BEEF

Darren Carty

Marts experience slightly quieter January trade with throughput down 7%

Open urgent review of TB controls, Department told minister

Noel Bardon

Open urgent review of TB controls, Department told minister

Amy Forde

Unprotected urea ban from 2026 and new calf excretion rates

Noel Bardon

New CSO figures shows sheep kill remains tight into 2025

FARM PROGRAMMES

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BEEF

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DAIRY

Marts experience slightly quieter January trade with throughput down 7%

While throughput was lower, the vibrant trade reduced the percentage of cattle unsold fall from 2.5% to just 1.9%.

Noel Bardon

Open urgent review of TB controls, Department told minister

The minister’s warning came in the brief drafted by senior department officials that awaited him in Ag House on his appointment.

Amy Forde

Unprotected urea ban from 2026 and new calf excretion rates

Tommy Moyles

Supply and demand impacts current calf prices

SPONSORED

Land purchase considerations: key factors for farmers

The nature of farming like any business, is that farmers are continually investing in their farms, land, infrastructure, buildings, stock and machinery to improve on-farm efficiencies or productivity

SHEEP

Darren Carty

Global sheep prices: hoggets running 85c/kg to €1.50/kg higher

Noel Bardon

New CSO figures shows sheep kill remains tight into 2025

Sheep Trends: pressure on price and carcase weight

Darren Carty

Sheep Trends: pressure on price and carcase weight

Sheep mart prices: trade for hoggets more subdued this week

Darren Carty

Sheep mart prices: trade for hoggets more subdued this week

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ANIMAL HEALTH

UCD Lyons constructs state-of-the-art calf housing and research facilities

Martin Merrick

UCD Lyons constructs state-of-the-art calf housing and research facilities

Martin Merrick gets a look inside the brand-new calf shed, which will perform the dual role of providing high-welfare accommodation for the 200-cow dairy herd progeny, and research into calves.

Investigating unexplained lamb losses in Scottish hill flocks

Darren Carty

Investigating unexplained lamb losses in Scottish hill flocks

Losses of lambs aged between six to eight weeks as well as those aged between four and six months were recorded at a high average figure of 18.6%. Darren Carty writes.

PEDIGREE

Nevan McKiernan

Limousin society yet to decide on star ratings inclusion

The society will decide in the coming days, after a council meeting, whether the indices will be published in the catalogue.

Nevan McKiernan

Pedigree breeder all-star awards set to take place in Portlaoise

Nevan McKiernan previews the upcoming pedigree breeder all-star awards.

SPONSORED

Getting through the first SBLAS audit

Damien Murray, Origin Green Producer Liaison & Standard Co-Coordinator gives a step by step guide for new suckler members of SBLAS facing their first audit.

SPONSORED

‘Innovative’ Flourish Calf earns Cork farmer’s trust

Flourish Calf, the new product from Volac Milk Replacers Ireland Ltd, has been described by Co Cork farmer Aaron Buckley as the best he has ever used.

SPONSORED

Breeding success from within the cow with smaXtec

Dairy farmers from across the country explain how SmaXtec has helped them on their farm during breeding season

SPONSORED

Helping calves thrive: a proactive approach to gut health this calving season

Calving season is a critical period for the long-term health and productivity of young calves.

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AGRIBUSINESS

Lorcan Roche Kelly

Ornua’s head of global ingredients is leaving co-op

He is said to be leaving the company to take up a new opportunity elsewhere.

Lorcan Roche Kelly

Ireland’s newest co-op Arrabawn Tipperary formally established

Inaugural board meeting of new dairy co-op held in Nenagh on Friday.

Phelim O'Neill

Mirror clauses in international trade

Production standard equivalence for imports is a regular point of friction in international trade.

Beyond Meat reports yet another loss, cuts workforce

Lorcan Roche Kelly

Beyond Meat reports yet another loss, cuts workforce

Fake meat company also announced it is withdrawing from the Chinese market.

TILLAGE

James Hanly

Hemp diversification most suitable for tillage farms - Teagasc

Brewers and maltsters need to 'keep their side of the bargain'

Siobhán Walsh

Brewers and maltsters need to 'keep their side of the bargain'

Siobhán Walsh

Tillage Podcast: fertiliser, whiskey and drier weather

Cork man wins Guinness and Boortmalt malting barley award

James Hanly

Tirlán confirms €5.9m trading bonus payout

SPONSORED

Sustainability progress on Irish farms

Origin Green sustainability and data analytics manager Dr Eleanor Murphy reports on Irish farm emissions.

MACHINERY

Peter Thomas Keaveney

Develon debuts new 190hp 15.8t flagship agri wheel loader

Last autumn, Develon delivered the first of its two newly revamped 13.8t and 15.8t larger agricultural wheel loader models, designed for a variety of work including on the clamp at silage and maize.

Gary Abbott

Kverneland Group Ireland appoints new dealer in east Cork

Kverneland Group Ireland has just appointed Ryalls Farm & Industrial Equipment as main agents for its full range of implements.

Gary Abbott

Sluggish start for 2025 tractor sales

Gary Abbott

Manitou 2100V - a steer in the right direction

Gary Abbott

2022 John Deere 6120M makes €95,250 at auction

SPONSORED

New quad bike regulations - are you ready?

Quad bikes are designed to cope with a wide variety of terrain types and so are a fantastic aid for farm work - by Ciaran Roche, FBD risk manager.

PROPERTY

Paul Mooney

Carlow land with potential

The land was well located in Rathanna village but had limited road frontage, writes Paul Mooney.

Paul Mooney

Compact farm with nice four-bed house

The property has a useful farmyard while the land is described as dry and well maintained. Paul Mooney reports.

Paul Mooney

25ac good quality grassland holding

The same auctioneer has a 230ac farm – with cattle yard – available to lease, writes Paul Mooney.

BUILDINGS

Martin Merrick

UCD Lyons constructs state-of-the-art calf housing and research facilities

Martin Merrick gets a look inside the brand-new calf shed, which will perform the dual role of providing high-welfare accommodation for the 200-cow dairy herd progeny, and research into calves.

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

James Hanly

New €500,000 partnership for nature restoration

The project, announced at the Lions Club National Convention in Tullamore on Friday, has been allocated €250,000 per year will be allocated for 2025 and 2026, to support restoration projects.

Farmers could be paid lump sums to rewet land

Noel Bardon

Farmers could be paid lump sums to rewet land

There are 80,000ha to be rewetted or extensified over the coming years under contracts agreed over a 15-year timeframe.

RENEWABLES

Stephen Robb

77% of people support energy project near their homes – KPMG survey

Research carried out by KPMG found that over three-quarters of people surveyed would support renewable energy projects close to their homes

Government to lead new communication strategy for AD

Stephen Robb

Government to lead new communication strategy for AD

With many proposed anaerobic digestion plants facing significant community opposition, the Government plans to launch a new communication strategy.

FORESTRY

Darren Carty

Assurances given to forestry owners on potential future supports

Minister Michael Healy-Rae has moved to reassure forest owners that any work undertaken now will not affect eligibility for any potential future assistance that is introduced.

Department refuses to budge on felling licences

Declan O’Brien

Department refuses to budge on felling licences

The Department of Agriculture has estimated that 24,000ha of forestry or close to 10m cubic metres of timbers was flattened by storms Éowyn and Darragh.

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