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ICMSA calls for appeals system on drainage
Declan O’Brien
The INHFA has lodged an official objection to the proposed GAEC 2 standard.
22 January 2025 News
More young farmers opt for pre-nups
Solicitor Aisling Meehan said the younger generation doesnot want to be the one that puts the farm in peril.
22 January 2025 News
Farmers urged to keep land in milk to maintain income
Austin Finn of the Land Mobility Service said dairy farmers risked decimating their income by using drystock production as a step-down to retirement.
History and Charles Haughey's infamous TB eradication call
In 1965 Charlie Haughey announced that Ireland had beaten bovine TB - six decades later the farm sector is still grappling with the disease. We look at the history of the eradication scheme.
22 January 2025 News
Counting the real on-farm cost of TB
The O'Meara family from Lorrha in north Tipperary has lost 93 cows and 60 steers to TB since the disease struck the herd in April 2021.
22 January 2025 News
Average Aurivo milk price forecast to top 50c/l in 2025
Aurivo CEO Donal Tierney has forecast another good year for milk suppliers, as global demand continues to outstrip supply.
21 January 2025 News
Calf births could drop by 45,000 head this year
Calf numbers this year could be 100,000 head lower than 2023 if the 2% drop in births comes to pass.
19 January 2025 News
No numbers provided regarding Dairygold termination notices
Dissatisfaction with changes to the co-op's loyalty reward scheme are at the heart of the dispute.
15 January 2025 News
Mart managers question 'ludicrous' TB moves
The targeting of cows from herds that have gone clear for TB does not make sense, mart managers claimed.
15 January 2025 News
ICOS slams proposed TB restrictions
Long-term restrictions on the sale of cows from herds that have had TB would profound negative financial implications for farmers, ICOS maintained.
15 January 2025 News
Drainage rules to tighten for 35,000 farmers
The tighter restrictions will apply from this year on over 540,000ha of farmed peatlands and wetlands in the midlands and west.
15 January 2025 News
Butter bounces back to €7,200/t on Dutch market
Close to 10% was knocked off the value of butter prices in the month up to Christmas, as the trade eased from the record levels hit through the autumn.
12 January 2025 News