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Gardening with Kitty: spring into action
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Get to grips with storm damage and prepare your kitchen garden and paths for the season ahead, writes Kitty Scully.
29 January 2025 News
What exactly is this new Short Supply Chain funding scheme?
The Government has introduced a scheme to fund short supply chains to help strengthen local food communities and benefit producers, writes Janine Kennedy.
28 January 2025 News
Storm Éowyn: vegetable growers who ‘lost everything’ left with big repair costs
The Irish Farmers Journal spoke to two vegetable producers who have seen their enterprises badly affected from high winds and fallen trees during storm Éowyn.
Weekend weather: dry, mild with occasional rain
Met Éireann has announced that the weekend will be mild with plenty of dry weather overall and highest temperatures of 12°C.
17 January 2025 News
Farmers say red tape is the biggest challenge
IFAC’s 2025 Irish Farm report finds that farmers are overall more positive about the future than they were in 2024, but regulations are an issue for 60% of those surveyed. Phelim O’Neill reports
15 January 2025 News
Weekend weather: overcast, breezy and mostly dry
Met Éireann has announced that it will thaw this weekend, with wet and overcast weather and highest temperatures of 11°C.
10 January 2025 News
Fewer farms now eligible for TAMS LESS grant aid
Farms stocked between 100kg N/ha and 129kg N/ha must now apply slurry using LESS methods, farms now stocked between130kg/ha and 150kg/ha organic nitrogen are now ineligible to avail of LESS grant aid.
8 January 2025 News
From niche to mainstream – the evolution of organics
The organics revival really took off in the 1980s and Colin Keogh, winner of the Organic Champion Award has seen this evolution in action, writes Janine Kennedy.
8 January 2025 News
Editorial: communicating to non-farmers essential
A more diverse population means it is more challenging to communicate with people about farm tasks.
1 January 2025 Viewpoints
New year is time to look forward and back
Festive season coming to a close with just New Year's Eve celebrations still to come and it is time to plan for 2025.
30 December 2024 News
Martbids Database: light weanlings break €4/kg barrier
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s mart trade, including what’s happening in the country’s marts.
18 December 2024 Markets
Number of farms in Ireland dropped 5% in last decade - CSO
The CSO survey also found that the average age of an Irish farmer in 2023 was just under 60.
17 December 2024 News