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Healthy hens, longer lay with MSD

With around eight million laying hens in the whole of Ireland, egg production is a growing sector

GENERAL ELECTION 2024

Pat O'Toole

Meet the new TDs who hail from farms

There aren't too many farmers in the Dáil any more, but the ranks were swelled by the following newly-elected TDs.

McConalogue survives tense marathon count

Pat O'Toole

McConalogue survives tense marathon count

How the outgoing agriculture ministers and opposition spokespersons fared in the 2024 general election

Independents set to replace Greens in Government

Pat O'Toole

Independents set to replace Greens in Government

With Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael within touching distance of a majority, the next government will surely be a combination of them, alongside some independents.

The Dealer

Human traceability not a patch on AIMS cattle traceability

Send in the AIMS experts to fix the electoral register in days, The Dealer says.

FTMTA

Farmer Writes: shiny new machinery a slippery slope

Gerald Potterton

Farmer Writes: shiny new machinery a slippery slope

The Quartermaster is no poseur wagon like a lot of 4X4s today where going off-road means just parking on the footpath.

Tractors from 141hp to 160hp in top demand

Peter Thomas Keaveney

Tractors from 141hp to 160hp in top demand

For the year to date, the 141 to 160hp category is proving the most popular, accounting for just under 20% of all new tractor registrations.

FTMTA Farm Machinery Show highlights continued

Gary Abbott

FTMTA Farm Machinery Show highlights continued

Last week the hugely successful FTMTA Farm Machinery Show took place at Punchestown Event Centre. Gary Abbott looks at part two of the shows highlights.

Jack Kennedy

Farm Tech Talk: all things machinery at the FTMTA show

On this week's Farm Tech Talk we're all about farm machinery, with our specialists reporting from the FTMTA machinery show.

MART REPORTS

Sheep mart report: agents anxious for lambs and ewes

Darren Carty

Sheep mart report: agents anxious for lambs and ewes

Sale reports vary somewhat, depending on the level of competition between buyers, but a noticeable trend is agents looking to source higher numbers.

Camera at the Mart: Raphoe fatstock sale tops at €6,400

Rachel Gallagher

Camera at the Mart: Raphoe fatstock sale tops at €6,400

Rachel Gallagher reports from Raphoe Livestock Mart for the annual fatstock show and sale.

Martbids Database: feedlot demand keeps mart trade very firm

Adam Woods

Martbids Database: feedlot demand keeps mart trade very firm

Adam Woods reports on this week’s mart trade, including the latest information on live exports.

PODCASTS

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BEEF

Martin Merrick

Tthe Grass Week: time for closing covers and soil samples

Nevan McKiernan

Ladybowers Unique is leading lady in Carlisle

Darren Carty

ACRES rare breed applicants to receive swifter payment

Noel Bardon

‘Game-changer’ ICBF mart tracker now live

FARM PROGRAMMES

SUSTAINABILITY

BEEF

DAIRY

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DAIRY

Tthe Grass Week: time for closing covers and soil samples

With grazing finished, recording closing covers and soil sampling paddocks are some of the last tasks to be completed on the grazing block this year.

Noel Bardon

‘Game-changer’ ICBF mart tracker now live

The ICBF has said the new tracker poses time savings for farmers, as they can tell which animals are being offered for sale before heading for marts.

Noel Bardon

Kerry Dairy Ireland latest co-op to announce November milk price rise

Amy Forde

Ireland applies for nitrates derogation renewal

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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

Darren Carty

British Wool sales finish year on relatively positive note

Darren Carty

ACRES rare breed applicants to receive swifter payment

Rachel Gallagher

All-Star Texel sale tops at €4,200

Sheep Trends: lamb quotes up 20c/kg to 30c/kg

Darren Carty

Sheep Trends: lamb quotes up 20c/kg to 30c/kg

KNOWLEDGE HUB

LIVESTOCK

Crop Protection

LIVESTOCK

Nitrates derogation calculator

LIVESTOCK

Mart Price Calculator

FINANCE

BPS calculator

ANIMAL HEALTH

Amy Forde

Discarded batteries among reasons for 18 cattle deaths from lead poisoning

Animals usually present with clinical signs of acute lead poisoning such as sudden death or blindness, staggering, head pressing and convulsions.

Amy Forde

McConnell to step down as AHI CEO

McConnell, a Kildare vet with 30 years’ experience, was appointed to the role in April 2024.

PEDIGREE

Nevan McKiernan

Ladybowers Unique is leading lady in Carlisle

Nevan McKiernan reports from the British Limousin Cattle Society red ladies show and sale in Carlisle.

Rachel Gallagher

All-Star Texel sale tops at €4,200

Rachel Gallagher reports from Blessington Livestock Mart for the 20th anniversary All-Star Texel sale.

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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.

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Healthy hens, longer lay with MSD

With around eight million laying hens in the whole of Ireland, egg production is a growing sector

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All-new Toyota Land Cruiser: a trusted ally for Irish farmers

The Toyota Land Cruiser has long been a staple in the Irish farming community, renowned for its rugged reliability and exceptional capability in challenging terrains.

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New 'high-skim' Flourish Calf from Volac

New Flourish Calf is an innovative 23% all-dairy protein, 19% fat formulation with a high skim content (50%). It is also enhanced with a proven package of calf health ingredients.

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AGRIBUSINESS

McCarthy to lead €8.5m investment in methane-reducing additives

Caitríona Morrissey

McCarthy to lead €8.5m investment in methane-reducing additives

GlasPort Bio is a Galway biotechnology company which has developed the methane-reducing feed additive RumenGlas and methane-reducing slurry additive GasAbate.

