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Roscommon farmer praises quality of Triple AAA Golden Maverick

Aidan McDonnell, based near Roscommon town, explains how using Triple AAA Golden Maverick has resulted in ‘minimal sickness’ among his herd.

MART REPORTS

Sheep mart prices: contrasting fortunes for cull and in-lamb ewes

Darren Carty

Sheep mart prices: contrasting fortunes for cull and in-lamb ewes

The market for cull ewes has been booming in the last week to 10 days, but, in contrast, in-lamb ewes are meeting a relatively subdued trade, with fewer farmers with an appetite to lamb ewes.

Camera at the Mart: Suffolk-cross ewe lambs hit €4.84/kg in Brockagh

Rachel Gallagher

Camera at the Mart: Suffolk-cross ewe lambs hit €4.84/kg in Brockagh

Rachel Gallagher reports from Brockagh Cloghan Mart for its first sheep sale of 2025.

Camera at the Mart: heifers and cows on fire in Roscrea

Darren Carty

Camera at the Mart: heifers and cows on fire in Roscrea

Heifers weighing over 600kg recorded a fine average of €3.76/kg on Saturday, while an entry of over 320 cows averaged just shy of €3/kg on Monday.

PODCASTS

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BEEF

Amy Forde

Second suspected outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Germany

Adam Woods

Beef prices rocket to record levels

Adam Woods

January jump for beef quotes

NI Trends: cattle prices continue to rise; live trade sets pace on hoggets

Kieran Mailey

NI Trends: cattle prices continue to rise; live trade sets pace on hoggets

FARM PROGRAMMES

SUSTAINABILITY

BEEF

DAIRY

SHEEP

DAIRY

Rachel Donovan

Carbery maintains milk price for December

A Carbery spokesperson said that dairy markets are stable at the start of 2025.

Amy Forde

Second suspected outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Germany

Foot-and-mouth disease symptoms were found in a number of animals during a clinical examination on Wednesday in the Barnim district in Germany.

James Hanly

Kerry Dairy Ireland lifts December milk price

Adam Woods

More than 2,000 in-calf dairy heifers bound for Algeria

SPONSORED

Land purchase considerations: key factors for farmers

The nature of farming like any business, is that farmers are continually investing in their farms, land, infrastructure, buildings, stock and machinery to improve on-farm efficiencies or productivity

SHEEP

Amy Forde

Second suspected outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Germany

Rachel Gallagher

Hereford Bluefaced Leicester sale tops at 2,000gns

Sheep Trends: bidding wars as ewes hit €5/kg

Darren Carty

Sheep Trends: bidding wars as ewes hit €5/kg

Darren Carty

Insatiable demand pushes ewes to €5/kg

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ANIMAL HEALTH

Kieran Mailey

Pneumonia risk in store cattle rising with mild weather

As milder weather is likely to increase the risk of pneumonia in housed cattle, keep a close eye on animals in the coming days.

Adam Woods

Rearing dairy beef calves in Castlefinn

Adam Woods reports from the first Animal Health Ireland Calf Care event which took place in Donegal last week.

PEDIGREE

Rachel Gallagher

Hereford Bluefaced Leicester sale tops at 2,000gns

Rachel Gallagher reports on the recent Bluefaced Leicester sale held at the Hereford Livestock Centre.

Rachel Gallagher

Classy Lassies and Blue Belles start the Bluefaced Leicester sales of 2025

Rachel Gallagher reports from Borderway Mart in Carlisle where – for the first time ever on the same day– both the Classy Lassies and Blue Belles sales took place, and both to much success.

SPONSORED

Getting through the first SBLAS audit

Damien Murray, Origin Green Producer Liaison & Standard Co-Coordinator gives a step by step guide for new suckler members of SBLAS facing their first audit.

SPONSORED

Roscommon farmer praises quality of Triple AAA Golden Maverick

Aidan McDonnell, based near Roscommon town, explains how using Triple AAA Golden Maverick has resulted in ‘minimal sickness’ among his herd.

SPONSORED

CalfCare ’25 roadshow to promote calf health and good calf rearing practices

Seventeen farms nationwide will host CalfCare ’25, a collaborative roadshow by Animal Health Ireland (AHI) and Teagasc’s DairyBeef 500 campaign, promoting calf health and good calf-rearing practices.

SPONSORED

Healthy hens, longer lay with MSD

With around eight million laying hens in the whole of Ireland, egg production is a growing sector

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AGRIBUSINESS

Lorcan Roche Kelly

FBD Hotels and Resorts acquires landmark Dublin property

Grand Hotel in Malahide had been on the market since mid-2024

Arrabawn-Tipperary merger is delayed until early February

Lorcan Roche Kelly

Arrabawn-Tipperary merger is delayed until early February

Formation of new co-op now not likely until early February.

No numbers provided regarding Dairygold termination notices

Declan O’Brien

No numbers provided regarding Dairygold termination notices

Dissatisfaction with changes to the co-op's loyalty reward scheme are at the heart of the dispute.

Dairygold says bank debt ‘at a very manageable level’

Caitríona Morrissey

Dairygold says bank debt ‘at a very manageable level’

The co-op was responding to concerns aired by farmers at a meeting in Mitchelstown on Monday night.

