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Assuming protein and mineral levels are sufficient in the diet, the performance of finishing cattle is driven by the energy content of the overall diet

PLOUGHING 2024

Rachel Donovan

Davy Fitzgerald to judge this year's Ireland's fittest farmer competition

The competition will take place across all three days of the Ploughing which takes place from 17 to 19 September.

Limousin Society gearing up for autumn sales

Adam Woods

Limousin Society gearing up for autumn sales

A look at what’s happening in the Irish Limouisn Cattle Society for the rest of 2024

Irish Charolais Cattle Society gearing up for busy autumn

Adam Woods

Irish Charolais Cattle Society gearing up for busy autumn

Shanon Kinahan speaks about what’s coming up for the rest of 2024 for the Irish Charolais Cattle Society.

Adam Woods

Visit the Irish Farmers Journal stand

Adam Woods takes a look at what’s happening on the Irish Farmers Journal stand at the 2024 National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois.

MART REPORTS

Adam Woods

Watch: beef heifers hit €2,700 in Elphin

Adam Woods reports from Elphin Mart, where a special sale of beef heifers was held last Wednesday.

Darren Carty

Bright start to Cheviot sheep sales

A number of sales held in the last week all reported a similar trend of keen demand for relatively tight supplies of quality ewe hoggets and ewe lambs.

Martbids Database: weanling trade kicks on

Adam Woods

Martbids Database: weanling trade kicks on

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s mart trade, including what’s happening in the country’s marts.

PODCASTS

BREAK THE CYCLE

Ciara Leahy

Editorial: Break the Cycle and get on your bikes for Ploughing 2024

According to new research, farmers aren't as physically active as they think but you can get a bit of exercise in at the Irish Farmers Journal stand at the Ploughing, writes Ciara Leahy.

Break the Cycle: 'we all need to take time to talk' - Marty Morrissey

Sarah McIntosh

Break the Cycle: 'we all need to take time to talk' - Marty Morrissey

Broadcasting legend Marty Morrissey is joining the Irish Country Living team at this year’s National Ploughing Championship, encouraging everyone to talk more, writes Sarah McIntosh.

Ciara Leahy

Break the Cycle

As farmers face into another winter, we want to equip our readers with the tools to build up their resilience levels, writes Ciara Leahy.

Margaret Hawkins

Break the Cycle: why farmers are more at risk of burnout

One in four farmers in Ireland face burnout, we ask the experts how it happens and what to do about it, writes Margaret Hawkins.

VIDEO HUB

BEEF

Darren Carty

English sheep and cattle populations at record low - AHDB

Adam Woods

Watch: beef heifers hit €2,700 in Elphin

Adam Woods

'Merchants hung out to dry on medicines bill' - ILMA

Nevan McKiernan

Simmental females in demand at Ballinalare and Ranfurly production sale

FARM PROGRAMMES

SUSTAINABILITY

BEEF

DAIRY

SHEEP

DAIRY

Stena Line withdraws ferry from Rosslare-Cherbourg route

A three-day week service for freight and travel customers between Rosslare-Cherbourg will be provided by Stena Horizon from late October.

Noel Bardon

Race for coveted NDC-Kerrygold quality milk award narrows to 11 finalists

The overall winner will be announced on 1 October, having underwent "rigorous judging" across all aspects of farm management.

Adam Woods

'Merchants hung out to dry on medicines bill' - ILMA

Anne O'Donoghue

Lakeland lifts milk price for August

SPONSORED

Sustainability in Irish agriculture: rising to the challenge

Sustainability is a key focus in agricultural discussions, sparking a range of perspectives. For Irish farmers, it represents both a challenge and an opportunity.

