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Farmers reminded not to burn bushes by council
Amy Forde
The council said that financial support is available to farmers for biomass chipping equipment through the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS).
25 April 2025 News
Farm Tech Talk: suckler schemes, lamb prices and dairy breeding
This week, we speak to Adam on the new suckler scheme, while Darren updates us on lamb prices and Aidan talks breeding and milk prices.
23 April 2025 News
Department TB proposals shock farmers
The sheer number of proposals tightening controls on farms where significant or repeated TB breakdowns occur angered farmers at an ICMSA TB meeting in Gorey.
Farmer Writes: strong beef price can only be seen as a good thing
I would like to see the people who put in the hard work of breeding and calving cows getting well paid for it, because God knows we’ve done it long enough for nothing.
21 April 2025 Farmer Writes
Dairy heifer numbers falling globally
A severe shortage in dairy heifer numbers is looming both in Ireland and overseas writes Aidan Brennan.
16 April 2025 Breeding & health
The curlew's call: now is distant memory as populations decline
The Eurasian curlew, Numenius arquata, was once a common sight across Ireland and the UK and its distinctive call could be heard along coasts and across farmland.
16 April 2025 News
Dairy management: weather changes, breeding replacements and reseeding
Aidan Brennan says that grass growth rates are variable so farmers must be taking careful action to ensure that the cows eat grass at the correct stage.
16 April 2025 Management
Farmer Writes: grass is flying it
All cows are calved now, and they’re on 4kg of a breeder nut along with an allocation of 17kg DM of grass.
16 April 2025 Farmer Writes
The breeding independence of the national herd
"The strength of the breeding programme in Ireland has delivered great progress for dairy farmers." - Mike Magan, Dairy farmer, Killashee, Co Longford.
16 April 2025 Letters
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.
16 April 2025 Breeding & health
NCBC 'totally confident' in IP rights for bulls
The move to introduce IP rights on bulls essentially prevents farmers selling bull calves with high EBI to other or foreign AI companies.
12 April 2025 News
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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