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Selective dry cow therapy at Lisduff Holsteins

John O’Sullivan milks approximately 400 pedigree Holstein Friesian cows in Whitechurch, Co Cork. He farms alongside his father John Snr, his brother Victor and farm manager Dave McGrath.

GENERAL ELECTION 2024

Pat O'Toole

Opinion: the big election preview - part two

A very personal, very imperfect run around constituencies from Donegal to Kildare - what Brussels refers to as Midlands North West.

Caitríona Morrissey

Listen: General Election 2024 - the farming issues

The Irish Farmers Journal team debates the main issues that will sway the farming and rural vote in the upcoming general election on Friday 29 November.

Pat O'Toole

Harris to revamp farming payments

The Taoiseach says that the 'costs incurred/income forgone' model is seeing farmers walk away from schemes.

Tirlán contest supplies general election tension

The Dealer

Tirlán contest supplies general election tension

While the nation's attention is focused on the general election, the Tirlán chair's job is on the line next Wednesday.

FTMTA

Gary Abbott

FTMTA Farm Machinery Show highlights continued

Last week the hugely successful FTMTA Farm Machinery Show took place at Punchestown Event Centre. Gary Abbott looks at part two of the shows highlights.

Jack Kennedy

Farm Tech Talk: all things machinery at the FTMTA show

On this week's Farm Tech Talk we're all about farm machinery, with our specialists reporting from the FTMTA machinery show.

Peter Thomas Keaveney

In pictures: big crowds and big kit impresses at FTMTA Show

This week marked the welcomed return of the indoor FTMTA Farm Machinery Show at the Punchestown Event Centre for the first time since 2019.

Gary Abbott

FTMTA Farm Machinery Show: new machines to the fore in Punchestown

Gary Abbott and Peter Thomas Keaveney look at some of the highlight machines for this weeks FTMTA Farm Machinery Show, held at Punchestown racecourse.

MART REPORTS

Sheep mart comment: top stores selling upwards of €3.70-€4/kg

Darren Carty

Sheep mart comment: top stores selling upwards of €3.70-€4/kg

The recent lift in grass growth rates and vibrant finished lamb trade is instilling more life into the market for store lambs.

Sheep price update: store lambs top €4/kg in Mountbellew Mart

Darren Carty

Sheep price update: store lambs top €4/kg in Mountbellew Mart

There was a particularly sharp trade for lighter ram lambs, with the pick of the trade being €150 paid for 35.7kg ram lambs.

Camera at the Mart: positive dairy signals boost for Listowel Mart dairy sale

Tommy Moyles

Camera at the Mart: positive dairy signals boost for Listowel Mart dairy sale

The prevailing mood is rising in dairy markets and with the good weather in autumn that allowed farmers replenish fodder stocks, these all had an impact on the dairy sale in the north Kerry mart.

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Kieran Mailey

Five tips for managing creep pens

Martin Merrick

The Grass Week: wintry conditions spell end of grazing

French supermarket commits to not sell meat from Mercosur countries

Amy Forde

French supermarket commits to not sell meat from Mercosur countries

Tullamore Farm: grazing comes to a close as cull cows start to move

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Tullamore Farm: grazing comes to a close as cull cows start to move

FARM PROGRAMMES

SUSTAINABILITY

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DAIRY

The Grass Week: wintry conditions spell end of grazing

Even farmers in the northwest had been getting by with some light grazing up until now, but this week has finally called a halt to grazing for 2024.

James Hanly

ICMSA announces 'for farmers, by farmers' AGM agenda

The ICMSA event will be held on Monday 2 December in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Limerick.

Stephen Robb

In pictures: CattleEye crowned winner of 2024 'Dairy Dragons'

Amy Forde

‘Much swifter’ action needed to stamp out 'bad actors' in dairy farming

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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

Martin Merrick

The Grass Week: wintry conditions spell end of grazing

Darren Carty

Sheep clean livestock policy refresher course

Darren Carty

Schemes update: ensuring SIS ewe mineral supplementation is adequate

Rachel Gallagher

NI Suffolk branch sale tops at 6,000gns

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ANIMAL HEALTH

Peter McCann

Fewer vet medicines under threat, claims SoS

A group of experts from industry and government are still assessing exactly which products could face supply issues

Dairy Management: teat sealing heifers and drying off cows

Aidan Brennan

Dairy Management: teat sealing heifers and drying off cows

Aidan Brennan says that it is better to teat seal heifers when they are still at grass, if possible.

PEDIGREE

Rachel Gallagher

NI Suffolk branch sale tops at 6,000gns

Rachel Gallagher reports from Ballymena Livestock Market for the NI Suffolk branch export sale of in-lamb ewes and ewe lambs.

Rachel Gallagher

Zwartbles ewe lamb sells for 2,200gns in Carlisle

Rachel Gallagher reports from Borderway Mart Carlisle for the Zwartbles Sheep Association's annual in-lamb show and sale.

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Famous 'Sheep Shepherd' duo trusts Tribamec Duo

Tribamec Duo combines Chanelle Pharma’s established products - Animec Oral solution for sheep and Tribex 5% oral suspension for sheep. The unique blend equips it to combat a range of sheep parasites.

SPONSORED

Selective dry cow therapy at Lisduff Holsteins

John O’Sullivan milks approximately 400 pedigree Holstein Friesian cows in Whitechurch, Co Cork. He farms alongside his father John Snr, his brother Victor and farm manager Dave McGrath.

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Bennettsbridge Limestone’s Cubicle Lime: boosting cow comfort and milk yield

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Protect your calves: a new approach to cryptosporidiosis control

Neonatal calf diarrhoea or calf scour is consistently the number one cause of death in calves less than one month of age in Ireland.

