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Farm Programmes
Breeding kicks off in Tullamore Farm
Martin Merrick
Breeding has begun on the beef suckler herd in Tullamore, while lambs receive their first run through the handling unit.
 
 
News
Farmers urged to spray pesticides responsibly by Uisce Éireann
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Ideas sought for new animal welfare and gender balance EIPs
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EIP calls announced for animal welfare and gender balance
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Subsidy for methane-reducing feed additives on the cards
VIDEOS
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
Renewables
Renewables Roadshow: final event to take place in Athlone next week
So far over 1,100 farmers, businesses and owners have attended one of our Renewables Roadshows, with the final event set to take place next week
24 April 2024
Farm machinery
German seed precision ticks boxes for busy contractor
Sowing a substantial acreage of corn each year, Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with Wexford contractor Trevor James to find out why he runs Horsch drills.
24 April 2024
News
BVD eradication finishing line in sight - Minister
Good progress has been made with the incidence of BVD-positive calves decreasing to 0.03% in 2023 compared with 0.66% in 2013, the Minister said.
21 April 2024
News
Market not returning for food producers - Denis Drennan
The emphasis on supporting the production of food is no longer there under the current CAP, according to Denis Drennan of the ICMSA.
20 April 2024
News
New app being developed to enhance farm safety
The app is currently being developed as part of PhD research and should be launched by the end of the year.
20 April 2024
 
Breeding & health
Turnout two months behind on Tullamore Farm
Adam Woods has the latest from Tullamore Farm, the Irish Farmers Journal beef and sheep demonstration farm in Co Offaly.
19 April 2024
News
ACRES is 'nothing short of a mess'
The number of Irish farmers participating in agri-environmental schemes is two and a half times above the EU average.
24 April 2024
Climate and environment
EPA slashes emissions estimate for grasslands
The move came after scientific studies published last year found emissions from peat grasslands to be significantly overestimated.
19 April 2024