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Sprayers out of winter storage. Early season tasks on winter cereals

Early Season Crop Care: Key Spraying and Nutrient Strategies for Winter Cereals.

MART REPORTS

Martbids Database: mart trade levels off this week

Adam Woods

Martbids Database: mart trade levels off this week

Adam Woods takes a look at this week’s mart trade and what direction the trade is headed in.

Tommy Moyles

Camera at the Mart: a spring like no other for Carlow Mart

There was close to 400 calves on offer in Carlow Mart this week and trade has been on fire, much like it has all spring.

Tommy Moyles

Camera at the Mart: demand drives all prices in Kanturk

After weather hindered early sales at the north cork venue, Kanturk Mart has experienced a super spring, with trade on fire across all types of stock, reports Tommy Moyles.

PODCASTS

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BEEF

Store cattle prices up €1,000/head in five years

Adam Woods

Store cattle prices up €1,000/head in five years

Beef Trends: factories make move to steady trade

Adam Woods

Beef Trends: factories make move to steady trade

No let up in calf prices as supply begins to slip

Tommy Moyles

No let up in calf prices as supply begins to slip

Rewetting option for ACRES farmers later this year

Noel Bardon

Rewetting option for ACRES farmers later this year

FARM PROGRAMMES

SUSTAINABILITY

BEEF

DAIRY

SHEEP

DAIRY

Grass+ Dairy: taking action amid rapid change in growth rates

Growth is differing among some regions, but where growth is taking off, incorrect management could be a costly mistake.

James Hanly

Group of dairy farmers to sponsor Waterford LGFA

The Waterford Dairy Farmers is a group made up of around 500 Tirlán members that formed a committee to organise the sponsorship.

James Hanly

Kerry milk price falls for March supplies

Aidan Brennan

Dairy Trends: GDT index increases by 1.6%

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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

Darren Carty

Sheep Trends: lambs and hoggets cut 10c/kg to 20c/kg

Spring lambs top at €5.57/kg as cull ewes hit €4.22/kg in Milford

Rachel Gallagher

Spring lambs top at €5.57/kg as cull ewes hit €4.22/kg in Milford

Sheep mart prices: factory pressure felt in mart sales

Darren Carty

Sheep mart prices: factory pressure felt in mart sales

James Hanly

£1.8m worth of animals killed in UK dog attacks in 2024

KNOWLEDGE HUB

LIVESTOCK

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Nitrates derogation calculator

LIVESTOCK

Mart Price Calculator

FINANCE

BPS calculator

ANIMAL HEALTH

Peter McCann

News round-up from Northern Ireland

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

Peter McCann

Muir says new sheep scheme is ‘a priority’

Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir spoke to Stormont’s agriculture committee last Thursday

PEDIGREE

Nevan McKiernan

Exciting week of pedigree cattle sales ahead

Nevan McKiernan previews some of the pedigree cattle sales taking place over the coming days.

Rachel Gallagher

Longwool Perth ewes prove to be the right choice for team Tourish

Rachel Gallagher visits the pedigree Longwool Perth hill flock of David Tourish and family.

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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.

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Levelling up calf rearing with Teemore Mono Calf Building

Proper calf shed ventilation is crucial for maximising calf performance and profitability.

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Sprayers out of winter storage. Early season tasks on winter cereals

Early Season Crop Care: Key Spraying and Nutrient Strategies for Winter Cereals.

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Reliable Ecosyl delivering quality silage for dairy farming brothers

The reliability provided by Ecosyl additive is delivering quality silage and peace of mind for two dairy farming brothers in County Kilkenny.

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AGRIBUSINESS

Ornua reports steady performance in 2024

Lorcan Roche Kelly

Ornua reports steady performance in 2024

Executives at the co-op are confident about the Kerrygold brand in the face of market disruption

Ornua reports increased profit on flat turnover in 2024

Lorcan Roche Kelly

Ornua reports increased profit on flat turnover in 2024

Processor provided value payment of €72.8m to member co-ops during the year.

Glanbia’s worth more than twice what its stock is priced at

Lorcan Roche Kelly

Glanbia’s worth more than twice what its stock is priced at

Analysis from Goodbody stockbrokers puts the total value of the company at €21 a share

How US farmers are exposed in China trade war

Phelim O'Neill

How US farmers are exposed in China trade war

The prospect of astronomical prices for US consumers on mobile phones caused a reverse on tariffs in US China hasn't relaxed any of their tariffs on the US

TILLAGE

James Hanly

Strong demand for organic oats a ‘real success story’ – Heydon

Grain Trends: wheat prices fall, oilseed rape up

Siobhán Walsh

Grain Trends: wheat prices fall, oilseed rape up

Pat O'Toole

Progress on Carlow maltings plans

Tillage management: flag leaves, weeds and fungicides

Siobhán Walsh

Glyphosate resistance – your questions answered

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Sustainability progress on Irish farms

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

MACHINERY

Gary Abbott

Young Stock Podcast: carving out a career in the machinery sector

Gary Abbott talks to Tipperary man Peter Folan, who is prospering a bright career from a childhood passion for ag machinery. He discusses his studies and experiences as well as past and current roles.

