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Changes at ICBF board
The Dealer
Will there be more changes and more of a suckler focus on the ICBF board? Time will tell.
24 April 2024 Dealer
Keeping the neighbours guessing
The Dealer was reminded this week that you really can't beat neighborhood politics.
24 April 2024 Dealer
Third time lucky for Longford Ploughing
The Dealer hears that nothing will stop this year’s Longford ploughing championships from taking place this Sunday.
Burning beef pellets
There'd be some smell around the place, The Dealer reckons, if the beef pellets were fired up in the stove.
24 April 2024 Dealer
Berry winter warning
What does the high prevalence of dandelions present in fields at the moment mean for the weather, The Dealer wonders?
24 April 2024 Dealer
No smoke without fire - or lime
There's usually no smoke without fire but that was not the case for one lime spreading contractor this week.
24 April 2024 Dealer
Protector sought for regulator’s data
The Agri-Food Regulator is on the look out for a data protection officer, but perhaps the Dealer wouldn't be the best candidate for the role.
24 April 2024 Dealer
Charlie gets his cow cull for free
Cow numbers are being cut by stealth, farmers say. And they are right. But this was entirely predictable, and their opposition to a cow reduction scheme has taken it off the table.
24 April 2024 Dealer
Northeast's Nobber Show
Preparations are in full swing with extra classes being added to meet demand in the cattle section.
17 April 2024 Dealer
TikTok for Tipp Co-Op?
The co-op sent out a series of eight text messages informing its supplier base of the changes to the leadership team.
17 April 2024 Dealer
New Zealand farmer signs for Leinster
The Dealer sees this week that New Zealand rugby player Jordie Barrett will make a triumphant return to Ireland, having signed with Leinster rugby.
17 April 2024 Dealer
Fada committee to meet again
The Dealer nearly choked on a pint he was drinking at the weekend when he heard about the newly set up fada committee.
17 April 2024 Dealer