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Farm safety – steer clear of electricity poles and stay wires

Michael Murray, ESB Networks public safety manager, highlights the importance of identifying risks in the environment you are working in.

CLIMATE TARGETS

Anne Finnegan

AIB sets emissions targets for 75% of its loan book excluding agri

AIB excludes farming from financed emissions targets, but targets net zero by 2050 for farming and agriculture.

Siobhán Walsh

Tax-free leasing and carbon footprints needed for tillage

This week we publish more opinions and suggestions from tillage farmers on how to support the sector. Thanks to all who have been getting in touch.

Caitríona Morrissey

‘The costs of global inaction or delay will include irreversible impacts’

The IPCC report has focused minds in Ireland and worldwide on how to prevent further global warming.

PODCASTS

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MART REPORTS

Adam Woods

Wet weather tempers cattle mart trade a little

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

Darren Carty

In pictures: sharp weanling trade in Castlerea Mart

An entry of over 140 male weanlings / yearlings recorded an average price of €3.12/kg while over 80 weanling / yearling heifers recorded a fine average price of €3.32/kg.

Adam Woods

Calf numbers and prices ease

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s calf trade including prices from around the country’s marts.

Tommy Moyles

In pictures: calf numbers bounce back up in Bandon

Calf numbers were up on last week and, after a blip last week, prices for shipping calves improved also.

BEEF

Jack Kennedy

Listen: Farm Tech Talk - suckler cow scheme, weather and farm buildings

Darren Carty

Schemes update: 550 SCEP applications in first four days

Phelim O'Neill

Brazil can resume exports to China

Adam Woods

Weather woes on Tullamore Farm

FARM PROGRAMMES

SUSTAINABILITY

BEEF

DAIRY

SHEEP

DAIRY

The Grass Week: rain, rain, go away

The steady rainfall over the past week is not allowing ground to dry out much, meaning grazing conditions are still tough.

Jack Kennedy

Listen: Farm Tech Talk - suckler cow scheme, weather and farm buildings

This week’s weather is making conditions difficult in the fields and the forecast is for unsettled conditions.

Caitríona Morrissey

Minister deems 90 cows to be ‘typical family farm’ for TAMS III

Noel Bardon

5,000 dairy farmers yet to submit banding yield with one week to go

SPONSORED

Hitting target weights early in Co Tipperary

Simon Breen runs a grass-based dairy enterprise in Emly, Co Tipperary, where he supplies Tipperary Co-Op.

SHEEP

Darren Carty

EU sheepmeat imports increase by 15% in 2022

Jack Kennedy

Listen: Farm Tech Talk - suckler cow scheme, weather and farm buildings

Caitríona Morrissey

Urgent action needed as sheep crisis deepens – IFA

Amy Forde

Department invests €150,000 to upskill private advisers in organic farming

KNOWLEDGE HUB

LIVESTOCK

Mart Price Calculator

FINANCE

BPS calculator

RESOURCES

Contractor charges

ANIMAL HEALTH

Adam Woods

Weather woes on Tullamore Farm

Adam Woods has the latest report from the Irish Farmers Journal beef and sheep farm.

Peter McCann

NI breeders push for export sales in Britain

The need for the six-month standstill period for Northern Ireland livestock stems from original Brexit withdrawal agreement which came into effect in January 2021.

Peter McCann

UFU rejects splash plate ban proposal

The compulsory use of low emission slurry spreading equipment on all farms in NI has been deemed “not feasible”

Amy Forde

Funding of up to €3m for new research projects available

If we want to future-proof our primary producers and agri-food sector, we need to continue investing heavily in cutting edge research, Minister Martin Heydon said.

SPONSORED

Grazing off to a good start in Killorglin

The farming year has gone off to a good start on Donal Hayes's farm - the winner of the 2022 Kerry Agribusiness milk quality and sustainability award.

SPONSORED

Getting through a Quality Assurance inspection

Damien Murray, Origin Green Standards Co-Coordinator, explains what farmers need to do to be part of the Sustainable Beef and Lamb Assurance Scheme (SBLAS) - A step by step guide.

SPONSORED

Introducing SuperValu’s five Food Academy guest stars

Five existing Food Academy businesses have been chosen as guest stars for nationwide distribution.

SPONSORED

Light switch moment on Telford family farm

Derek Telford and his sons, Keith and Arnold, run a successful 650-sow farrow-to-finish unit in Co Tyrone

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AGRIBUSINESS

Phelim O'Neill

Brazil can resume exports to China

Beef from Brazil cleared to enter China following BSE suspension in February.

Caitríona Morrissey

IFA demands Government ‘comes clean on €1bn Brexit reserve’

Tim Cullinan said there are very mixed messages coming from Government.

Phelim O'Neill

How will UK trade agreements affect Irish farmers?