The Antrim contractors on using their 16th Krone baler

Peter Thomas Keaveney

The Antrim contractors on using their 16th Krone baler

Now on their 16th Krone baler, Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with Daniel Wilkinson to see how his most recent Krone Comprima CF 155 XC+ is performing after one season.

Gary Abbott

Continental to exit agri tyre market

Gary Abbott

Bauma 2025: a look at the world’s largest construction show

Peter Thomas Keaveney

McHale 10-rotor tedder working well for midland’s farmer

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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

Paul Mooney

Old tower house is a talking point on this 45.5ac farm in Co Tipperary

Good quality land, a spic and span yard and a medieval tower makes this an interesting sale, writes Paul Mooney.

Paul Mooney

Stunning country home looking over Blessington Lakes for €1.3m

The house has great privacy, sitting on 21.5ac of grassland with mature and specimen trees. Paul Mooney reports.

Paul Mooney

41.5ac for sale on Finavarra Bay in Co Clare guided at €365,000

The farm in a scenic area, near to Kinvara and to Ballyvaughan. It has road frontage.

BUILDINGS

Martin Merrick

Farm buildings forum updates on reference cost review and slurry storage costs

Though reference costs are not where they should be since TAMS III opened over two years ago, an ongoing review has been confirmed again by the Department of Agriculture.

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

ACRES scheme to feature new rewetting measure

Noel Bardon

ACRES scheme to feature new rewetting measure

Farmers could be offered funding to cut land use emissions under a series of commitments listed in the updated Climate Action Plan.

James Hanly

INHFA calls for investigation into EU funding of NGOs

This comes after a statement from the European Commission that acknowledged how funding for the EU LIFE programme may have funded “undue lobbying activities” by environmental NGOs.

RENEWABLES

Stephen Robb

New biomethane plant planned for Arklow

The company, which is partnering with local dairy farmer Seoirse McGrath, is seeking permission to build a 90,000t AD plant, which will produce biomethane gas.

Stephen Robb

Mayo AD plant gets green light

Working with 71 farmers in the area, nearly 18,000t of cattle slurry, 9,500t of pig slurry, 12,000t of poultry manure, 20,000t of wholecrop silage and 5,000t of grass silage will be used as feedstock

FORESTRY

Healy-Rae commits to a forest windblown reconstitution scheme

Donal Magner

Healy-Rae commits to a forest windblown reconstitution scheme

Minister Healy-Rae has said he wants to "put the stride back into forestry”. Donal Magner reports.

European firm aims to export Irish timber

Declan O’Brien

European firm aims to export Irish timber

LJR Forestry currently have two harvesters and forwarders working in plantations in the northeast.

NORTHERN IRELAND

Peter McCann

News round-up from Northern Ireland

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

Peter McCann

Muir says new sheep scheme is ‘a priority’

Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir spoke to Stormont’s agriculture committee last Thursday

IRISH COUNTRY LIVING

Comment

Editorial: a more mindful approach to Easter

We might all be riding the wave of the sugar high but not long after comes the sugar crash.

Finance

Money Mentor: TB depopulation – what are the tax implications?

Comment

'The little white book is missing... how do I tell Tim?'

Life

Dromore National School: hats off to this Easter tradition

Food

Forged by fire – sealed with skill

Amy Corrado

Coolmore Stud hosts careers day for over 700 students

The racing and bloodstock giant directly employs over 1,300 staff in south Tipperary.

The perfect dessert centerpiece for your Easter table

Janine Kennedy

The perfect dessert centerpiece for your Easter table

This tart combines two of our very favourite desserts – Banoffee and baked custard – and the result is sweet, creamy and downright delicious, writes Janine Kennedy.

Paul Mooney

Stunning country home looking over Blessington Lakes for €1.3m

The house has great privacy, sitting on 21.5ac of grassland with mature and specimen trees. Paul Mooney reports.

Janine Kennedy

Meet the Kish monger

Ireland is surrounded by some of the best quality seafood in the world, so this Good Friday, try something a little bit different, writes Janine Kennedy.

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