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AGRIBUSINESS

Stephen Robb

In pictures: CattleEye crowned winner of 2024 'Dairy Dragons'

CattleEye, an AI-powered monitoring solution for dairy herds, secured the highest level of virtual investment at the Dairy Dragons competition during this year’s Irish Farmers Journal Dairy Day

Conflicting interests to drive the outcome of Kerry vote

Lorcan Roche Kelly

Conflicting interests to drive the outcome of Kerry vote

Dry shareholders and milk suppliers may have different goals from proposal

Lorcan Roche Kelly

Trump is costing Kerry Co-op money

Developments in the US may have a large influence on the final bill for the co-op.

Global meat processing giants increase their profits

Phelim O'Neill

Global meat processing giants increase their profits

Pork and poultry underpin increased profits at JBS while strength of South American business offsets the high US cattle price.

TILLAGE

James Hanly

Flahavan’s hosts annual organic oat growers conference

Siobhán Walsh

Teagasc estimates 1.9m tonnes of cereals produced

Siobhán Walsh

Tillage Podcast: blackgrass control in UK, nutrition and Tipperary milk

Horticulture the next port of call for regulator’s spotlight

Siobhán Walsh

Grain Trends: markets steady again this week

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Sustainability progress on Irish farms

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

MACHINERY

Gary Abbott

Claas introduces limited ‘Night’ edition Arion and Axion tractors

Claas tractor customers can now order exclusive Night edition Arion and Axion models, sporting grey wheel rims, as well as grey engine side panels, roof skin and more.

Peter Thomas Keaveney

Lemken takes wraps off updated new semi-mounted plough

Last week, Lemken presented a new model plough at the EIMA show in Bologna, namely the Diamant 18.

Peter Thomas Keaveney

CNH Industrial Q3 income down 22%

Peter Thomas Keaveney

AGCO net sales down 24.8% year on year

Peter Thomas Keaveney

Herron trailers appoints new dealer in the Midlands

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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

Compact Cavan holding with housing potential

Tommy Moyles

Compact Cavan holding with housing potential

A 28.8ac farm close to Ballinagh, Co Cavan will be sold by public auction at the end of November. Laid out in grass it has plenty road frontage, writes Tommy Moyles.

Farmers join forces to sell Old Parish land

Tommy Moyles

Farmers join forces to sell Old Parish land

A pair of land owners have come together to offer their adjoining land to the market. This novel approach presents an excellent opportunity to prospective buyers, writes Tommy Moyles.

BISS entitlements with non-residential farm

Tommy Moyles

BISS entitlements with non-residential farm

A circa 67.6 ac non-residential farm in the south of Co Wexford will be sold by online auction at the end of the month. This farm is all in one block and has great access, writes Tommy Moyles.

BUILDINGS

Martin Merrick

Changes afoot for slurry storage

While there is set to be additional grant aid and a relaxation of planning restrictions, new figures on capacity may result in more falling out of compliance.

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

Caitríona Morrissey

Teagasc research sounds alarm on social vulnerability of farms

Caitríona Morrissey take a closer look at Teagasc's recent farm sustainability report and what it says about farmer age, isolation and

Noel Bardon

Three dairy processors feature on EPA priority list over 'discharges to water'

The list names industrial or waste plants deemed by the EPA to be a priority for enforcement, due to a poor track record of compliance with their industrial license.

RENEWABLES

Stephen Robb

Renewed focus on small-scale wind at conference next week

Small-scale commercial wind turbines would be suitable for many farmers across Ireland, but changes to a new scheme aimed at supporting them will be needed, the conference will hear.

James Hanly

Candidates agree on solar farms

Farming candidates from each of the main political parties unanimously agreed that farmers should be allowed to choose what they want to do with their own land.

FORESTRY

Donal Magner

Party manifestos avoid forestry's role in achieving net zero by mid-century

Fine Gael, Labour and Green Party strongest on a balanced ecological and commercial forestry programme, while Sinn Féin proposes native only tree species.

Amy Forde

New project to help safeguard future of Ireland’s ash trees

The new project will focus on four key areas and has been allocated €770,000.

NORTHERN IRELAND

David Wright

News in-brief from Northern Ireland

News round-up from NI. Minister Muir wont support FFA bill and sheep prices continue strong in NI

Bullocks to £3,650 at Markethill Christmas sale

Kieran Mailey

Bullocks to £3,650 at Markethill Christmas sale

The Christmas show and sale saw prices reaching a top price of £3,650 in Markethill Mart

IRISH COUNTRY LIVING

Irish Horse

Sales: 'I'm still buzzing! It was a phenomenal sale'

British and American buyers led the way at a recent elite sale of sport horses in Wexford.

Property

Exceptional Mayo property

Property

Farmers join forces to sell Old Parish land

Comment

Editorial: get your questions ready

Finance

Money Mentor: what protection do we need for our family?

Tips on how to shop on a budget this Black Friday

Ciara Leahy

Tips on how to shop on a budget this Black Friday

Grab some Black Friday bargains but make sure to stick to your budget, writes Ciara Leahy.

Katherine O'Leary

Katherine O'Leary: ‘be sure to sort the real issues from spin’

When you open your door to politicians make sure you’re sorting out real issues from the spin, writes Katherine O'Leary.

Spring Lodge stud farm catches the eye for €3m

Tommy Moyles

Spring Lodge stud farm catches the eye for €3m

A 100ac residential stud farm a short distance from Limerick racecourse has recently come on the market and is a stand out, state of the art equine property, writes Tommy Moyles.

Tommy Moyles

Large ready-to-go livestock farm

A 95ac non-residential farm close to Kinnegad will be sold by online auction at the beginning of December. All in grass and well laid out, it should attract plenty interest, writes Tommy Moyles.

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