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Agri jobs: farm with 44-point rotary parlour needs new assistant
James Hanly
New roles have opened up for dairy farm assistants in Kilkenny, Cork and Westmeath.
Agri jobs: farm with 44-point rotary parlour needs new assistant
Pat Clancy elected as Dairygold chair
3 January 2025 News
Pat Clancy elected as Dairygold chair
From Ballyporeen, Co Tipperary, Clancy succeeds Seán O’Brien, who served as Dairygold chair for the past two years.
Key tips for farming in freezing cold weather
3 January 2025 News
Key tips for farming in freezing cold weather
After Met Éireann issued an alert for multi-hazard weather conditions, the Irish Farmers Journal has compiled a list of the key tips for keeping your farm safe and working during the cold snap.
Netherlands will close to Irish calves ‘after 2025’
The short-term outlook for calf exports in 2025 'remains fairly positive', Bord Bia has said.
1 January 2025 News
Almost 40% of dairy farmers to invest in slurry storage
Overall, 72% of the 223 dairy farmers surveyed have plans to invest in their farm next year.
1 January 2025 News
Mart managers look back on a good year for cattle prices
James Hanly spoke to the managers of some of Ireland’s leading cattle marts to see how business fared in 2024 and how it will look next year.
1 January 2025 News
What can AI do for Irish dairy?
Professor of marketing at University College Dublin Damien McLoughlin was speaking at a ‘Shaping the Future of Dairy’ event in Lyons, Co Kildare.
28 December 2024 News
Milk supply to recover in 2025 – Tirlán
Carbery is forecasting its 2025 supply to be on par with 2024 but with the usual variations apply depending on the time of the season.
23 December 2024 News
New Nitrates livestock rules coming in to place in 2025
The rules apply to all farmers and include changes to slurry spreading regulations, chemical fertiliser restrictions and lower crude protein levels in concentrates fed during the grazing season.
23 December 2024 News
Kerry Co-op selects its Kerry Dairy Ireland directors
Kerry Co-op has chosen seven people to serve on the board of Kerry Dairy Ireland alongside representatives of Kerry Group plc, with a couple of external independent directors joining them too.
21 December 2024 News
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.
20 December 2024 News
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.
19 December 2024 News