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Home care an attractive alternative to nursing homes for farming families

The average person living in a nursing home under the Fair Deal Scheme pays €362.10/week in fair deal fees and an additional €53 in nursing home service charges.

MART REPORTS

Tommy Moyles

Camera at the Mart: third of weanling bulls exceed €2,000 in Kenmare

New highs were hit in Kenmare Mart, as prices rocketed to unprecedented levels for weanling bulls and heifers at a recent special sale.

Tommy Moyles

Camera at the Mart: factory moves put dampener on lamb prices

Factory cuts to sheep prices in recent weeks have dampened the mood for farmers with lambs to sell and this was evident at the weekly sheep sale in Cahir Mart this week.

Rachel Gallagher

Camera at the Mart: Belgian Blue heifer calf sells for €13,000

Rachel Gallagher reports from Stranorlar Mart for the inaugural Show Stars Sale.

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Watch: inside a farm in Japan finishing over 300 Wagyu cattle

Amy Forde

Watch: inside a farm in Japan finishing over 300 Wagyu cattle

Tommy Moyles

Camera at the Mart: third of weanling bulls exceed €2,000 in Kenmare

Nevan McKiernan

Drumhill Angus to host herd book celebration event

The Grass Week: weed control in older pastures and reseeds

Martin Merrick

The Grass Week: weed control in older pastures and reseeds

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IHFA National Open Day to take place in Co Monaghan

The 2025 National Irish Holstein Friesian Association (IHFA) Open Day will take place at Greenlea Holsteins in Co Monaghan on Thursday 10 July, writes Nevan McKiernan.

Martin Merrick

The Grass Week: weed control in older pastures and reseeds

Paddocks that are topped or mown in recent weeks may allow for mid-season weed control of pesky docks and thistles, while spring reseeds will now likely have to receive their pre-emergence spray.

Darren Carty

BVD incidence continues in wrong direction

Aidan Brennan

Dairy Trends: European prices hold steady

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Using rumen-protected fat to support fertility and milk fat at turnout

Rumen-protected fats provide energy without acid to help stabilise rumen conditions while also supporting fertility and milk fat production.

SHEEP

Darren Carty

91% of 2024 British wool supply sold

Darren Carty

Record highs for Australian lamb prices

Martin Merrick

The Grass Week: weed control in older pastures and reseeds

Sheep Trends: lambs facing another 20c/kg cut

Darren Carty

Sheep Trends: lambs facing another 20c/kg cut

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ANIMAL HEALTH

Price of store bullocks up €600/head in 12 months

Adam Woods

Price of store bullocks up €600/head in 12 months

Adam Woods takes a look at the Irish Farmers Journal Martbids database and compares cattle prices with 2024.

BVD incidence continues in wrong direction

Darren Carty

BVD incidence continues in wrong direction

There has been both a concerning increase in the number of BVD positive calves identified and the number of herds with disease outbreaks.

PEDIGREE

Caitríona Morrissey

In pictures: Cork Summer Show 2025

Enjoy these images from Cork Summer Show, which continues on Sunday 15 June.

Nevan McKiernan

Drumhill Angus to host herd book celebration event

The Aberdeen Angus Cattle Society is set to celebrate the 150th anniversary of its herd book, commencing with an event at the Drumhill Herd in Co Tyrone, writes Nevan McKiernan.

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Home care an attractive alternative to nursing homes for farming families

The average person living in a nursing home under the Fair Deal Scheme pays €362.10/week in fair deal fees and an additional €53 in nursing home service charges.

SPONSORED

Irish food and drink exports to Japan and South Korea

In the first of a series of interviews with Bord Bia offices around the world, Phelim O’Neill talks to Joe Moore, who heads up the office in Japan and is also responsible for South Korea.

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Rayco Group leads the way in rural modular homes

With CE certification, all-steel construction, and 80-year structural warranty, Rayco homes offer hassle-free living.

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Year after year, Hygeia delivers for Mayo sheep farmer

For Martin Colleran and his son Ryan, farming just outside Kilmaine, Co Mayo, their success is built on good land, healthy stock and smart decisions.

