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Dairy
Tirlán unveils revamped feed bonuses for 2025
Noel Bardon
Tirlán's milk suppliers will see up to €30/t returned for meal bills between next January and April.
17 December 2024 Management
Farm inputs to check before Christmas holidays
Agri merchants, feed mills and vets will close for the Christmas holidays, so do a quick stock check now to make sure you don't run out of essential items next week.
4 December 2024 Northern Ireland
Markets point to positive beef prices in 2025
LMC chief executive Colin Smyth gave a market update during an industry webinar and said all signs were pointing to a positive beef trade in 2025.
Farmers set to be benchmarked on fertiliser surplus
Nutrient surplus will be calculated based on feed and fertiliser register and is set to be included in the next Nitrates Action Programme.
13 November 2024 News
Red diesel prices drop
Price quotes on red diesel have slipped to a three year low point in NI on the back of lower crude oil costs.
11 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Which Irish companies are exhibiting at UK Dairy Day?
Aidan Brennan takes a look at some of the Irish companies exhibiting at the UK Dairy Day event being held at Telford International Centre on Wednesday.
11 September 2024 News
Almost €2bn wiped off farm sector's operating surplus in 2023 - CSO
The CSO's final figures for 2023 show that the value generated on dairy and tillage farms fell significantly.
30 August 2024 News
Farmer Writes: viewing the world through a different lens
Derek Robinson is taking more of an interest in the nature around his Co Down farm.
17 July 2024 Northern Ireland
NI farm incomes take a 44% hit
DAERA has published its latest estimates for family farm incomes in NI
10 July 2024 Northern Ireland
Combining modern tech with older kit
Gary Abbott caught up with Andrew Shorten of Vantage Ireland, resellers of FarmTRX combine yield monitors to find out more about the process involved in retrofitting a yield monitor and its benefits.
10 July 2024 Farm machinery
Five tips for finishing cattle off grass
On farms with cattle that will finish off grass later this year, outlined are a few tips to keep in mind.
6 July 2024 Management
Clover and multispecies deliver cost savings
At a recent farmwalk hosted on Bill Harpur's suckler beef farm, farmers heard how clover and multispecies swards were reducing inputs and emissions.
26 June 2024 Northern Ireland