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LATEST NEWS
Photo Desk
Watch: this week in photos as spring lambs, record sales and farming life unfold
Our top farming photos from the past week include record sales at Roscrea Mart, spring lambs thriving, honey production in Offaly and field preparations in Tipperary, showcasing Irish farming.
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Declan O’Brien
Éowyn knocked grass growth along with trees
EDITORIAL
Jack Kennedy
Editorial: Breeding - AI company rights
Editorial: Kerry discontent
Cleaning and deepening drains is an everyday occurrence in a county like Kerry. It keeps farms productive.
SPONSORED
Farmer's trust in the quality and reliability of Flourish Calf
Trust in both protein quality and the brand are the primary criteria in selecting calf milk replacer in the case of a generational dairy farmer based near the northeast shore of Lough Neagh.
VIEWPOINTS
Editorial: ten years on from EU milk quotas
Jack Kennedy
Jack Kennedy
Home Farm: dry weather drives progress
Matt Dempsey
Matt Dempsey
Dempsey at Large: ownership of breeding rights - a basic principle
Matt Dempsey
Matt Dempsey
Gerry Boyle: ten years of catch-up after milk quotas
Contributor
Contributor
FARMER WRITES
Best not to dwell on January beef sales
John Egerton
Best not to dwell on January beef sales
John Egerton decided to sell some store cattle in the mart at the end of January.
Farmer Writes: sowing a pleasure in a dusty March
Gerald Potterton
Farmer Writes: sowing a pleasure in a dusty March
While this weather was very welcome, it could be overdone and a rise in temperatures would be nice.
Karen McCabe
Farmer Writes: spring has finally sprung
e-Learning
James Strain
Farmer writes: letting nature do its thing with grass
Farmer's trust in the quality and reliability of Flourish Calf SPONSORED
Farmer's trust in the quality and reliability of Flourish Calf
Trust in both protein quality and the brand are the primary criteria in selecting calf milk replacer in the case of a generational dairy farmer based near the northeast shore of Lough Neagh.
DEALER
Could calf rearers become the new pedigree farmers?
The pedigree breeders council aren't too happy with the Teagasc plans to start breeding bulls.
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The Dealer
Debate on transport rules
The Dealer
Foal registration an expensive game
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VIDEO HUB
FARM SAFETY
James Hanly
‘Farm Safety First’ winners presented with prizes by Minister Healy-Rae
The ceremony took place on Friday 28 February at the Agri Aware farm walk and talk event in Salesian Agricultural College, Pallaskenry, Co Limerick.
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SPONSORED
Farmer's trust in the quality and reliability of Flourish Calf
Trust in both protein quality and the brand are the primary criteria in selecting calf milk replacer in the case of a generational dairy farmer based near the northeast shore of Lough Neagh.
FORESTRY
Amy Forde
Forest owners should maximise the salvage value of trees – Minister
Teagasc announces post-storm timber harvesting events
Talking Timber, Teagasc’s annual timber marketing event, also returns with a particular focus on the post-storm harvesting response.
Anne O'Donoghue
Remaining forestry owners affected by storms without licence urged to apply
PIG AND POULTRY
Biosecurity needs to be part of everyday life on poultry farms – vet
Anne O'Donoghue
Biosecurity needs to be part of everyday life on poultry farms – vet
From the farm gate to inside the house, poultry vet Aonghus Lane outlined a number of areas where farmers can ensure their biosecurity is at the highest level.
US egg prices reach record high as bird flu hits production
Amy Forde
US egg prices reach record high as bird flu hits production
The cost of a dozen eggs has surged in the US, as bird flu outbreaks stall production.
Anne O'Donoghue
Double down on biosecurity - leading poultry vet
e-Learning
James Hanly
Farmers ‘rightly concerned’ about bird flu threat – Heydon
Anne O'Donoghue
Cull of 64,000 birds following suspected bird flu case on Tyrone farm