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CalfCare ’25 roadshow to promote calf health and good calf rearing practices

Seventeen farms nationwide will host CalfCare ’25, a collaborative roadshow by Animal Health Ireland (AHI) and Teagasc’s DairyBeef 500 campaign, promoting calf health and good calf-rearing practices.

MART REPORTS

Watch: frosty conditions fail to cool trade in Balla

Martin Merrick

Watch: frosty conditions fail to cool trade in Balla

Inclement weather did nothing to cool prices in Balla on Saturday last, as prices remained similar if not higher than the pre-Christmas trade.

Watch: over 100 heifers top €2,500 in Roscrea fatstock show and sale

Darren Carty

Watch: over 100 heifers top €2,500 in Roscrea fatstock show and sale

Heifers weighing over 600kg recorded a fine average of €3.76/kg, with the top third of heifers selling for a remarkable average of €4.33/kg.

Watch: serious demand drives beef cattle to €3.45/kg in Ennis

Darren Carty

Watch: serious demand drives beef cattle to €3.45/kg in Ennis

With weather lowering entries by 50%, any slaughter-fit cattle on offer in Ennis Mart on Thursday had a long list of suitors, with heifers and cows selling to upwards of €3.40/kg.

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BEEF

Kieran Mailey

Pneumonia risk in store cattle rising with mild weather

James Hanly

No further outbreaks of foot-and-mouth found in Germany

Asba Meats owner ordered to attend court over unpaid debt

Amy Forde

Asba Meats owner ordered to attend court over unpaid debt

Martin Merrick

Watch: frosty conditions fail to cool trade in Balla

FARM PROGRAMMES

SUSTAINABILITY

BEEF

DAIRY

SHEEP

DAIRY

Caitríona Morrissey

Dairygold says bank debt ‘at a very manageable level’

The co-op was responding to concerns aired by farmers at a meeting in Mitchelstown on Monday night.

James Hanly

End-of-year bonuses worth €68m to dairy farmers - ICMSA

It comes after Lakeland Dairies announced a bonus of 0.8cpl paid on all milk supplied to them in 2024, which the ICMSA welcomed.

Anne O'Donoghue

‘Staggering’ 17% of animals genotyped last year had parentage error

Caitríona Morrissey

Dairygold suppliers vent anger over milk price and bonus

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

No further outbreaks of foot-and-mouth found in Germany

Sheep price update: demand for ewes jumps as ICM lifts quote by 50c/kg to €5/kg

Darren Carty

Sheep price update: demand for ewes jumps as ICM lifts quote by 50c/kg to €5/kg

James Hanly

No cattle or sheep imported to Ireland from Germany

James Strain

Farmer Writes: Not everything puts on weight over Christmas

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ANIMAL HEALTH

Kieran Mailey

Pneumonia risk in store cattle rising with mild weather

As milder weather is likely to increase the risk of pneumonia in housed cattle, keep a close eye on animals in the coming days.

James Hanly

Electronic veterinary prescription database launched

Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue made the announcement on Monday, which will see the new electronic national database begin to collect all veterinary prescriptions in Ireland.

PEDIGREE

Nevan McKiernan

Lots of positivity among pedigree cattle breed societies for 2025

This week, we spoke to the pedigree cattle breed societies to get their outlook for the year ahead.

Nevan McKiernan

Castledale British Friesians claim prestigious title for third time

Nevan McKiernan profiles the Castledale pedigree herd of British Friesians run by the Stockdale family in Co Down.

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

CalfCare ’25 roadshow to promote calf health and good calf rearing practices

SPONSORED

Healthy hens, longer lay with MSD

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

SPONSORED

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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AGRIBUSINESS

Caitríona Morrissey

Dairygold says bank debt ‘at a very manageable level’

The co-op was responding to concerns aired by farmers at a meeting in Mitchelstown on Monday night.

‘We need to be back in division one when it comes to paying for milk’

Caitríona Morrissey

‘We need to be back in division one when it comes to paying for milk’

Dairygold farmers vented their frustration at the co-op during a meeting in Mitchelstown.

Dairygold suppliers vent anger over milk price and bonus

Caitríona Morrissey

Dairygold suppliers vent anger over milk price and bonus

Over 300 farmers gathered in Co Cork on Monday night where their co-op came in for sharp criticism.

Lorcan Roche Kelly

Irish shoppers spent record €1.4bn on groceries during festive period

Grocery inflation moves slightly higher to 3.6% in the last 12 weeks of the year.

