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Beef management: five essential jobs to carry out this autumn
As the silage season comes to a conclusion on most suckler farms, now is a good time for farmers to focus on carrying out those essential jobs in advance of winter housing.
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Tipperary mushroom farm closes due to coronavirus
The company is working with the HSE and authorities to trace contacts of workers who tested positive.
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Agri jobs: dairy farm workers wanted
We take a look at the latest jobs available in the agri sector. This week, there is a selection of jobs available to dairy farm workers.
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Casein in the Irish dairy industry
Margaret Butler, dairy ingredients manager, Bord Bia explains the importance of one of the less well known products in the dairy industry.
Restrictions on bulls and journey time in 'Irish Grass Fed Beef' standard
Only carcases and cuts from certain higher-grade beef animals are eligible to be classified.
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Watch: remote auditing to continue - Bord Bia
Jack Kennedy speaks to Bord Bia Sector Manager for Quality Assurance Mick Houlihan on the latest developments in Quality Assurance
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WATCH: Farm Tech Talk - The livestock show
It's mid August and COVID-19 is still having a big impact on farming. In this week's episode, we talk about the potential impact on beef and sheep prices
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As summer growth hits its peak, grass naturally becomes more fibrous, making it less palatable and digestible for grazing. Fibre content can rise from 35% in leafy grass to 50% in stemmy grass.
Protecting your investment with a good quarantine protocol
With significant sums of money changing hands for breeding sheep it is important to have a good health programme in place for sheep coming on to the farm.
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Casein in the Irish dairy industry
Margaret Butler, dairy ingredients manager, Bord Bia explains the importance of one of the less well known products in the dairy industry.
Irish Shows Association Virtual Show 2020 - the show must go on(line)!
2020 is a very different year for our showing community and the Irish Shows Association has been inspired to adapt to the new normal and look to technology to keep the show on the road.
COVID-19 is changing food choices for good
Rory McDonnell, head of strategic insight and planning at Bord Bia, examines some of the changing consumer habits as a result of COVID-19.
Bonanza Calf Nutrition key points to be aware of preparing for calves at grass
We are improving our calf management year-on-year; refining it, focusing on new aspects, raising the target bar.
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Gary Abbott recently spent some time with the 37m3 Krone MX 370 GL forage wagon to see how it performed
Grass quality has improved greatly over the last week as the farm received an ideal amount of rain.
Martin Corrigan farms with his father Kevin just outside Belcoo, Co Fermanagh. They run a herd of 27 Simmental cross cows with the farm undergoing some major changes over the past three years.
In today's episode the Irish Farmers Journal's Lorcan Allen speaks to Paul Crosson, John Finn and Sinead Waters on ‘Sustainable Beef Production - Where policy meets practice’. The team also look at what's happening around sustainability on the BRIDE Project in East Cork, in Co. Kilkenny with Teagasc's Catherine Keena. The team also visit Tully Farm in Co. Kildare.
John Egerton stopped breeding his spring-calving cows after seven weeks.
Dairylink Ireland participant Stephen Wallace farms near Seaforde, Co Down.
Adam Woods, Beef & Suckler Editor with the Irish Farmers Journal is joined by Donall Fahy, Bernadette Earley and Alan Dillon from Teagasc who focus on the Grange dairy calf-to-beef system study and the key components that are helping achieve high performance. Adam also pays a visit to Tipperary dairy calf to beef farmer J.P Hammersley to take a look at his system of farming.
Adam Woods, Beef & Suckler Editor with the Irish Farmers Journal is joined by Michael McManus, Bernadette Earley and Alan Twomey from Teagasc. Focusing on the Derrypatrick Herd at the Teagasc Animal and Grassland, Research and Innovation centre, in Grange County Meath, this episode of Beef Talk will look at how it achieves its breeding targets of 100% AI and a very compact calving.
Beef editor Adam Woods speaks to Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver about what’s been happening on Tullamore farm over the last few weeks
Watch: remote auditing to continue - Bord Bia
Jack Kennedy speaks to Bord Bia Sector Manager for Quality Assurance Mick Houlihan on the latest developments in Quality Assurance
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Claas Axion 800 go Stage V with subtle updates inside and out
Claas have transitioned its Axion 800 models to the latest Stage V FPT engines. Alongside more hydraulic capacity options and an uprated PTO clutch, updates have also been made inside the cab.
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New tractor registrations up 8% for July
Figures show that 304 new tractors were registered in Ireland in July, up 8% on July 2019. This brings the 2020 first seven month tally to 1,512 units, down 9% on last year.
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IFA potato report: food service sector nervous
IFA potato market report Tuesday 11 August 2020
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Harvest moves on as wheat and spring barley commence
All parts of the country have made good progress with the harvest over the past week.
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