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Key tips for farming in freezing cold weather
James Hanly
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.
Key tips for farming in freezing cold weather
Farmer Writes: 2024 over and out
3 January 2025 News
Farmer Writes: 2024 over and out
There were some good spells along the way, but I don’t think anyone can deny that the summer of 2024 was just horrible, whether you were a farmer or not, writes James Strain.
Live exporters drive weanlings to record prices
1 January 2025 News
Live exporters drive weanlings to record prices
Adam Woods has the latest on the 2024 weanling trade a record trade for weanling bulls.
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
Tight beef supplies to continue in 2025
In 2024, Irish beef supplies were impacted by lower carcase weights, which were down by an estimated 5%, Bord Bia said.
1 January 2025 News
Four in five farmers concerned about Mercosur deal
Cattle finishers represent the sector whose farmers are most anxious of the impact that could result from an EU-Mercosur free trade deal.
1 January 2025 News
My Farming Week: Rose Reilly, Doogary, Co Cavan
Pedigree Limousin farmer Rose Reilly from Cavan is on this edition of My Farming Week.
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
Are you one of the 15,000 farmers facing new slurry spreading rules?
Farmers with a grassland stocking rate of between 100kg/ha and 129kg/ha organic nitrogen are obliged to spread slurry using low emissions spreading equipment once the season opens in 2025.
31 December 2024 News
Record mart trade for cattle in 2024
Adam Woods has the latest on the 2024 mart trade, including an in depth analysis of the Irish Farmers Journal Martbids database.
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
More than 9% fewer sheep slaughtered so far this year - CSO
That’s according to the latest Central Statistics Office data for livestock slaughterings, which shows that more than 268,000 fewer heads were slaughtered so far this year.
20 December 2024 News