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CalfCare ’25 roadshow to promote calf health and good calf rearing practices

Seventeen farms nationwide will host CalfCare ’25, a collaborative roadshow by Animal Health Ireland (AHI) and Teagasc’s DairyBeef 500 campaign, promoting calf health and good calf-rearing practices.

MART REPORTS

Rachel Gallagher

Camera at the Mart: ewe and lambs top Stranorlar sale at €400

Rachel Gallagher reports from Ballybofey and Stranorlar Livestock Mart for the final sheep sale of 2024.

Martbids Database: light weanlings break €4/kg barrier

Adam Woods

Martbids Database: light weanlings break €4/kg barrier

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s mart trade, including what’s happening in the country’s marts.

Sheep mart watch: sales drawing to close on strong note

Darren Carty

Sheep mart watch: sales drawing to close on strong note

Mart throughput in recent weeks has benefitted from a vibrant live trade encouraging producers struggling to negotiate higher prices with factories to sell live.

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BEEF

James Hanly

More than 9% fewer sheep slaughtered so far this year - CSO

James Hanly

Gorman says Mercosur is not a ‘done deal’

Noel Bardon

Seán McNamara elected to lead ICSA for second term

Adam Woods

Vets secure extra €2m for TB testing

FARM PROGRAMMES

SUSTAINABILITY

BEEF

DAIRY

SHEEP

DAIRY

Tirlán unveils revamped feed bonuses for 2025

Tirlán's milk suppliers will see up to €30/t returned for meal bills between next January and April.

James Hanly

Bird flu state of emergency declared in California

The announcement was made on Thursday to further enhance the state’s preparedness after a case of the virus was confirmed in cattle on farms in southern California.

Rachel Donovan

Carbery raises November milk price

Anne O'Donoghue

November milk prices rise

SPONSORED

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

James Hanly

More than 9% fewer sheep slaughtered so far this year - CSO

Noel Bardon

Seán McNamara elected to lead ICSA for second term

Darren Carty

Sheep quotes up 20c/kg

Darren Carty

Sheep mart watch: sales drawing to close on strong note

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ANIMAL HEALTH

James Hanly

Weekend weather: wet, windy and wintry

Met Éireann has announced a wet and wintry weekend, with lowest temperatures of 2°C.

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CalfCare ’25 roadshow to promote calf health and good calf rearing practices

PEDIGREE

Adam Woods

Dutch Spotted lambs dominate Christmas Cracker

Adam Woods reports from Stranorlar Mart for the fourth annual Christmas Cracker sale.

Nevan McKiernan

Flying trade at inaugural Hereford heifer sale

Nevan McKiernan reports from the Irish Hereford Breed Society's inaugural heifer sale in Tullamore Mart.

SPONSORED

Getting through the first SBLAS audit

Damien Murray, Origin Green Producer Liaison & Standard Co-Coordinator gives a step by step guide for new suckler members of SBLAS facing their first audit.

SPONSORED

CalfCare ’25 roadshow to promote calf health and good calf rearing practices

SPONSORED

Healthy hens, longer lay with MSD

With around eight million laying hens in the whole of Ireland, egg production is a growing sector

SPONSORED

All-new Toyota Land Cruiser: a trusted ally for Irish farmers

The Toyota Land Cruiser has long been a staple in the Irish farming community, renowned for its rugged reliability and exceptional capability in challenging terrains.

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AGRIBUSINESS

Kerry Group shareholders approve sale of dairy operations to Kerry Co-op

Lorcan Roche Kelly

Kerry Group shareholders approve sale of dairy operations to Kerry Co-op

Last major hurdle for deal overcome at meeting of Kerry Group shareholders in Tralee.

FrieslandCampina agrees to merge with smaller Belgian co-op

Lorcan Roche Kelly

FrieslandCampina agrees to merge with smaller Belgian co-op

Milcobel is about one tenth of the size of the much larger Dutch multinational.

Amy Forde

Bonanza for Kerry Co-op shareholders

The agreement will see Kerry Group pay a €50m lump sum to suppliers which will work out at 5.4c/l.

IFA made operating loss of almost €900,000 last year

Amy Forde

IFA made operating loss of almost €900,000 last year

The biggest spend in the IFA last year was on staffing costs, which totalled €6.12m, up from the €5.77m spent in 2023.

