Farm programmes

The latest news and features from the Irish Farmers Journal farm programmes and demonstration farms.

Tillage
Dry weather leads to planting progress on Tramlines farms
Conor Kehoe
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Down, Westmeath and Tipperary where farmers have been busy planting spring crops.
Dry weather leads to planting progress on Tramlines farms
 
 
Searching for a model that works in Co Kerry
Farm Programmes
Searching for a model that works in Co Kerry
Breeding kicks off in Tullamore Farm
Farm Programmes
Breeding kicks off in Tullamore Farm
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Tillage
Spring planting finally under way in dry weather
Farm Programmes
Footprint Farmers protect water quality with riparian zones
VIDEOS
FOOTPRINT FARMERS
Searching for a model that works in Co Kerry
Brendan Dunford
Searching for a model that works in Co Kerry
Tommy Reidy’s farming journey is a case study on how being open-minded, resourceful and relevant can unlock a farm’s hidden assets and offer a pathway back to the land for young, part-time farmers.
Footprint Farmers protect water quality with riparian zones
Emma Hart
Footprint Farmers protect water quality with riparian zones
'Riparian zone measures can offer farmers guaranteed income for land that is often wet or difficult to maintain, while also protecting water quality, reducing flood risk and boosting biodiversity'.
A journey into ‘silvoarable’ farming in Co Carlow
Brendan Dunford
A journey into ‘silvoarable’ farming in Co Carlow
Jack Browne’s vision for his farm, and his courage and conviction in realising it, offers a terrific learning experience for a future where innovation, diversification and adaptation will be crucial.
Beyond N, P and K: balancing the living army in our soils
Emma Hart
Beyond N, P and K: balancing the living army in our soils
Balancing soil chemistry is vital for optimising the use of inputs, but there’s also a growing awareness of the importance of nurturing the living component of our soils, writes Emma Hart.
FROM THE TRAMLINES
Dry weather leads to planting progress on Tramlines farms
Conor Kehoe
Dry weather leads to planting progress on Tramlines farms
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Down, Westmeath and Tipperary where farmers have been busy planting spring crops.
Spring planting finally under way in dry weather
Conor Kehoe
Spring planting finally under way in dry weather
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Derry, Cork, and Galway as farmers finally get an opportunity to get fieldwork done.
NEWFORD FARM
NI SHEEP PROGRAMME
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TULLAMORE FARM
Breeding kicks off in Tullamore Farm
Martin Merrick
Breeding kicks off in Tullamore Farm
Breeding has begun on the beef suckler herd in Tullamore, while lambs receive their first run through the handling unit.
Breeding kicks off in Tullamore Farm SPONSORED
Breeding kicks off in Tullamore Farm
Breeding has begun on the beef suckler herd in Tullamore, while lambs receive their first run through the handling unit.
Turnout two months behind on Tullamore FarmSPONSORED
Turnout two months behind on Tullamore Farm
Adam Woods has the latest from Tullamore Farm, the Irish Farmers Journal beef and sheep demonstration farm in Co Offaly.
Tullamore Farm update: calving, lambing and selling bulls SPONSORED
Tullamore Farm update: calving, lambing and selling bulls
Inclement weather is making life on Tullamore Farm busier in a week when calving is progressing nicely, lambing is ramping up and 11 yearling bulls were sold in Roscrea Mart.
Tullamore Farm: lambing kicks off with cows and calves turned to grassSPONSORED
Tullamore Farm: lambing kicks off with cows and calves turned to grass
The Tullamore Farm ewe flock has kicked off with lambing for 2024, while the dry spell has allowed for Shaun Diver to get some cows and calves to turn out some more cattle.
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