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Farm Tech Talk: beef price slide, BISS deadline and nitrates in Europe
Jack Kennedy
An update on beef prices, key farm scheme payment deadlines and nitrates across Europe all feature on this week's episode.
8 May 2024 Viewpoints
Time for candidates to work for their farmer constituents
At the very mention of water quality, anger levels rose in the western farmers and the very same happened in Kilkenny.
8 May 2024 Viewpoints
Cheddar investment in Northern Ireland
Dale Farm has moved to reward the farmer to further flatten the milk curve, and I presume to increase volumes processed on an annual basis.
BISS application - the most important job of the year
BISS – The advice remains to get an application in and to make amendments after if necessary.
8 May 2024 Viewpoints
Farm Tech Talk: getting cows back in-calf, lamb prices and long-term milk price
Suckler cows, future lamb prices and the long-term outlook for milk prices all feature on this week's show.
3 May 2024 News
Kerrygold battles heat up in North America
Will the new CEO of Ornua, Conor Galvin, formerly CEO of Dairygold, have the same appetite for competing brands when he sits in the Ornua hot seat?
1 May 2024 Viewpoints
ACRES and fertiliser warning
Key message – know what you can spread before ordering and purchasing compound fertiliser.
1 May 2024 Viewpoints
Forestry service costs surge
A very mixed reaction from farmers to the ash dieback compensation announcement.
1 May 2024 Viewpoints
Farm Tech Talk: sheds, sheep prices and sowing clover
A palatial shed for pedigree cattle in Monaghan, the latest sheep prices and advice for over-sowing clover feature in this week's show.
26 April 2024 News
Positivity mixed with unknowns needs leadership
The 2023 results do nothing to recognise what is happening at farm level as the rug is being pulled from under farmers.
24 April 2024 Viewpoints
Weather boost mentally positive
Of even more significance is the positive mental lift the dry weather is bringing to farmers all over the country.
24 April 2024 Viewpoints
Farm Tech Talk: beef price, sheep scheme and calves
Factory beef prices, the new €8/ewe sheep scheme and the commercial beef value of calves feature in this week's show.
19 April 2024 News