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News Podcast: entitlement sales surge and European elections
Rachel Donovan
Sheep and schemes editor Darren Carty discusses how entitlements sales are set to soar in 2024 following a bumper year in 2023.
13 March 2024 News
Farmers forward buying straw ahead of harvest
One tillage farmer in south Munster has over 1,000 round bales of straw pre-booked for this year’s harvest.
6 March 2024 News
John Deere introduces new S7 combines with X9 DNA
John Deere has launched its new S7 combine range. Comprising four models, the new series spans from a rated 333hp to a max 543hp and adopts many of its new features from the X9 flagship range.
Tapping into forestry’s hidden energy source
Ireland’s forests have the potential to produce up to 700 million m3 per year of brash which could be used as an energy source, Stephen Robb reports.
28 February 2024 Renewables
Major new hybrid bioenergy park set for Clare
Senator Timmy Dooley, Fianna Fail spokesperson on Climate Action, Communication Networks & Transport, was among those who submitted concerns to the renewable energy development.
28 February 2024 News
Single culchies wanted for TV show
The show unites single people living and working in rural areas with urbanites who are in search of love and a dramatically different lifestyle.
14 February 2024 News
This week in photos: scanning sheep, IFA AGM, maize and grazing
Our top farming photos from the past week include farmers scanning sheep, grazing cows on fodder rape, attending marts and more. We also visit Roscrea Mart and have all the action from the IFA AGM.
14 January 2024 News
2023 – a year that rubbed salt into raw wounds
The incessant rain of the summer and autumn of 2023 won’t be easily forgotten, writes Derek Robinson
10 January 2024 Farmer Writes
A look back at area, yield and production figures for 2023
Here is a look back at the area of crops planted, the yield of those crops and the total estimated production figures from Teagasc.
2 January 2024 News
Top five farmer writer videos from 2023
Our contributors in Northern Ireland write articles and capture video footage from their farms. Here’s some highlights from 2023.
1 January 2024 Northern Ireland
New Holland’s new CR11 flagship combine - what we know so far
At Agritechnica, New Holland unveiled its flagship CR11 twin rotor combine, boasting a 775hp engine, 20,000l grain tank and compatibility with headers up to 18m.
25 December 2023 News
The most listened-to Tillage Podcasts from 2023
Here’s a look back on some of the most listened-to Tillage Podcasts from the Irish Farmers Journal in 2023.
25 December 2023 News