TILLAGE

Noel Bardon

Tirlán unveils revamped feed bonuses for 2025

Siobhán Walsh

Tillage podcast: looking back on the tillage year

Siobhán Walsh

Grain Trends: prices move up

Tillage management: payments, hedgerows and a break

Siobhán Walsh

Get out the soil sampler this winter

SPONSORED

Sustainability progress on Irish farms

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

MACHINERY

Gary Abbott

Kubota to bring autonomous retrofit kit to market

At a recent press event, Kubota unveiled a kit that it has developed in collaboration with a French startup that allows existing compatible tractor models to operate autonomously.

Peter Thomas Keaveney

Continental increases agricultural tyre size offering

Continental’s agricultural tyre offering has extended its range of its Combine Master tyres to bring very high flexion and cyclical field operation technology to more farm machinery.

Anne O'Donoghue

Tractor registrations down 8% in year to November - CSO

Gary Abbott

Topcon launches cheaper steering solution for smaller farms

Peter Thomas Keaveney

In pictures: 2017 New Holland T6.180 sells for €56,500 at auction

SPONSORED

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

Strong interest in 44ac midlands residential farm with bungalow

Tommy Moyles

Strong interest in 44ac midlands residential farm with bungalow

A 44ac farm within a short distance of the M6 motorway has attracted strong interest since it was put on the market, writes Tommy Moyles.

Tommy Moyles

Ilen Valley holding for sale

The land near the Ilen River is offered in its entire or in two lots. It is laid out in a number of fields and mainly consists of grass, writes Tommy Moyles.

Waterloo House, the winner could take it all for €2m

Tommy Moyles

Waterloo House, the winner could take it all for €2m

Set on 52ac at the crossroads of Munster, Waterloo House has recently come on the market and features a circa 200-year-old Georgian mansion as well as equestrian facilities, writes Tommy Moyles.

BUILDINGS

Martin Merrick

Creating a lean-to: the dos and don’ts

When it comes to creating a lean-to for a farm building, it’s important to be mindful of what effect this will have on the existing building. Martin Merrick reports.

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

James Hanly

FarmBioNet project to launch in January

The project which is also led by the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority, is funded by the European Union under the €93.5 billion Horizon Europe programme for research and innovation.

‘No single silver bullet’ to drive major cut in farm emissions

Noel Bardon

‘No single silver bullet’ to drive major cut in farm emissions

Teagasc modelling has determined that action will be needed on a number of fronts to cut farm emissions as there is no measure that could act as a 'silver bullet'.

RENEWABLES

Stephen Robb

Natural gas use jumps in November

Natural gas use in November was up 17% compared with the same time last year across multiple sectors, according to the latest gas demand report.

Ireland’s AD plans in doubt due to further delays in flagship policy

Stephen Robb

Ireland’s AD plans in doubt due to further delays in flagship policy

Many of the 18 AD projects which have received Department of Agriculture grant aid are now unlikely to be built due to delays in the Department of Environment's flagship support policy.

FORESTRY

James Hanly

New forest technology scheme not fit for purpose – IFA

IFA farm forestry chair Padraig Stapleton has raised concerns over how the scheme is designed and the lack of ambition with the budget.

James Hanly

Applications open for sustainable forest harvesting machinery grant

The grant will provide support to forestry contractors and timber hauliers for the purchase of new forest machinery that will optimise environmental performance.

NORTHERN IRELAND

Peter McCann

News round-up from Northern Ireland

Weekly round-up of news from across the farming industry in Northern Ireland.

David Wright

UFU presses chief vet for action on TB

Chief vet Brian Dooher has met UFU leaders to discuss his recent review into TB.

IRISH COUNTRY LIVING

Careers

‘The Australian culture is similar to Ireland’s, but with more sunshine’

In the last of our ASA travel bursaries series, Emily Cosgrove from UCD talks about her time in Australia in conversation with Sarah McIntosh.

Comment

Editorial: ‘Park the stress and remember what the season is really about'

Property

Waterloo House, the winner could take it all for €2m

Entertainment

Christmas bumper quiz: week one

Property

Ilen Valley holding for sale

Tommy Moyles

Strong interest in 44ac midlands residential farm with bungalow

A 44ac farm within a short distance of the M6 motorway has attracted strong interest since it was put on the market, writes Tommy Moyles.

Deirdre Verney

‘Crafters up and down the country add colour and creativity to our towns'

Now is the time to support your local crafters , writes Deirdre Verney.

Tommy Moyles

Superb holding set for auction

A 58ac residential farm near Delvin in Co Westmeath will be sold by auction before Christmas. The land is all in one block and offered for sale in two lots, writes Tommy Moyles.