What changed in Mercosur deal between 2019 and 2024

Phelim O'Neill

What changed in Mercosur deal between 2019 and 2024

Negotiations since the Mercosur deal was first announced in 2019 have concentrated on the environment and sustainability.

Lorcan Roche Kelly

Listen: understanding the Kerry deal

In this special podcast, we discuss the leading milk price payment, the future of Kerry milk processing and share redemption schemes with Kerry Co-op chair James Tangney and adviser Jim Woulfe.

Exclusive: Woulfe defends Kerry Dairy Ireland valuation

Lorcan Roche Kelly

Exclusive: Woulfe defends Kerry Dairy Ireland valuation

Kerry Co-op chair James Tangney says it is vital to vote on Monday.

TILLAGE

Stephen Robb

Tillage Podcast: BYDV, US farming and Mercosur’s impact on tillage

Rachel Donovan

Straw Incorporation Measure payments begin to issue

Grain Trends: USDA cuts global wheat production

Stephen Robb

Grain Trends: USDA cuts global wheat production

Rachel Donovan

Straw Incorporation Measure payments begin to issue

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Sustainability progress on Irish farms

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

MACHINERY

Gary Abbott

Northern Irish company scoops Merlo dealer of the year award

Merlo UK recently held its annual dealer conference where it announced its dealer of the year awards, Northern Ireland dealer DA Forgie scooped overall dealer of the year 2024.

Peter Thomas Keaveney

Bergmann celebrates 70 years of spreaders

Manufacturing farm machinery for over 125 years, Bergmann is this year celebrating its 70th year developing and manufacturing spreaders.

Gary Abbott

'There is real logic in relation to supporting contractors' - McConalogue

Peter Thomas Keaveney

JCB launches two new high-spec Loadall telehandlers

Peter Thomas Keaveney

JCB introduces high lift 542-100 loadall

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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

Excellent land suited to any farming activity

Tommy Moyles

Excellent land suited to any farming activity

A super Co Laois farm of 74.4ac has recently come on the market and has attracted strong interest over a very short period of time, writes Tommy Moyles.

Tommy Moyles

Superb holding set for auction

A 58ac residential farm near Delvin in Co Westmeath will be sold by auction before Christmas. The land is all in one block and offered for sale in two lots, writes Tommy Moyles.

Rare opportunity to purchase 31ac Lusk land parcel

Tommy Moyles

Rare opportunity to purchase 31ac Lusk land parcel

The land benefits from super access and is close to the M1 motorway and a number of local roads in north Co Dublin, writes Tommy Moyles.

BUILDINGS

Martin Merrick

JFC Evolution a farmer favourite

Martin Merrick reports on a series of JFC farm walks, highlighting key benefits of their automatic calf feeders.

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

Caitríona Morrissey

McCarthy to lead €8.5m investment in methane-reducing additives

GlasPort Bio is a Galway biotechnology company which has developed the methane-reducing feed additive RumenGlas and methane-reducing slurry additive GasAbate.

Amy Forde

New data shows drop in nitrogen levels in water

New report based on the nitrate concentration data for 20 representative river monitoring sites shows a drop in nitrogen levels in Irish waters.

RENEWABLES

Stephen Robb

14% of wind energy lost in 2024 due to weak grid

Over the first 10 months of the year, 14% of wind energy production was wasted because of record levels of constraints on the electricity grid.

Stephen Robb

An Bord Pleanála refuses Mayo AD plant

The project, located in Swinford, Co Mayo, was designed to be fully supplied with agricultural feedstock from local farmers, with 35% sourced from slurry and 65% from multispecies grass swards.

FORESTRY

James Hanly

New forest technology scheme not fit for purpose – IFA

IFA farm forestry chair Padraig Stapleton has raised concerns over how the scheme is designed and the lack of ambition with the budget.

James Hanly

Applications open for sustainable forest harvesting machinery grant

The grant will provide support to forestry contractors and timber hauliers for the purchase of new forest machinery that will optimise environmental performance.

NORTHERN IRELAND

Darren Carty

British Wool sales finish year on relatively positive note

While bidding was described as not as competitive as recent sales the final sale of 2024 still recorded a 92% clearance with prices strengthening marginally by 0.5%.

David Wright

News in-brief from Northern Ireland

Latest news in-brief from across the farming industry in Northern Ireland

IRISH COUNTRY LIVING

Finance

Legal: how do I set up enduring power of attorney?

This week a reader asks about enduring power of attorney, writes Aishling Meehan.

Comment

‘Crafters up and down the country add colour and creativity to our towns'

Property

Superb holding set for auction

Property

A dairy Merry Christmas could be yours for €1.6m

Property

Ox Mountain hill farm with BISS entitlements

Tommy Moyles

Excellent land suited to any farming activity

A super Co Laois farm of 74.4ac has recently come on the market and has attracted strong interest over a very short period of time, writes Tommy Moyles.

West Cork properties already under offer

Tommy Moyles

West Cork properties already under offer

Two parcels of land in west Cork have attracted strong interest since they were put on the market recently, writes Tommy Moyles.

Jacqueline Hogge

Stars of stage, music, and nature shine bright at Christmas

We take a look at the fledgling talent across rural Ireland, catching up with some young future stars, writes Jacqueline Hogge.

Jacqueline Hogge

Carlow community give Mary the perfect send off

A lady who passed away in her adopted home town of Carlow, with no living relatives, received a big turnout at her funeral following a social media post by the undertaker, writes Jacqueline Hogge.

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