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Beef
Reinvesting in suckler facilities as prices remain strong
Martin Merrick
Suckler farmers are achieving prices that they never have before, so it might be an apt time to reinvest back in to the business with additional facilities.
19 February 2025 Viewpoints
Dempsey at Large: slurry storage nonsense
If we needed an example of new needless bureaucracy causing frustration, expense and potential environmental damage, we have it in this case.
12 February 2025 Buildings
New 76-cubicle house eases pressure on Clare dairy farm
The addition of a new 76-cubicle shed on the farm of… will ease pressure on both housing and slurry storage.
Farmer Writes: mistakes made, lessons learned
Padraig Callanan learned an important lesson on safety when carrying out farm building work recently.
22 January 2025 Farmer Writes
Roofing open tanks: a viable option?
Martin Merrick discusses the costs and options with roofing over a tank already in-situ.
15 January 2025 Buildings
Farmer Writes: A slatted shed like Trigger's broom
Tommy Moyles recently replaced slats in his oldest slatted house. The building and some of the materials in it have witnessed a lot of local history in their time.
23 December 2024 Farmer Writes
Dealing with empty days and missed opportunities
Louise Clarke, pig specialist at Teagasc, Ballyhaise, takes a look at empty days in sows and the cost involved.
2 November 2024 Pigs