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IFA meets Dairygold over loyalty bonus
James Hanly
An IFA delegation led by association president Francie Gorman met with Dairygold chair Pat Clancy and CEO Michael Harte on Monday.
20 January 2025 News
Five pedigree sheep killed in ‘horrendous’ dog attack
The incident occurred at Monahan’s pedigree Texel farm in Co Monaghan in the early hours of Sunday 19 January, during which four in-lamb ewes and one two-star Texel ram were killed.
19 January 2025 News
Dairy farm expansions linked with more workplace injuries, research shows
According to research by Teagasc, in partnership with the Farm Sustainability Data Network (FSDN), there are higher injury levels on farms which have expanded and are intensively managed for milk.
Weekend weather: dry, mild with occasional rain
Met Éireann has announced that the weekend will be mild with plenty of dry weather overall and highest temperatures of 12°C.
17 January 2025 News
Kerry Dairy Ireland lifts December milk price
A spokesperson for Kerry Dairy said: “Butter and cheese prices in Europe have eased from recent highs, but remain relatively stable within a narrow band."
16 January 2025 News
Dairygold to pay year-end bonus for milk and grain
The Dairygold board also agreed to continue to engage with its membership on the recent changes to the loyalty reward scheme.
16 January 2025 News
Cavan farmer elected IFA pigs chair
Caffrey was appointed to the role after an election took place during the committee's first meeting of the year at the Irish Farm Centre.
16 January 2025 Pigs
Hometree announces new head of woodlands and land partnerships
Marina Conway will lead the conservation charity’s efforts to restore ancient and long-established woodlands along Ireland's west coast, working closely with landowners, communities and policymakers.
16 January 2025 Forestry
Land was inherited by women in iron age Britain
An international team of geneticists, led by those from Trinity College Dublin, with archaeologists from Bournemouth University are deciphering the structure of British iron age society.
15 January 2025 News
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
Research shows money is ‘overriding stress factor’ with farmers
The research team collected data online through semi-structured interviews with 17 farmers and three focus groups with 11 farming stakeholders.
15 January 2025 News
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.
14 January 2025 News