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Irish beef price off the EU pace
Irish prime beef price is below every major market we sell beef to and even our O3 cow price has dipped below the EU average.
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Application deadline looms for €100m BEAM
Eligible farmers have been encouraged to make their application to the scheme before the closing date of Sunday 8 September.
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Good week/bad week: winners and losers in Irish farming
We take a look at who's been winning and who's been losing in Irish agriculture this week.
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Up to €1,000 off Stanley and Rayburn range cookers
Summer is the perfect time to carry out some maintenance on your Stanley or Rayburn range cooker so that you won't have any worries when the weather starts to turn colder.
Mart prices: forward store bullocks up 10c/kg in Roscrea
Matthew Halpin reports on Friday’s general cattle sale in Roscrea Mart. This report is powered by MartBids.
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Dry weather brings weekend field work in Tipperary
Autumn reseeding is in full swing in as dry weather brings ideal ground conditions for sowing, writes Jack Kennedy
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Dairy markets: demand set to increase as buying resumes
Activity is set to resume across Europe’s dairy market as we head into the important autumn period.
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Solid Mayo Mule hogget sale sets good prospects for Saturday's ewe lamb sale
The entry of 1,100 hoggets met a firm demand, which should bode well for the group's sale of 2,000 ewe lambs on Saturday 24 August.
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Up to €1,000 off Stanley and Rayburn range cookers
Summer is the perfect time to carry out some maintenance on your Stanley or Rayburn range cooker so that you won't have any worries when the weather starts to turn colder.
Carpool in the Country: Connemara Hill Lamb
In the Connemara mountains, the lambs that roam them produce a flavour so unique that they have gained a European Protected Geographical Indicator (PGI) status. We meet the farmer behind it all.
Big savings for early bird quad seekers
This August the early bird will catch the worm when it comes to saving money on the Honda quad range!
€8,100 savings on the Meegan farm in Co Meath
Gerard and Martin Meegan from Navan took the Smart Farming challenge recently. They identified over €8,100 in cost savings and ways to reduce their climate impact by almost 5%.
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Peter Thomas Keaveney visited Michael Kelly in Dunmore, Co Galway, who spent five years restoring a rare German-built 160hp Schluter tractor.
Kieran Mailey previews the autumn farm walk on Thomas and Paul Jamison's farm at Dromore, Co Down.
Dairylink Ireland participant John Oliver farms near Limavady, Co Derry.
At six-months-old and exceeding her weight target, Anne O’Donoghue looks at calf 541’s EBI
Adam Woods checked in with Shaun Diver to get the latest update from Tullamore farm
What will technology do to aid farming of the future?
Breeding ewes: top tips for your flock at breeding time
It is so important to be able to recognise the normal because we pick up abnormal and disease symptoms much quicker then.
An update from the Thrive dairy to beef farm in Co Tipperary.
Ciara Leahy visits Connemare Hill Lamb as part of Irish Country Living's Carpool in the Country.
Agri shares: Glanbia shares fall to six-year lows below €10
Shares in Glanbia plc continue to weaken following the company’s profit warning earlier this month.
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Fendt to host two monster field days in Dublin
Fendt is set to host two monster field days consisting of both demonstrations and product displays on 11 and 12 September.
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New engines for Avero combines
Claas has announced that its entry level Avero combine series will now see Stage V Cummins engines replace current Perkins units going forward.
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Redigo derogation rejection ‘severe blow to tillage farmers’ – IFA
The IFA had written to the Minister requesting a derogation for the product due to its role in the control of Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV).
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Grain prices: nearby price pressure but better further out
Grain markets remain under pressure from harvest forces, but it now seems that there is some scope for optimism, especially on barley.
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