TILLAGE

Siobhán Walsh

Tillage events to attend in the coming weeks

Siobhán Walsh

Italian ryegrass in UK resistant to glyphosate

Siobhán Walsh

Steady spring wheat varieties listed

Two new varieties of spring oats make the cut

Siobhán Walsh

Record 12 varieties make spring barley list

SPONSORED

Sustainability progress on Irish farms

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

MACHINERY

Gary Abbott

AGCO invests €87m in European distribution centre

AGCO has unveiled plans to build a new world-class parts distribution centre in Amnéville, France. The total investment is set to top €87m.

Peter Thomas Keaveney

LAMMA show set for NEC return next week

LAMMA 2025, the UK’s largest machinery show, is set to return to the NEC, Birmingham, next week on Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 January.

Gary Abbott

Fewer farms now eligible for TAMS LESS grant aid

Peter Thomas Keaveney

Improving slurry application accuracy by retro-fitting a flow metre

Gary Abbott

Young Stock Podcast: from sheep shearing to machinery sales

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

Rumley’s Open Farm has a guide price of €1.5m

Tommy Moyles

Rumley’s Open Farm has a guide price of €1.5m

A well known open-farm on the outskirts of Cork city just came on the market as 2024 was drawing to a close and is being sold as a going concern, wrties Tommy Moyles.

Tommy Moyles

Small grass holdings for sale

A pair of small holdings in east Co Galway are on the market and would make a good addition to any existing farm, writes Tommy Moyles.

Into the west: renovation potential of farmhouse

Tommy Moyles

Into the west: renovation potential of farmhouse

A residential farm of almost 50ac in Carracastle, Co Mayo with a bungalow and an old farmhouse has recently come on the market, writes Tommy Moyles.

BUILDINGS

Martin Merrick

Last-minute housing prep ahead of calving

Ahead of the busy calving period, there are some final quick checks that can be done to allow for smooth sailing this spring.

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

James Hanly

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’.

James Hanly

Tenders sought for Kildare wetlands restoration

The team is tasked with creating a restoration plan for a calcareous fen and associated habitats at Pollardstown Fen SAC with the aim of implementing measures an monitoring.

RENEWABLES

Stephen Robb

Ireland over half way to Climate Action Plan wind target

In 2024, Ireland passed 5,000MW of installed onshore wind, more than halfway to 2030 target

Jack Kennedy

Editorial: Renewable ‘set price’ disappoints

It seems, on the face of it, that this tariff rate is below expectations and not going to give the injection or boost to farmers that they need to take on the project risks.

FORESTRY

James Hanly

€24.2m payments paid to forest owners

The tax-free payments were issued to over 7,000 forest owners who applied for their payments through the Department’s Online Services website.

Anne O'Donoghue

2024 forestry target falls well short with just 1,573ha planted

The afforestation target is 8,000ha annually, as set out in Ireland’s Forest Strategy 2023-2030.

NORTHERN IRELAND

David Wright

News in-brief from Northern Ireland

Weekly round-up of news in-brief from across the farming industry in NI.

Kieran Mailey

Hogget base quotes jump to 700p/kg

A 20p/kg increase to base quotes brings hoggets to 700p/kg, but higher prices are freely available.

IRISH COUNTRY LIVING

Comment

Editorial: human kindness shined through in the snow

The stories of people helping each other in the cold would warm your heart, writes Ciara Leahy.

Life

Colourful camellias are the perfect garden winter bloomers

Food

DAFM announces largest ever Government contribution to international aid

Life

Country vibes... a few of our favourite things

Food

From niche to mainstream – the evolution of organics

Neven Maguire

Neven Maguire: lighter bites for January

Many of us are craving something different for dinner, so here are two great vegetarian options, writes Neven Maguire.

Katherine O'Leary

'Keep the resolutions simple - I’m changing my mindset about treatment '

Katherine O'Leary plans to change her mindset about treatment, spurred on by a conversation with the lovely receptionist in the Bons Secours Hospital, Cork.

Farm shops offer a very different choice

Joanne O’Connor, owner of The Farm Shop, Wexford on the importance of shopping local, writes Rosalind Skillen.

Sizeable farm with seven-year lease in Kilkenny

Tommy Moyles

Sizeable farm with seven-year lease in Kilkenny

An 81.5ac farm between Ballyragget and Ballinakill is available for long term lease. A public auction for the lease will take place in mid-January, writes Tommy Moyles.

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