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Kerrygold battles heat up in North America
Jack Kennedy
Will the new CEO of Ornua, Conor Galvin, formerly CEO of Dairygold, have the same appetite for competing brands when he sits in the Ornua hot seat?
1 May 2024 Viewpoints
ACRES and fertiliser warning
Key message – know what you can spread before ordering and purchasing compound fertiliser.
1 May 2024 Viewpoints
Forestry service costs surge
A very mixed reaction from farmers to the ash dieback compensation announcement.
Farm Tech Talk: sheds, sheep prices and sowing clover
A palatial shed for pedigree cattle in Monaghan, the latest sheep prices and advice for over-sowing clover feature in this week's show.
26 April 2024 News
Positivity mixed with unknowns needs leadership
The 2023 results do nothing to recognise what is happening at farm level as the rug is being pulled from under farmers.
24 April 2024 Viewpoints
Weather boost mentally positive
Of even more significance is the positive mental lift the dry weather is bringing to farmers all over the country.
24 April 2024 Viewpoints
Farm Tech Talk: beef price, sheep scheme and calves
Factory beef prices, the new €8/ewe sheep scheme and the commercial beef value of calves feature in this week's show.
19 April 2024 News
Is the battle for milk about to kick off?
With milk supply crashing in Ireland and further afield, the answers to the greening questions are getting or are about to get more difficult.
17 April 2024 Editorial
Weather up but lots to do on tillage farms
At long last the forecast looks like we might get a few dry days together. Important not to panic, take deep breaths and plan properly.
17 April 2024 Viewpoints
Tillage emergency fund but still no land use policy
With dry weather in the forecast and little or no spring planting completed, the €40 per acre might pale into insignificance but it at least has arrived.
17 April 2024 Viewpoints
Beef: winter finishing confidence low
Beef farmers are not immune to the wet weather and winter essentially has been extended to eight months in the northwest.
17 April 2024 Viewpoints
Farm Tech Talk: beef trade, new sheep scheme, breeding and clover
The weather impact on the beef trade, new sheep welfare scheme details, a breeding season update and balancing clover are all covered on this week’s podcast.
12 April 2024 News