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Mercosur deal is posing questions for all of us
The possibility of almost 100,000 t of Brazilian beef coming into the EU is testing every single facet of Irish farming.
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Farm grass and slurry central to €40m biogas proposal
A new proposal from Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) and the Composting and Anaerobic Digestion Association of Ireland (Cré) has farmers at its centre.
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Boortmalt commences 30,000t malting capacity expansion
The news was marked with a site visit by Minister Andrew Doyle and local public representatives.
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Ringside comment: low numbers and a variable trade
We look at how the mart trade is going around the country and mark the trends in prices.
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Peter Fleming elected to lead ICOS dairy committee
The Barryroe supplier farms in Timoleague, Co Cork, and has held a number of chairmanships in the dairy industry.
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Dairy trends: GDT arrests decline as dairy prices lift
After four negative auctions, the benchmark dairy index returned a positive result this week.
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Factory cuts dampening bright store trade
There is good demand for store lambs, but the trade is being hampered by falling factory prices.
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Maxammon helps to improve rumen performance and digestibility
Harbro has been working with and developing the Maxammon technology for more than 10 years.
€5,500 savings on Gillian and Neil’s farm
Earlier this year Gillian and Neil signed up to take the Smart Farming challenge and so in June the Smart Farming cost saving team did a farm visit to identify cost and environmental savings.
Next generation farming and planning ahead with AIB
Succession can often be a contentious issue among Irish farming families. We’ve taken the stress away by going through all that you need to know when it comes to discussing this sensitive topic.
Glasnevin Cemetery – it’s on your bucket list, right?
A seemingly unlikely place to visit this summer, but Glasnevin Cemetery is a must and if it isn’t on your bucket list now, it will be!
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Stephen Robb visited tillage farmer James English when he was beginning his hybrid winter barley harvest. See how he got on.
In the final week of our Goodman series Hannah Quinn-Mulligan will be revealing the people behind the €4bn beef baron.
Who has been by Larry's side since the days of the beef tribunal, who's in charge of pulling the international purse strings and while Larry senior might be 81, we introduce farmers to Mark and Laurence Goodman - the next in line to the ABP dynasty.
A 230-acre farm in Magilligan, Co Derry has been offered up for sale.
Gary Abbott caught up with Cavan man Paddy Keogh, one of the few contractors still running Massey Fergusons 100 and 200 series tractors for hire work today.
Adam Woods of the Irish Farmers Journal speaks to Morgan Lane from Bimeda ahead of next week's Tullamore Farm open day.
Fermanagh farmer John Egerton has transformed paddocks that were damaged in early June.
Dairylink Ireland participant James King farms near Ballymena, Co Antrim.
An overview on how pathogens can spread on farm
Talking through risk factors for CCN
Preview of the Tullamore Farm Beef & Sheep Open Day on 24 July with Adam Woods and Shaun Diver.
Global report: stories from around the world
A weekly selection of global news stories that affect demand, supply and prices.
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Kuhn iSpray could reduce chemical usage by up to 80%
Kuhn is currently testing a new concept named iSpray that spot-sprays weeds.
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Appreciation: Martin Bergin
The Irish vintage movement lost one of its greatest stalwarts with the recent death of Martin Bergin.
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Harvest 2019 off to a decent start
Growers tell us how crops are looking on the first week of widespread harvesting for the 2019 season.
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Grain prices: output projections continue to affect prices
While there is still a big wheat harvest forecast globally, markets continue to be nervous, while output expectation remains at record levels.
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