TILLAGE

Siobhán Walsh

Protina tops the spring beans list

Grain Trends: maize stocks helping prices

Siobhán Walsh

Grain Trends: maize stocks helping prices

The Dealer

Fertiliser raffles at meetings

'We cannot let this report gather dust' - IGGG on Food Vision

Siobhán Walsh

Tillage Management: varieties and moving slurry

SPONSORED

Sustainability progress on Irish farms

Origin Green sustainability and data analytics manager Dr Eleanor Murphy reports on Irish farm emissions.

MACHINERY

Gary Abbott

John Deere showcases latest autonomy on 9RX

At the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show 2025 in Las Vegas, John Deere revealed a number of autonomous machines, further building on the autonomous 8R410 which was first showcased at the 2022 show.

Peter Thomas Keaveney

JCB’s hydrogen engine gets green light for commercial use

JCB has just confirmed that 11 licensing authorities across Europe have now given permission for JCB’s hydrogen engine to be sold across Europe.

Gary Abbott

Bobman cubicle bedder saves 13 hours a week on Meath dairy farm

Peter Thomas Keaveney

Alpego – the rising Italian manufacturer who quadrupled turnover in last decade

Peter Thomas Keaveney

Exclusive: JCB appoints completely new agri dealer network in Ireland

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New quad bike regulations - are you ready?

Quad bikes are designed to cope with a wide variety of terrain types and so are a fantastic aid for farm work - by Ciaran Roche, FBD risk manager.

PROPERTY

Tommy Moyles

Pair of renovation projects offer value

Quinn Property have a pair of renovation project properties on the market in counties Carlow and Wexford, writes Tommy Moyles.

Antique contents of iconic Slane period home set for online auction

Tommy Moyles

Antique contents of iconic Slane period home set for online auction

The contents of historic Clonkeehan Stud, The Square, Slane, Co Meath will be auctioned off at the end of January, writes Tommy Moyles.

Kilkenny farm is set for auction in March

Tommy Moyles

Kilkenny farm is set for auction in March

A compact holding in north Kilkenny with a functional yard and good grassland heads for public auction later this spring, writes Tommy Moyles.

BUILDINGS

Martin Merrick

Roofing open tanks: a viable option?

Martin Merrick discusses the costs and options with roofing over a tank already in-situ.

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

James Hanly

Thurles student wins sustainable farming award at BT Young Scientist

Luke Blackwell won the award for his project ‘A novel approach to regenerative agriculture through the use of Comfrey as a sustainable soil enhancer’.

James Hanly

Tenders sought for Kildare wetlands restoration

The team is tasked with creating a restoration plan for a calcareous fen and associated habitats at Pollardstown Fen SAC with the aim of implementing measures an monitoring.

RENEWABLES

Galway firm acquires UK-based Marches Biogas

Stephen Robb

Galway firm acquires UK-based Marches Biogas

Marches Biogas has built over 30 AD plants in the UK, ranging from 50kWe to large-scale facilities processing feedstocks including energy crops, farm slurries, food and industrial wastes.

Wind and solar farms save €840m in electricity bills since 2000 – new report

Stephen Robb

Wind and solar farms save €840m in electricity bills since 2000 – new report

Building wind and solar farms have saved Irish electricity customers €840m since 2000, according to a new report from Wind Energy Ireland.

FORESTRY

James Hanly

Hometree announces new head of woodlands and land partnerships

Marina Conway will lead the conservation charity’s efforts to restore ancient and long-established woodlands along Ireland's west coast, working closely with landowners, communities and policymakers.

James Hanly

€24.2m payments paid to forest owners

The tax-free payments were issued to over 7,000 forest owners who applied for their payments through the Department’s Online Services website.

NORTHERN IRELAND

David Wright

News in-brief from Northern Ireland

Weekly news in-brief from across the farming industry in Northern Ireland.

Peter McCann

Sustainability is a ‘massive opportunity’ for NI farms

Ian Marshall from Queen's University Belfast spoke at the Oxford Farming Conference last week.

IRISH COUNTRY LIVING

Life

Sowing the seeds of innovation

Students explored innovative solutions for agricultural problems at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, writes Rosalind Skillen.

Comment

Editorial: ‘If you’re caring for children at home, think about your pension'

Life

BT Young Scientist & Technology: Bright minds and brilliant discoveries

Property

Antique contents of iconic Slane period home set for online auction

Property

Kilkenny farm is set for auction in March

CAO Special: don’t miss out on additional supports

Sarah McIntosh

CAO Special: don’t miss out on additional supports

The HEAR and DARE scheme is in place to break down barriers to third-level education. It is important students get their application in, writes Sarah McIntosh.

Katherine O'Leary

'Lovely things happen when families make an effort to come together'

A family get-together proves memorable in the local pub while farmers welcome the thaw after a week of hardship, writes Katherine O'Leary.

Tommy Moyles

Holdings with big interest

Policy and a love of the land are among the factors that play a role in smaller holdings of land receiving more interest than larger farms according to one auctioneer, reports Tommy Moyles.