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Beef bonanza turns dreams into reality
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The dairy farmer has received more than €11,000 for five Friesian bullocks, that were valued at €150 or €30/hd in 2023 as calves.
Beef bonanza turns dreams into reality
A good dose for farmers
26 March 2025 Dealer
A good dose for farmers
Emma Brennan, Mia Kiernan, Kate McKeon, Emma Gantley, Aoife Cadam and Kelly Davis will take their product, It’s a Dose, to the National Student Enterprise Finals.
Debate on transport rules
26 March 2025 Dealer
Debate on transport rules
There is very little common ground on the issue of animal transport, and that the sharp differences were laid bare in the latest debate.
Foal registration an expensive game
The Dealer was bemused by some of Prof Paddy Wall's report into Ireland's horse tractability.
26 March 2025 Dealer
Could calf rearers become the new pedigree farmers?
The pedigree breeders council aren't too happy with the Teagasc plans to start breeding bulls.
26 March 2025 Dealer
EU downgrades wolf protection
Will the Commission's move put an end to the crazy calls for wolves to be reintroduced to Ireland, The Dealer wonders?
19 March 2025 Dealer
Could we have tears for Deeres?
There is a thriving market for John-Deere-branded children’s boots and trainers, but keeping the buoyant demand supplied has been a challenge.
19 March 2025 Dealer
No age limits for cattle in the Bible
The Dealer listened a little more closely to last week’s first reading when he heard a Galway-based priest referencing factory specs in his preamble to the first reading.
19 March 2025 Dealer
High-profile dairy exits a warning sign
With the Brownes in Killeagh replacing paddocks with solar panels, and the McGraths in Wicklow planning to switch to anaerobic digestion in Wicklow, is a double blow to the dairy sector.
19 March 2025 Dealer
Did sheep start the Plague?
The remains of a sheep that lived in a Bronze Age human settlement 4,000 years ago were assessed and an ancestor of the bacteria responsible for the Plague was found in its tooth.
19 March 2025 Dealer
The first AI newspaper
In Italy the first newspaper using entirely AI has been produced this week.
19 March 2025 Dealer
Lab-grown 'white juice' to debut in the US
The juice was recently unveiled and is set to be taste tested by consumers in late 2025, with a pilot launch in late 2026.
12 March 2025 Dealer