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AGRIBUSINESS

Trump tariffs hit US beef and pork exports in April

Phelim O'Neill

Trump tariffs hit US beef and pork exports in April

The effect of retaliatory tariffs on US exports start to become clear in April data.

The future is bright for global dairy markets

Lorcan Roche Kelly

The future is bright for global dairy markets

The biggest challenge in global dairy markets right now is for supply to meet demand.

Cork cheese company more than doubles capacity

Lorcan Roche Kelly

Cork cheese company more than doubles capacity

New Ingredient Solutions cheese plant in Boherbue can process up to 35,000t per annum.

Phelim O'Neill

New factory beef price tracker

An explainer of the composite factory hind quarter and forequarter sales prices published by the Agri-Food Regulator.

TILLAGE

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Focus on Irish grain for Irish drinks at Crops and Technology

Siobhán Walsh

Tillage Podcast: reporting from Cereals in the UK and crops in Co Louth

Flufenacet herbicide to be out of use in 2026

Siobhán Walsh

Flufenacet herbicide to be out of use in 2026

Siobhán Walsh

Grain Trends: prices down as weather looks favourable

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Sustainability progress on Irish farms

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

MACHINERY

Kuhn non-conditioner butterfly mowers to get centre-delivery auger

Gary Abbott

Kuhn non-conditioner butterfly mowers to get centre-delivery auger

Kuhn has unveiled a new version of its GMD non-conditioner butterfly mower, which is set to be offered with centre-delivery augers.

SlurryKat launches new mobile nurse tank design

Peter Thomas Keaveney

SlurryKat launches new mobile nurse tank design

SlurryKat has launched its new design generation three range of mobile nurse tanks, which the Armagh manufacturer first introduced in 2015.

Peter Thomas Keaveney

Demand for European-made machinery highest since 2023

Peter Thomas Keaveney

Kverneland and AgXeed set autonomous world ploughing record

Gary Abbott

Are you up to speed with sprayer testing?

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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

Paul Mooney

Fine 132ac dairy farm with sitting tenant and BISS

The land is in one block, the yard has excellent facilities - the farm is now going for auction.

Paul Mooney

Tullamore farm north and south with good land up for auction

The farm is located near Tullamore and will shortly go for public auction.

Paul Mooney

Golden Vale farm guided at €475,000

The land is in one block and laid out in five main fields with good boundary hedges.

BUILDINGS

Designing automatic calf feeder accommodation for smaller numbers

Martin Merrick

Designing automatic calf feeder accommodation for smaller numbers

Martin Merrick looks at possible layouts for farmers rearing between 50-60 calves, with an eye on automatic feeding.

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

‘Clumps of nettles don’t bother me like they used to’

Amy Forde

‘Clumps of nettles don’t bother me like they used to’

A round-up of some of the quotes from the Department of Agriculture’s Science in Action conference.

Adding clover into swards takes 'courage’

Amy Forde

Adding clover into swards takes 'courage’

'For clover, soils need to be at index 3 and 4 to be successful at it, it can go very horribly wrong, very fast', a Department conference has heard.

RENEWABLES

Another potential sale of Irish onshore windfarms

Lorcan Roche Kelly

Another potential sale of Irish onshore windfarms

Reports this week say Denmark’s Ørsted is looking to sell its Irish onshore windfarms

Tommy Moyles

Frustration over loss of emissions credits to farming

The loss of credits for reducing emissions through on-farm renewable energy sources to other sectors was a concern to farmers at the first Solar in Action event in west Cork this week.

FORESTRY

Donal Magner

Windblown timber exported to China

Logs are being exported from Ireland beyond the continent of Europe for the first time.

Windblown forestry facing felling appeals

Declan O’Brien

Windblown forestry facing felling appeals

A recent meeting of the Forest Windblow Taskforce heard that at least 10 windblow felling licences have been appealed.

NORTHERN IRELAND

Darren Carty

91% of 2024 British wool supply sold

The organisation reports that upwards of 95% of many core wool types have been sold on the back of improved demand and prices running 18p/kg higher than the 2023 season.