the country which has increased the demand for both hay and straw. Prices of barley straw are…

Straw prices ranging from €7-15/bale

August 11, 2015

Agri-Business

With combines in full flow across the country the seasonal straw market is starting to heat up with prices ranging from €7 to…

Videos: From woolly jumpers to locking horns

July 10, 2015

Rural Life

The change in the weather in the past week across the country might have had an impact on these sheep who decided to…

Video: Baling hay for the Aga Khan in Laois

July 2, 2015

Rural Life

Silage-making has been hitting the headlines in recent weeks, but what about the tradition of square baling? Paul Brennan of Skyfly Photography has…

Silage bales making €18-23 on Done Deal while hay is selling for €20-25

November 29, 2014

Agri-Business

There are lots of ads for fodder on Done Deal at the moment, with prices ranging for 4×4 bales of silage from €18-23…

Stunning Coolmore Farm, hay harvest facts 2013

July 19, 2013

Agri-Business

Bloodstock giant Coolmore Farm Stud has set another record, increasing its hay yield by 24pc from 125 bales/ac to 155 bales/ac, baling a…

Athy farmer looses €38k worth of hay in fire

July 16, 2013

Environment

No injuries were reported in a hay fire on 2 July on a farm near Kilberry, Athy. At 10.24am, Athy Fire Service responded to…

Haymaking Restrictions Lifted for AEOS

July 10, 2013

Agri-Business

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney TD today announced that for participants in AEOS 2 (Agri-Environment Options Scheme) and…

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