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Pics from the mart: Hoggets top out €140/head at Loughrea

Sheep

over 4 years ago

Pics from the mart: Hoggets top out €140/head at Loughrea

A strong yard of sheep was met with an easier trade at Loughrea Mart on Thursday last (January...

Dairy advice: It's time to get grazing ready

Dairy

over 4 years ago

Dairy advice: It's time to get grazing ready

What should I look for in a calf ration?

Dairy

over 4 years ago

What should I look for in a calf ration?

Sheep kill: Throughput up slightly from this time last year

Sheep

over 4 years ago

Sheep kill: Throughput up slightly from this time last year

Managing cows and fertility this spring in suckler herds

Beef

over 4 years ago

Managing cows and fertility this spring in suckler herds

Sponsored

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Built better for generations – Ploughing Championships special offer

Built better for generations – Ploughing Championships special offer

When it comes to building a home, you deserve more than just four walls and a roof. You deserve...

Agri-Business

over 4 years ago

Taoiseach's letter 'positive' but 'not guaranteed' to allow Irish beef regain access to China

Additional reporting by Charles O'Donnell  While a letter written by Taoiseach Micheál Martin...

Taoiseach's letter 'positive' but 'not guaranteed' to allow Irish beef regain access to China

Rural Life

over 4 years ago

Tuam home survivor recalls farm 'slavery'

A survivor of the Tuam mothers and baby home recalls being an "outcast" in school and what he...

Tuam home survivor recalls farm 'slavery'

Rural Life

over 4 years ago

Calls for extension of consultation period on plans for Offaly bogs restoration

Irish Rural Link has called for an extension of the consultation period on draft plans for...

Calls for extension of consultation period on plans for Offaly bogs restoration

N.Ireland

over 4 years ago

McAleer: Farmers in the North could be left behind

Farmers and rural communities in the North could be left behind as the Republic moves ahead with...

McAleer: Farmers in the North could be left behind

Rural Life

over 4 years ago

Big-hearted teens scoop Electric Ireland awards

Three Roscommon teens who restored a 1956 Ferguson 20 tractor and raffled it to raise money for...

Big-hearted teens scoop Electric Ireland awards

Dairy

over 4 years ago

The 2 pillars for avoiding sick calves

Preventing calves from becoming sick is one of the many challenges faced by farmers during the busy...

The 2 pillars for avoiding sick calves

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Cultivate raises unsecured lending limit to €100,000 as farmer demand grows

Cultivate raises unsecured lending limit to €100,000 as farmer demand grows

Irish farmers are investing more confidently in their businesses, thanks to a major update from...

Buildings

over 4 years ago

Buildings Focus: Swapping a 10-unit parlour for a robot in Co. Kilkenny

The first Buildings Focus of 2020 saw AgriLand pay a visit to a tidy conversion job in Co....

Buildings Focus: Swapping a 10-unit parlour for a robot in Co. Kilkenny

Dairy

over 4 years ago

Ballyjamesduff Mart holding an on-farm dairy dispersal sale

The tail end of 2020 and beginning of 2021 has seen a strong trade for dairy stock - with cows in...

Ballyjamesduff Mart holding an on-farm dairy dispersal sale

Agri-Business

over 4 years ago

Strong criticism of 'minimalist approach' adopted in tackling unfair trading practices

Deputy Matt Carthy has strongly criticised the adoption of a "minimalist approach" in tackling...

Strong criticism of 'minimalist approach' adopted in tackling unfair trading practices

Rural Life

over 4 years ago

Longford IFA launches 'love local' family farm campaign

A number of Longford farmers have launched a campaign to promote local family farms all around the...

Longford IFA launches 'love local' family farm campaign

Rural Life

over 4 years ago

Man killed in accident on farm in Clare

A man has been killed in an accident which took place on a farm in Co. Clare earlier today (Friday,...

Man killed in accident on farm in Clare

N.Ireland

over 4 years ago

Northern Ireland dairy industry achieves 34% reduction in carbon emissions

Northern Ireland dairy has achieved a 34% reduction in carbon emissions since 1990, despite growing...

Northern Ireland dairy industry achieves 34% reduction in carbon emissions

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Major regional roadshow aims to grow Ireland’s organic livestock sector

Major regional roadshow aims to grow Ireland’s organic livestock sector

Ireland’s organic farming community is set to take centre stage this autumn with the launch of a...

Agri Politics

over 4 years ago

Beef Plan members flag accounts with Revenue Commissioners

Some members of the Beef Plan Movement have contacted the Revenue Commissioners to highlight what...

Beef Plan members flag accounts with Revenue Commissioners

Rural Life

over 4 years ago

Minister Hackett: 'We have a shared responsibility to act' on climate change

The importance of collective responsibility in helping international countries tackle climate...

Minister Hackett: 'We have a shared responsibility to act' on climate change

Agri-Business

over 4 years ago

Best practice to minimise risk of Covid-19 when the vet visits this spring

With Covid-19 almost in Ireland a full year, as spring 2021 approaches, Veterinary Ireland has...

Best practice to minimise risk of Covid-19 when the vet visits this spring

N.Ireland

over 4 years ago

Poots: Dublin government 'needs to step up' over port delays

Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has slammed the Irish Government, saying it needs...

Poots: Dublin government 'needs to step up' over port delays

Beef

over 4 years ago

Department applies to downgrade Ireland's BSE risk status to 'negligible'

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has applied to the World Organisation for Animal...

Department applies to downgrade Ireland's BSE risk status to 'negligible'

Environment

over 4 years ago

Snow-ice warnings issued ahead of wintry weekend

A number of Status Yellow snow-ice warnings have been issued by Met Éireann ahead of a wintry...

Snow-ice warnings issued ahead of wintry weekend

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