Top stories this week

Top Stories This Week

All things machinery Huge Irish presence set for Agritechnica All things community: Farmers are the heart of rural Ireland All things livestock: 46% drop in young bull kill week year on year

All things malting: Malting barley excellence celebrated All things banking Danske says yes to farming All things shearing Shear golden opportunity for Wexford as world championships secured 

All things Animal Health IrelandParasite control at housing All things National Dairy Council NDC mark is ‘anti-competitive’ says Strathroy Dairy, business may close 

All things single farm payment Payment of outstanding SFP monies a priority- ICMSA All things trade Call for farmers to reinforce opposition to Mercosur deal All things succession Planning for succession to deliver success

Innovation Livestock ryegrass wins research award All things seafood Irish seafood industry takes on China

All things AESO: AEOS admin headache highlighted in Teagasc survey All things co-ops: Researching the future of Irish co-ops

All things cross-compliance: ‘Education is key not regulation’ All things risk: Risk management post quota All things share farming: Share and farm alike

All things EirGridOpposition grows to EirGrid plans All things Renewables Renewable Energy Conference to identify new business opportunities for farmers 

All things ICMSA Deficit in the level of training for young farmers – IFMA All things weather Silage pits open across the country All things Kerry Kerry Group employ 300 already at Naas research hub 

All things food Recipe for success: Oiling the wheels of success All things prevention Isolation and money worries spark high suicide prevention cases 

All things property tax Option to deduct property tax from farm payments All things agri-environment Education is key not regulation All things fluke The growing scourge of liver fluke

All things banking Bank on Ulster Bank for young farmer financial packages All things China Researchers uncover origins of cattle farming in China 

All things TAMS High uptake level of TAMS dairy equipment scheme All things inspections 793 farm inspections so far this year

Nuffield Ireland Nuffield: Taking the bull by the horns Taking the lead and unlocking potential

National Organic Conference National organic conference under way ‘Majority of people willing to pay more for organic food but price key’ 

Smart Farming Smart farming takes the lead Time is of the essence, key to farm profit Regular soil testing is so important

Opinions

Is processing inefficiency eroding dairy co-op shareholder value? Grasstec: Increased appetite = increased grass utilisation = reduced soil damage Kiev calling: Big opportunities for Irish agri-food companies in the East 

The View from Northern Ireland

Managing the freshly calved cow Transition dairy cow feeding research CAP allocation for Northern Ireland secured Solid fuel diversification catches fire

The View from Teagasc

Winter feeding options for replacement dairy heifers Managing the early lambing ewe New multimillion pig innovation centre Energy demand analysis as a sustainability indicator in dairy production Know your machinery costs Experts discuss group agri-environment payments Economics of weight gain

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