BEEF

Adam Woods

Beef prices: quotes jump 20c/kg on back of huge demand

The Grass Week: second round a way off for some

Martin Merrick

The Grass Week: second round a way off for some

Nevan McKiernan

Simmental bull sells for €16,000 in Roscommon

Two farmers disqualified from owning animals in 2024

James Hanly

Two farmers disqualified from owning animals in 2024

FARM PROGRAMMES

SUSTAINABILITY

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DAIRY

SHEEP

DAIRY

Tirlán sponsors Kilkenny GAA for 31st season

Avonmore was the name on Kilkenny jerseys since 1994 with the brand’s owner Tirlán Co-operative added in 2024.

Martin Merrick

The Grass Week: second round a way off for some

While grass supplies are extremely tight on some farms, next week’s heat combined with the recent application of fertiliser should see growth lift considerably.

Aidan Brennan

Dairy Management: avoid an April grass surplus

Phelim O'Neill

Irish dairy exports soar in January

SPONSORED

Land purchase considerations: key factors for farmers

The nature of farming like any business, is that farmers are continually investing in their farms, land, infrastructure, buildings, stock and machinery to improve on-farm efficiencies or productivity

SHEEP

James Hanly

Teagasc seeks builder to build new sheep shed in Athenry

James Hanly

New €22m National Sheep Welfare Scheme opens

James Hanly

Two farmers disqualified from owning animals in 2024

Watch: Tullamore Farm - lambing progressing well after tricky lead-up

Darren Carty

Watch: Tullamore Farm - lambing progressing well after tricky lead-up

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ANIMAL HEALTH

James Hanly

New €22m National Sheep Welfare Scheme opens

The Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon announced the scheme on Monday which has a budget of €22 million and is a continuation and expansion of a similar scheme that operated in 2024.

Agri jobs: manager required for Galway farm calving over 200 cows

Rachel Donovan

Agri jobs: manager required for Galway farm calving over 200 cows

There are a number of job on offer across the dairy industry this week.

PEDIGREE

Nevan McKiernan

Simmental bull sells for €16,000 in Roscommon

Nevan McKiernan reports on the Irish Simmental Cattle Society Premier show and sale at Roscommon Mart, on Saturday.

Rachel Gallagher

NI Dorset flocks dominate at Worcester

Rachel Gallagher reports on the Dorset Emeralds show and sale of Dorset Horn and Poll Dorset sheep at Worcester Livestock Market.

SPONSORED

Getting through the first SBLAS audit

Damien Murray, Origin Green Producer Liaison & Standard Co-Coordinator gives a step by step guide for new suckler members of SBLAS facing their first audit.

SPONSORED

Farmer's trust in the quality and reliability of Flourish Calf

Trust in both protein quality and the brand are the primary criteria in selecting calf milk replacer in the case of a generational dairy farmer based near the northeast shore of Lough Neagh.

SPONSORED

Technology For Profit: data is key, knowledge is power

A stickler for data and detail, Sean Kelly’s focus has remained clear, staying on the family farm to help expand the herd, while keeping sustainability at its core.

SPONSORED

Drive performance and profitability with Tirlán’s Milk Solids Growth programme

Efficient milk solids production is a key driver of farm profitability and Tirlán’s Milk Solids Growth programme enables farmers to unlock the full value of every drop of milk their herd produces.

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AGRIBUSINESS

Phelim O'Neill

Irish dairy exports soar in January

Record value for January dairy exports, with volumes for the month only higher once in the past 10 years.

Aurivo fined €350,000 for environmental breaches

Contributor

Aurivo fined €350,000 for environmental breaches

Sorcha Crowley reports from Sligo Circuit Criminal Court, where Aurivo Dairy Ingredients was fined in relation to foul odours from its Ballaghaderreen plant and discharge to a nearby river.

Phelim O'Neill

Irish beef exports down 9% in January

An 8% increase in the value of beef exports in January masks a 9% decline in volumes.

Lorcan Roche Kelly

Dairygold seeks 1c/l in cost savings

Co-op announces the implementation of its business optimisation programme.

