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Heydon and Hansen need grit
The Dealer
Farming's future is now in the hands of Christophe Hansen and Martin Heydon; both have hands-on farming experience that will hopefully inform them.
29 January 2025 Northern Ireland
UFU / YFCU look at farming in the year 2100
Tom Morrow reports from a UFU / YFCU conference on farming in 2100, held last Wednesday in Antrim
29 January 2025 News
Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme opens
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon made the announcement of the scheme with a budget of €1.5m.
Dairy farmers need to ask the right questions about their business model
Farmers from Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales listened to industry experts at the Positive Dairy conference in Cork last week. Jack Kennedy reports.
22 January 2025 News
Mitchelstown AD plant will help farmers lower carbon footprint - Nephin
The company stated that the proposed development will provide new employment opportunities while positively impacting the sustainability and viability of associated farms.
22 January 2025 News
Sustainability-linked loans launched for tillage farmers
Primarily used by the dairy sector in 2024, Enviroflex loans are designed to incentivise farmers to continue implementing sustainability focused improvements on their land.
21 January 2025 News
Tillage vision group to meet again
The Dealer has heard that the Food Vision Tillage Group is to meet again to discuss progress on the report.
16 January 2025 Dealer
Sustainability is a ‘massive opportunity’ for NI farms
Ian Marshall from Queen's University Belfast spoke at the Oxford Farming Conference last week.
15 January 2025 Northern Ireland
Mallow students win Teagasc special award at BT Young Scientist
The winning project was titled 'An Investigation into using Total Leaf-Area as a predictive tool for determining below-ground biomass at all stages in the growth of selected Root-Crop Plants'.
15 January 2025 News
Thurles student wins sustainable farming award at BT Young Scientist
Luke Blackwell won the award for his project ‘A novel approach to regenerative agriculture through the use of Comfrey as a sustainable soil enhancer’.
14 January 2025 Climate and environment
Lakeland announces loyalty payment with December milk price
A spokesperson for Lakeland Dairies said: “After a period of volatility in late 2024, the global dairy markets have started 2025 relatively stable, with supply and demand largely in balance.”
13 January 2025 News
Opinion: fair food pricing may test CAP commitment of consumers
Will asking consumers to pay more for food cost farming public support for the Common Agricultural Policy?
11 January 2025 Opinion