SHEEP

Darren Carty

English sheep and cattle populations at record low - AHDB

Adam Woods

'Merchants hung out to dry on medicines bill' - ILMA

Sheep Trends: kill climbs above 60,000 head

Darren Carty

Sheep Trends: kill climbs above 60,000 head

Darren Carty

Bright start to Cheviot sheep sales

KNOWLEDGE HUB

LIVESTOCK

Crop Protection

LIVESTOCK

Nitrates derogation calculator

LIVESTOCK

Mart Price Calculator

FINANCE

BPS calculator

ANIMAL HEALTH

Mastitis costs farms over €100m per year – Shalloo

Rachel Donovan

Mastitis costs farms over €100m per year – Shalloo

Forty per cent of the costs associated with mastitis are due to reduced milk yield, Laurence Shalloo told an Animal Health Ireland conference in Kilkenny on Wednesday.

David Wright

New vaccine for Crypto in calves

The new calf scour vaccine has been in development by MSD Animal Health for many years

PEDIGREE

Nevan McKiernan

Simmental females in demand at Ballinalare and Ranfurly production sale

Nevan Mc Kiernan reports from the Ballinalare and Ranfurly production sale, where prices reached 8,000gns.

Nevan McKiernan

Teagasc breeding pedigree bulls for AI

Nevan McKiernan has details of a Teagasc project which aims to breed elite pedigree Aberdeen Angus bulls for the dairy herd.

SPONSORED

Capper Trading’s Complete Rations

Assuming protein and mineral levels are sufficient in the diet, the performance of finishing cattle is driven by the energy content of the overall diet

SPONSORED

How Cultivate’s quick loan approval process is making life easier for farmers

With a growing herd and on-farm enterprise, dairy farmers Andrew and Aodhagon Smith recognised the need to invest in their farm...

SPONSORED

Sustainability in Irish agriculture: rising to the challenge

Sustainability is a key focus in agricultural discussions, sparking a range of perspectives. For Irish farmers, it represents both a challenge and an opportunity.

SPONSORED

Lidl gives Kickstart to more than 250 irish producers

Over 220 Lidl stores across Ireland are set to stock their shelves with over 100 new artisan products from 45 producers across 20 counties, thanks to Lidl Kickstart Supplier Development Programme.

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AGRIBUSINESS

Siobhán Walsh

Boortmalt sets harvest 2024 grain price

The Boortmalt price averaging has come to an end for 2024 and the harvest base price is now settled.

Brexit costs start to bite as work starts in Holyhead

Phelim O'Neill

Brexit costs start to bite as work starts in Holyhead

Irish exports to Britain have avoided Brexit inspection costs so far, but that will change with a new facility being built in Holyhead.

Noel Bardon

Regulator seeks more power to tackle retailer stonewalling

The chair of the regulator has written to Minister McConalogue seeking an update to the agri-food supply chain transparency law.

European Central Bank lowers borrowing costs again

Lorcan Roche Kelly

European Central Bank lowers borrowing costs again

Farm investment decisions are more constrained by uncertainty than interest rates.

TILLAGE

Siobhán Walsh

Boortmalt sets harvest 2024 grain price

Siobhán Walsh

Tillage Podcast: still time to plant oilseed as harvest continues

Siobhán Walsh

Crop forum: get rotations back on track for profit

Siobhán Walsh

Grain Trends: some pick-up in prices

SPONSORED

Sustainability progress on Irish farms

Origin Green sustainability and data analytics manager Dr Eleanor Murphy reports on Irish farm emissions.

MACHINERY

Gary Abbott

Claas strengthens UK digital business ahead of 'Connect' launch

Claas has made an investment to expand its digital business team to support both dealers and customers ahead of the launch of the Connect portal this October.

Peter Thomas Keaveney

Lemken introduces new Solitair front hopper

German machinery manufacturer Lemken has added a new Solitair front hopper to work with rear combination units.

Peter Thomas Keaveney

WR Shaw to celebrate 40 years of tractor sales at the Ploughing

Gary Abbott

New tractor sales back 12% on 2023

Gary Abbott

Malone enters twin-rotor rake market

SPONSORED

New quad bike regulations - are you ready?

