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Seed shortages compound potato growers' woes
Declan O’Brien
Many growers have only received 50% of the seed potatoes they need for this year's maincrop.
9 April 2024 News
Lambing 1,200 ewes indoors on placement in Scotland
UCD students Seán Myles and Conor Mitchell are on college placement in Scotland where they are lambing 1,200 ewes indoors.
3 April 2024 Northern Ireland
Calving interval target in Scotland suckler scheme
The Scottish Government has announced some changes to its long-running suckler support scheme
Scotland proposes ban on enriched cages
Under the proposals, enriched caged production will be banned from 2034
3 April 2024 Northern Ireland
Growing anger at Welsh farm policies
The Welsh government is currently consulting on some radical changes to farm support.
14 February 2024 Northern Ireland
A 20,000gns double for Aberdeen Angus in Stirling
The 2024 sale season kicked off in Stirling last weekend with the sale of Angus, Hereford, Limousin and Shorthorns, writes Shanon Kinahan.
7 February 2024 Pedigree
New restrictions announced for timber imports from Scotland
The restrictions come as forestry sector fears of a bark beetle infestation have grown.
7 February 2024 Forestry
Diamanté shines bright at Inlambuary online sale
Shanon Kinahan reports on the Inlambuary in-lamb sheep sale.
24 January 2024 Pedigree
Agri jobs: dairy farm assistant needed on 240-cow farm in Co Offaly
This week’s jobs include opportunities on dairy farms and on a suckler farm in Scotland.
20 January 2024 News
Gorman demands halt to Scottish timber imports.
The IFA also called for a spruce bark beetle taskforce to be established immediately.
17 January 2024 News
Agri jobs: dairy farm manager in Cork and calving assistant in Scotland
A dairy farm in Mallow is looking for a farm manager, while an Irish farming family in Scotland requires a calving assistant to help with their spring calving sucklers for three months.
13 January 2024 News
A royal affair: importing Highland cattle from Balmoral Castle
Martin Merrick accompanied cattle haulier Robert McCreery as he transported a pedigree Highland bull from the King of England’s Balmoral fold back to the Republic of Ireland.
2 January 2024 Breeding & health