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Lely opens new base in Kilkenny for southeast farmers
Amy Forde
General manager of Lely Kilkenny Michael O’Grady said that “with robotic milking adoption predicted to double over the next five years, we felt the time was right to make the investment now".
21 March 2025 News
Met Éireann warns of heavy rain on Friday and Saturday
All of Munster, Galway and southern Leinster counties have been issued with a status yellow rainfall warning.
20 March 2025 News
Kilkenny land fetches close to €18,000/ac
The holding was laid out in four small fields and came with road frontage.
Small farm comes with extensive cattle yard in Kilkenny
The yard has accommodation for 150 head of cattle. It sits in the middle of the land. Paul Mooney reports.
5 March 2025 Property
Changes sought in badger vaccination programmes
The true infection levels for TB in vaccinated and non-vaccinated badgers must be established, as well as determining the level of vaccination coverage within a badger population.
2 March 2025 News
Feedlots and cattle trade cited for spread of TB
The Department of Agriculture study also noted a a high level of TB in badgers that were culled in the study area.
26 February 2025 News
McKeever is heading back to education
The former advisor to Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue, is staying in the political scene and will work with James Lawless who is Minister for Further and Higher Education.
26 February 2025 Dealer
Bird droppings bring luck to farmer
A farmer won big on a radio competition last weekend just before he was about to go dehorning calves.
26 February 2025 Dealer
March auction for 'productive' lands
A 21.6ac non-residential holding near Thomastown heads for online auction in mid March. Listed with Quinn Property that land is all in grass, writes Tommy Moyles.
26 February 2025 For Sale
Young Stock Podcast: from teaching home economics to finishing cattle
Josephine O'Neill is a home economics and Irish teacher who hails from a beef and tillage farm in Co Kilkenny.
24 February 2025 News
What to do when feeling lost in your mid-career
It can be easy to feel lost at any stage during your career, particularly when it is a competitive jobs market, it’s important to spend time thinking about your next step, writes Sarah McIntosh.
12 February 2025 Agri jobs
Land Report: change of direction in Kilkenny after years of highs
Fewer prestigious farms sold in the county in 2024 - prices dropped 15%.
9 February 2025 l2