News & opinion

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LATEST NEWS
Adam Woods
No bank holiday boost for beef quotes
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished animals.
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Amy Forde
Coupled payments to slow decline of beef cow numbers
EDITORIAL
Jack Kennedy
Warm weather brings challenges
Genotyping: industry involvement shared
The move will increase the accuracy of the various indices the ICBF generates.
SPONSORED
The 3 Rs of worm control: Right dose, Right animal and Right time
As sure as night follows day, once the grass really starts to grow, cattle and sheep will be challenged by the burden of worms.
VIEWPOINTS
Signing up to Brussels for another year
Jack Kennedy
Aviation emissions are only at the surface
Colm McCarthy
Home Farm: deep ruts need careful driving
Matt Dempsey
Dempsey at Large: packed house for Tirlán AGM
Matt Dempsey
FARMER WRITES
Tommy Moyles
Farmer Writes: fresh competition in British beef market
The UK commences a trade deal with Australia and New Zealand this week, and Tommy Moyles wonders what impact it could have on the Irish beef trade.
Bill O'Keeffe
Farmer Writes: growth rates dropping like a stone
Growth rates have already dropped below 50kg per day, which is almost unheard of in May.
John Egerton
Farmer Writes: a tough challenge to get through the spring
Karen McCabe
Farmer Writes: picking out cull cows and show heifers
SPONSORED
The 3 Rs of worm control: Right dose, Right animal and Right time
As sure as night follows day, once the grass really starts to grow, cattle and sheep will be challenged by the burden of worms.
DEALER
Forestry debacle rumbles on
The ash dieback compensation saga and controversy around Coillte's partnerships are eroding farmer confidence in forestry.
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The Dealer
Junior tractor run in Meath
The Dealer
The dangers of mixing hurling and hay
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VIDEO HUB
FARM SAFETY
Ellen Durkin
Keeping social sustainability in mind during summertime
Summer is a busy time for farms across the country, but farmers need to keep mindful of farm safety.
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SPONSORED
The 3 Rs of worm control: Right dose, Right animal and Right time
As sure as night follows day, once the grass really starts to grow, cattle and sheep will be challenged by the burden of worms.
FORESTRY
Letters to the Editor
Letter: ash dieback situation in Ireland
Forestry largely missing from Food Vision 2030 annual report
Progress on comprehensive forestry goals and actions in the 2021 Food Vision absent in the 2022 annual report, writes Donal Magner.
Declan O’Brien
McConalogue rules out ash dieback compensation
PIG AND POULTRY
Noel Bardon
Poultry welfare proposals could ‘quadruple’ chicken costs – IFA
Costs would surge if poultry stocking rates are dropped and low limits set for broiler growth rates, Sweetnam said.
Barry Murphy
Two UK poultry workers test positive for bird flu
The poultry farm workers have since tested negative and had no bird flu symptoms.
Noel Bardon
Irish poultry units H5N1-free since November
Barry Murphy
New challenger for Ireland’s largest egg
Noel Bardon
Strict new EU rules proposed for poultry farms