Preview of what's in this week's issue:

  • We have the annual performance of Irish factories and explain how prices are calculated.
  • IFA on the hunt for new chief.
  • My Farming Week: Tom Millerick is a dairy and tillage farmer from Cork.
  • In our online poll, farmers are paying up to €300 more for motor insurance as a new group is set to begin a review of the motor insurance market.
  • Bluetongue risk high in Britain.

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    Livestock:

  • Aidan Brennan asks if scale matters for making a profit from dairy on a farm in Cork.
  • Heavy rain hits soil fertility and affects herd yield in Rathmore, Co Kerry.
  • Advice for dealing with grazing cattle on wet ground.
  • We take a look at Ger Dineen’s farm system in Cork, which was one of the most profitable in the BETTER farm programme.

  • Tillage: BYDV control a major topic.
  • Business of farming: increased marts coverage with Roscommon, Raphoe and Ballyjamesduff.
  • Farmer Know-How: The basics of plumbing a water trough.
  • Farm buildings: Concrete slurry tanks.
  • Labour saving tip: Slurry agitation solution.
  • Focus supplement: Reseeding and feed options.

    • NEW Machinery pullout:

  • We take a look inside Ireland’s biggest combine breaker.
  • We speak to four Irish men who are working behind the wheel of some of the world’s largest farm machinery in the United States.
  • Reports on the latest grass machine developments from Kverneland.
  • A JCB 3CX that has been going for four decades.

    • NEW Pedigree pullout:

  • Top line up of calves headlines Southern Simmental Club calf finals at Barryroe Show.
  • National IHFA open day sale tops €4,200.
  • A visit to the Kildare home of Kilwarden Holsteins, one of the country’s most successful pedigree dairy herds.
  • Belclare title heads west.

    • Increased agribusiness coverage:

  • Bord Bia’s Brexit seminar outlined the stark reality that faces the agri-food sector.
  • 20 minutes with Richard Power, director of stockbroking at Cantor Fitzgerald.
  • Profits halve at Centenary co-op.

    • Property:

  • We visit a traditional stone-built farmhouse on the market in Skibbereen.
  • Perched on the shores of Derravaragh, an elegant property is on the market in Co Westmeath.
  • Set on 47 acres, Riverstown House in Kildangan is set to go under the hammer.
  • A beautifully restored cottage on 35 acres for sale in Co Meath.

    • And in Irish Country Living...

  • We visit Ireland’s first digital rural hub in Skibbereen.
  • Top tips from the judges for entering our FBD National Farmyard Awards.
  • Crafty ideas to keep kids entertained this summer.
  • Foraging and wild cooking workshops: we visit Barbara Heneghan in Black Sod.
  • How Dónal Byrne from Aughamore is making a success of his Big Red Barn Company.
  • The ladies in Yourells Hair Salon in Oranmore with their practical but sophisticated work wardrobes.
  • In sport, we preview Donegal against Tyron in the Ulster football final.

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