Quad bikes are designed to cope with a wide variety of terrain types and so are a fantastic aid for farm work - by Ciaran Roche, FBD risk manager.

PROPERTY

Peter McCann

Slice of paradise for sale in Ards Peninsula

The guide price for the Co Down property as a whole is £5.15m (€6.1m), writes Peter McCann.

€4.7M guide on Curragh equine holding for auction in October

Tommy Moyles

€4.7M guide on Curragh equine holding for auction in October

A modern equine facility on a large land bank close to The Curragh will be up for grabs at public auction in early October, writes Tommy Moyles.

North Wexford residential farm with derelict cottage

Tommy Moyles

North Wexford residential farm with derelict cottage

A 45ac residential farm in the north of Co Wexford is available in lots and goes for public auction later in September, writes Tommy Moyles.

BUILDINGS

Ticking the boxes on slurry storage requirements this winter

Martin Merrick

Ticking the boxes on slurry storage requirements this winter

What farmers need to know amid updates and changes occurring to soiled water and slurry storage for 2024.

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

EU’s emissions reporting strategy remains fundamentally flawed

Colm McCarthy

EU’s emissions reporting strategy remains fundamentally flawed

The climate council has again reported that agriculture is responsible for over a third of all Irish emissions, even though most of the sector’s output is exported, a flawed approach.

Caitríona Morrissey

World Without Cows: what could the future hold?

Caitríona Morrissey attended the European premiere of a new documentary created by animal nutrition company Alltech.

RENEWABLES

Peter McCann

RHI tariff rise worth £5,000 to claimants

The change will increase the annual cost of RHI from £5m to £15m, although it remains well within the available budget from the UK Treasury of £33m.

Stephen Robb

350ac solar farm proposed for Kerry

The project, which will be jointly owned by ESB Solar and the Irish developer Harmony Solar Ireland, is located across three land parcels in north Kerry.

FORESTRY

James Hanly

Emissions targets now ‘bearing fruit’ - McConalogue

The report indicated that there should be more incentives to improve the uptake in low emission fertiliser and feed or slurry additives.

James Hanly

Farmers can’t be ‘in the red by going green’ - IFA

The CCAC’s annual review on agriculture and land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector said policies must be implemented that align with long-term climate and biodiversity objectives.

NORTHERN IRELAND

Darren Carty

English sheep and cattle populations at record low - AHDB

The results from DEFRA’s annual June livestock survey saw the sheep flock fall by 4.3%, while the cattle herd declined by 2%.

Peter McCann

RHI tariff rise worth £5,000 to claimants

The change will increase the annual cost of RHI from £5m to £15m, although it remains well within the available budget from the UK Treasury of £33m.

IRISH COUNTRY LIVING

Comment

Editorial: Break the Cycle and get on your bikes for Ploughing 2024

According to new research, farmers aren't as physically active as they think but you can get a bit of exercise in at the Irish Farmers Journal stand at the Ploughing, writes Ciara Leahy.

Irish Horse

Irish Horse: young guns on the move

Finance

Consumer: protect your finances in case of serious illness

Entertainment

GAA’s changing rules will make Gaelic football more exciting - eventually

Irish Horse

Irish Horse: did 'Shark' Hanlon deserve to be banned?

Gardening with Gerry: bask in the glorious harlequin

Gerry Daly

Gardening with Gerry: bask in the glorious harlequin

As autumn progresses, and the flowers tail off slowly, by the end of September, the harlequin glory leaves begin to take on autumn hues, writes Gerry Daly.

Tommy Moyles

North Wexford residential farm with derelict cottage

A 45ac residential farm in the north of Co Wexford is available in lots and goes for public auction later in September, writes Tommy Moyles.

Katherine O'Leary

Katherine O'Leary: 'stifled and silenced by fear of a church that was revered’

The recent Scoping Inquiry into abuse of children in schools run by religious orders has absolutely shocked the nation – and rightly so, writes Katherine O’Leary.