TILLAGE

EU takes another step towards allowing gene editing

Siobhán Walsh

EU takes another step towards allowing gene editing

Siobhán Walsh

Tillage Podcast: disease control and advice on liquid N

Grain Trends: steady markets as production estimated up

Siobhán Walsh

Grain Trends: steady markets as production estimated up

Tillage Management: planting, fertiliser and disease control

Siobhán Walsh

Spring planting continues

SPONSORED

Sustainability progress on Irish farms

Origin Green sustainability and data analytics manager Dr Eleanor Murphy reports on Irish farm emissions.

MACHINERY

Gary Abbott

Fendt and John Deere top German brand image survey – DLG

An annual brand image survey for the German Agricultural Society (DLG) on companies within the agri sector has found Fendt and John Deere to have the best brand images within the machinery category.

Trimble launches technology to enhance RTK GNSS signal

Peter Thomas Keaveney

Trimble launches technology to enhance RTK GNSS signal

Trimble and PTx Trimble have announced the availability of Trimble IonoGuard, which is designed to improve RTK GNSS positioning performance during solar storm events.

Peter Thomas Keaveney

Young Stock Podcast: 24-year-old contractor on setting up his own business

Gary Abbott

Massey to prototype hydrogen powered tractor by 2026

Peter Thomas Keaveney

Amazone sales down 10.4% in 2024

SPONSORED

New quad bike regulations - are you ready?

Quad bikes are designed to cope with a wide variety of terrain types and so are a fantastic aid for farm work - by Ciaran Roche, FBD risk manager.

PROPERTY

Paul Mooney

Small holding on offer outside Ballymore Eustace in Kildare

This property is well located, mid way between two expanding towns, and has road frontage.

Paul Mooney

57ac farm with extensive cattle yard going on the market

Most of the land is good quality but some of it needs some improvement work.

Paul Mooney

‘Different types of buyers’ will be interested in lots in Co Kildare

The land is in one block but divides naturally into a number of parcels.

BUILDINGS

Martin Merrick

Getting value for money with farm buildings

When given quotes of farm buildings, some may or may not include a quote for concrete. Martin Merrick details how to make up concrete costs for your farm project.

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

‘Guts of a year’ to draw up Nature Restoration Law plan

Noel Bardon

‘Guts of a year’ to draw up Nature Restoration Law plan

There is just one year to set out how Ireland will meet the targets laid out in the EU Nature Restoration Law.

Noel Bardon

Ball rolling on consultation for key nature restoration law plan

Minister of State Christopher O’Sullivan said there are examples of schemes already in play which will inform the approach taken to nature restoration.

RENEWABLES

Plans unveiled for Ireland’s biggest biogas plant in Carlow

Stephen Robb

Plans unveiled for Ireland’s biggest biogas plant in Carlow

Greengate Biogas has announced plans to build Ireland's biggest AD plant in Powerstown, Carlow, processing 700,000t of cattle and pig slurry, farmyard straw manure and poultry manure annually.

All-island bioeconomy summit to take place in May

Stephen Robb

All-island bioeconomy summit to take place in May

The event this year will focus on areas such as blue bio-based economy, commercial bio-based economy development and replacing fossil fuel products with new bio-based products.

FORESTRY

Forest owners should maximise the salvage value of trees – Minister

Amy Forde

Forest owners should maximise the salvage value of trees – Minister

The Minister encouraged all stakeholders in the selling and buying of timber to engage constructively to ensure that the prices agreed are transparent.

Amy Forde

Teagasc announces post-storm timber harvesting events

Talking Timber, Teagasc’s annual timber marketing event, also returns with a particular focus on the post-storm harvesting response.

NORTHERN IRELAND

Half of UK farms pause investment over inheritance tax changes

Amy Forde

Half of UK farms pause investment over inheritance tax changes

Some 14% of the 4,000 surveyed say they plan to sell off assets or part of the farm as a result of the changes to tax relief.

James Hanly

Northern Irish sheep farmers struggling to remain viable without support - UFU

The UFU and the Northern Ireland Sheep Industry Taskforce have reiterated calls for urgent action to support the affected local farmers and to tackle scab appropriately and effectively.