Dairy
Dairy focus: Father and son deem partnership 'very successful'
The second stop of the Irish Grassland Association (IGA) summer tour took us to the farm of father and son,...
IGA
Dairy
Dairy focus: Target 'enough winter feed and enough winter cash'
This dairy focus looks into the farm of Bruce Thompson, who was one of the two farmers that the IGA...
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With the year end fast approaching, now is the time to be planning on what can be done to minimise...
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Grassland management a key focus of the IGA 2024 summer tour
Grassland management was high on the agenda today (Tuesday, July 9) during the Irish Grassland Association’s (IGA) summer tour, which...
Dairy
The IGA National Dairy Summer Tour visits Laois
The IGA Summer Tour for 2024 will be held on Tuesday, July 9 in Co. Laois. The tour will be...
Beef
IGA event hears of 'toughest year on record' for growing grass
This year (2024) to date has been described as “the toughest year on record” for growing grass at a recent...
Beef
Focus: Straight-talking Mayo suckler farmer hosts IGA beef event
Hundreds of farmers and agri-industry personnel flocked to Ballinrobe, Co, Mayo, on Tuesday evening, June 11, for the Irish Grassland...
Beef
Ballinrobe suckler and sheep farm to host IGA beef event
The 2024 Irish Grassland Association (IGA) beef event will take place outside Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo, on the farm of Martin...
Agri-Business
IGA sheep event set for Donegal farm next month
The Irish Grassland Association (IGA) is set to host a free to attend on-farm sheep event on Tuesday, May 14,...
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Watch: Calor provides instant hot water solution for Kilkenny dairy farmer
Access to hot water is crucial to Irish dairy farms. All farms require a reliable and consistent method of heating...
Dairy Technical
Developing a lameness control plan for your herd
Lameness is an issue that occurs on all dairy farms, but some herds are more impacted by the issues than...
Dairy
IGA dairy conference to focus on farmers' strengths
This year’s annual Irish Grassland Association (IGA) dairy conference, due to take place on Wednesday January 10, 2024 has been...
Agri-Business
IGA dairy event set for three farms in the northeast
The Irish Grassland Association (IGA) is hosting a two-day Dairy Extravaganza in the northeast of the country this July. This...
Beef
Profile: Westmeath suckler-beef farm hosting IGA event
The 2023 Irish Grassland Association (IGA) Beef Event is set to take place at 6:00p.m on Tuesday (June 13) in...
Sheep
IGA sheep event to take place entirely on-farm
This year, the Irish Grassland Association (IGA) sheep event will be slightly unique as the entire event will take place...
Dairy Technical
Savings of up to €8.40/bale with red clover silage swards
The increased cost of chemical fertiliser and summer drought has made the use of red clover silage (RCS) swards popular...
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Tribamec Duo combines Chanelle Pharma’s established products: Animec Oral solution for sheep and Tribex 5% oral suspension for sheep. The...
Agri-Business
IGA conference: Farmers may sell solar power back to grid
Farmers are expected to be able to sell their solar power back to the national grid under the Clean Energy...
Dairy News
IGA Dairy Conference to focus on how dairy farms can navigate new era
The annual Irish Grassland Association (IGA) National Dairy Conference, sponsored by Yara, is set to take place on Wednesday, January...
Dairy Technical
Optimising stocking rate does not mean maximising
Optimising stocking rate was a key point highlighted at the Irish Grassland Association (IGA) conference held this week. The IGA...
Dairy Technical
Emissions target of 22% or 30% is 'almost irrelevant'
Whether agriculture in Ireland faces a 22% emissions-reduction target or a 30% target is “irrelevant” as we don’t have the...