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Irish Farmers Journal breakfast bulletin: hen harrier scheme may open this year
Amy McShane
Good morning. In the news today: good news for poultry farms as housing restrictions are lifted and there are hopes the hen harrier scheme will open this year.
25 April 2017 News
Irish Farmers Journal breakfast bulletin: New Zealand WMP futures climb 3%
Good morning. In the news today: the IFA held its Brexit event for farmers in Goffs, a further 3,000 young bulls are shipping out to Turkey and New Zealand WMP futures have climbed 3%.
20 April 2017 World
Irish Farmers Journal breakfast bulletin: a billion-litre milk surge
Good morning. In the news today: dairy output is on course for a billion-litre increase over 2015 output and BDGP II has opened.
Irish Farmers Journal nightly news: co-ops setting prices and BDGP II opens
Have you missed out on any of the top stories today? Catch up with the top five stories from www.farmersjournal.ie today, Wednesday 19 April.
19 April 2017 World
Irish Farmers Journal breakfast bulletin: hopes for 10-year glyphosate renewal
Good morning. In the news today: Phil Hogan has hopes for a 10-year glyphosate renewal and Irish beef is one step closer to China.
19 April 2017 World
Mayo pig farm wins EU Good Pig Award 2017
Dave and Diana Milestone, owners of Andarl Farm, have been awarded internationally for their commitment to ethical farming practices.
17 April 2017 News
Eight of the world's biggest farms
We take a look at some of the biggest farms across the world.
16 April 2017 World
Irish Farmers Journal breakfast news: lamb prices and land mobility
Good morning. In the news today: it's going to be a wet Good Friday and a new €8.1m hub for beef and sheepmeat research has been launched.
14 April 2017 News
“Ireland doesn’t belong just to the cities” - mart manager
In another hit to rural Ireland, it was announced last month that 22 Ulster Bank branches are to close their doors for good.
12 April 2017 News
Top safety tips for handling and spreading fertiliser
As good weather has been allowing plenty of field work, here are some tips for keeping safe handling and spreading fertiliser.
12 April 2017 Farm safety
New road cyclist rules 'impossible' for tractor drivers
Proposals to allow 1.5-metre space to overtake a cyclist will be impossible to achieve with tractors on some roads, the Dáil transport committee has heard.
2 April 2017 News
Lack of hedgecutting causing expensive damage to tractors
Unmanaged hedgerows are causing expensive damage to tractor’s lighting and mirrors, the Dáil transport committee has heard.
1 April 2017 News