UK trade agreements have a major knock-on effect on Irish farmers because as well as extra competition in the UK, there is potentially more UK competition in EU markets.

Anne Finnegan

AIB sets emissions targets for 75% of its loan book excluding agri

AIB excludes farming from financed emissions targets, but targets net zero by 2050 for farming and agriculture.

TILLAGE

Siobhán Walsh

Tillage podcast: tillage readers make a difference, grain prices falling

Siobhán Walsh

Minister to establish a Food Vision tillage group

Siobhán Walsh

Grain and oilseed prices take a dramatic drop

Siobhán Walsh

Grain trends: dry wheat hits €256/t in Europe

SPONSORED

Light switch moment on Telford family farm

Derek Telford and his sons, Keith and Arnold, run a successful 650-sow farrow-to-finish unit in Co Tyrone

MACHINERY

Gary Abbott

CNH Industrial acquires majority stake in Bennamann

CNH Industrial has acquired the controlling stake of Bennamann following its 10% buy-in back in 2021. Bennamann offers a solution to capture and purify existing slurry bio-methane for use as fuel.

Peter Thomas Keaveney

Pit silage guided at €175-187/ac for 2023

The increased cost of machinery replacement, tyres, oil, insurance and labour throughout 2022 are the reasons behind a 5% hike in contractor charges, according to FCI.

Gary Abbott

ProDig beefs up folding fork ranges

ProDig has redeveloped its folding silage fork offerings, with the launch of its Mammoth and Taurus ranges, available in working widths from 12ft to 18ft.

PEDIGREE

Shanon Kinahan

In pictures: Peavoy’s polly bull tops Kilkenny at €4,800

With 96 bulls forward and a 76% clearance rate, Kilkenny’s first pedigree bull sale of the season was a big success, Shanon Kinahan writes.

PROPERTY

Paul Mooney

61.4ac Cavan farm sits on a crossroads

The farmhouse would make a nice family home after redecoration and modernisation.

Peter McCann

Farm and site for sale by auction in NI

The sale is being conducted by HA McIlrath and Sons Ltd and takes place at 2.30pm on Friday 31 March 2023 in Kilrea Livestock Mart.

Paul Mooney

Rush of auctions coming this month

The land market is very active and here we report on properties to be auctioned in five different counties.

BUILDINGS

Caitríona Morrissey

Minister deems 90 cows to be ‘typical family farm’ for TAMS III

Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has set out his reasons for some very controversial restrictions on dairy equipment in TAMS III.

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

Ellen Durkin

Nurturing nature on-farm: bats, birds and bees

Here are some ways that can farmers can help nature on their farms this month.

Contributor

Planning refused for Clare wind farm due to hen harrier concerns

When taken in conjunction with other wind farms in the area, the wind farm would result in unacceptable cumulative adverse impacts on the hen harrier, the appeals board said. Gordon Deegan reports.

RENEWABLES

Stephen Robb

Soaring cost of capital could derail renewable expansion

The rising cost of capital threatens to derail the expansion of renewable energy projects such as solar and onshore wind farms according to a new report.

Stephen Robb

Nine counties eligible for €200,000 wind farm benefit fund

Community platform ChangeX in conjunction with wind farm developer Greencoat Renewables have this week launched a new fund for communities within 5-10km of one of their wind farms

FORESTRY

Rachel Donovan

'Efficient licensing' needed to meet demands of increased forestry activity

Data in the new National Forest Inventory reveal the growing timber output from Irish forests and the volume of construction timber they will provide.

Rachel Donovan

'Efficient licensing' needed to meet demands of increased forestry activity

Data in the new National Forest Inventory reveal the growing timber output from Irish forests and the volume of construction timber they will provide.

NORTHERN IRELAND

David Wright

News in-brief from Northern Ireland

Weekly news in-brief from across the agri-food industry in Northern Ireland

Peter McCann

Major redevelopment at Greenmount Campus

The plans include the demolition of Fulton Hall, Boyd Hall, the Technology Building, modular storage, and student accommodation.

IRISH COUNTRY LIVING

Irish Horse

Webinar: how horse owners can claim new equine grant aid through TAMS

With many equine farmers having never applied for grant aid under a Department of Agriculture scheme before, they are keen to avoid the pitfalls of the application. process

Finance

Fair Deal reform could see nursing home residents keep rental income

Life

Caring for families through the night; a pleasure and a privilege

Life

Welcome to a week in the country

Life

“See a gynaecologist and have everything checked: it’s what saved me”

Contributor

Ann Devine: whatever floats your boat

There were tensions surrounding the ‘artistic direction’ of this year’s St Patrick’s Day parade in Kilsudgeon. Literally, writes Colm O’Regan

Amii McKeever

The protracted nature of grief

Although people are resilient, being faced with reminders of a loved one gone from our lives can bring that same pain back as strong as the day it was first felt.