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LATEST NEWS
James Hanly
Leitrim farmers criticise forestry as ‘main cause’ for power outages
The Irish Farmers Journal spoke to an affected suckler farmer in the town of Corraleehan, Enda McNiffe, who has been without electricity and water on his farm since storm Éowyn hit on Friday.
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James Hanly
Jonathan Forbes to leave Kepak role
EDITORIAL
Jack Kennedy
Editorial: cover crop benefits obvious
Editorial: storm Éowyn's impact significant
The storm has also reinforced the very basic needs in new homes in rural Ireland of at least leaving the option of a timber stove possible in new builds.
SPONSORED
Dairy farmer salutes quality and reliability of Triple AAA Golden Maverick
A County Limerick dairy farmer, now in his fifth year feeding AAA Golden Maverick to his calves, is delighted with the quality and consistency the product is providing.
VIEWPOINTS
Editorial: Commissioner's soothing words need to be matched with action
Jack Kennedy
Jack Kennedy
Dempsey at Large: Practicalities and green dreams
Matt Dempsey
Matt Dempsey
Home Farm: Storm damage - wires and trees
Matt Dempsey
Matt Dempsey
Colm McCarthy: It is time to reconsider our energy sources
Colm McCarthy
Colm McCarthy
FARMER WRITES
Farms get a battering by storm Éowyn
John Egerton
Farms get a battering by storm Éowyn
John Egerton reckons he got off fairly lightly compared to some neighbouring farms.
Farmer Writes: there is pleasure in keeping busy during the winter
Gerald Potterton
Farmer Writes: there is pleasure in keeping busy during the winter
And as if we were looking for something more to do, storm Éowyn uprooted eight very large leylandii evergreen trees in the garden.
Karen McCabe
Farmer Writes: hay shed ripped asunder
e-Learning
Tommy Moyles
Farmer Writes: best-laid plans can well and truly go away
Dairy farmer salutes quality and reliability of Triple AAA Golden Maverick SPONSORED
Dairy farmer salutes quality and reliability of Triple AAA Golden Maverick
A County Limerick dairy farmer, now in his fifth year feeding AAA Golden Maverick to his calves, is delighted with the quality and consistency the product is providing.
DEALER
Mart movers in the south
The dealer has news of some movements taking place within the Cork Marts team.
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The Dealer
Heydon and Hansen need grit
The Dealer
Night of the long knives in Thurles
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VIDEO HUB
FARM SAFETY
Sarah McIntosh
Kerry community hosts memorial tractor run
A family who lost a loved one to a farm accident are keeping his memory alive by hosting an annual tractor run, writes Sarah McIntosh.
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SPONSORED
Dairy farmer salutes quality and reliability of Triple AAA Golden Maverick
A County Limerick dairy farmer, now in his fifth year feeding AAA Golden Maverick to his calves, is delighted with the quality and consistency the product is providing.
FORESTRY
James Hanly
Leitrim farmers criticise forestry as ‘main cause’ for power outages
‘Catastrophic’ damage among forestry plantations
Early and fast intervention is required to help private forest owners whose plantations have been damaged and destroyed, according to industry experts.
Amy Forde
Forest windblow taskforce set up by Department
PIG AND POULTRY
Call for generators to be included in TAMS
Anne O'Donoghue
Call for generators to be included in TAMS
IFA poultry chair Nigel Sweetnam made the call following the extended power outage in the wake of storm Éowyn.
‘Rare’ human case of H5N1 bird flu detected in UK
Noel Bardon
‘Rare’ human case of H5N1 bird flu detected in UK
The human case was discovered during routine testing of individuals in close contact with infected birds.
Caitríona Morrissey
England steps up bird flu prevention measures
e-Learning
Noel Bardon
Poultry to buck EU farm output decline trend
Adam Woods
Navigating a period of high risk for Avian Influenza