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Tillage
Irish tillage needs its own Ornua-style organisation
Siobhán Walsh
Irish tillage farmers need a new organisation selling their goods or at least looking at ways to incorporate Irish tillage credentials into meat and dairy products.
20 December 2024 News
Tirlán unveils revamped feed bonuses for 2025
Tirlán's milk suppliers will see up to €30/t returned for meal bills between next January and April.
13 November 2024 Management
Dairy Management: updates to the nitrogen excretion rates for cows and cattle
The Department of Agriculture has confirmed that it intends on bringing in the changes with immediate effect after the public consultation.
Lungworm issues and suckler mart roadshow dates
Adam Woods takes a look at a rise in lungworm cases and how to deal with them and has the dates for this weeks and next weeks suckler marts roadshow.
30 October 2024 Management
Comment: beef finishing farms slow to go organic
Adam Woods takes a look at real issues in the organic beef finishing sector.
23 October 2024 Markets
More concentrates being fed in recent years
Teagasc’s professor Michael O’Donovan said since 2018 higher levels of concentrates have been recorded by users of Pasture Base Ireland.
23 October 2024 Climate and environment
What sets high profit winter milk farmers apart?
Teagasc liquid milk specialist James Dunne highlights some of the differences in performance that explain the difference in profit on winter milk farms.
19 October 2024 Liquid Milk
High milk prices to boost winter milk herds
High milk prices are a boost to winter milk producers but challenges remain, writes Aidan Brennan.
16 October 2024 Liquid Milk
Market Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from Singapore, Brazil, Russia and Australia.
16 October 2024 World
Integrated AD on Antrim dairy and chicken farm
Stephen Robb reports on the Fertiliser Association of Ireland's visit to dairy farmer Alastair Taylor in Antrim.
16 October 2024 Northern Ireland
Identifying and correcting fodder deficits
Martin Merrick details how to identify a potential fodder deficit and some steps to try prevent it.
13 October 2024 Winter Indoor Management
All not equal in love and protein
Martin Merrick looks at what sources of protein farmers need to be looking for in their feed rations, with all proteins not being equal in quality.
9 October 2024 Winter Indoor Management