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How base milk price compares
Milk price is crucial to farmers and while not the only measure of success, it's one farmers are most concerned with - rightly or wrongly.
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Gift guide: 10 Christmas presents for farmers
Do you find it difficult to find the perfect present for the farmer in your life? We have some ideas.
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Over 1,000 farmers excluded from beef schemes on lack of quality assurance
Being a member of a quality assurance scheme was a key requirement of the Beef Finisher Payment and BEAM.
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Euronit – Tegral, for the next generation
Since 1936 Tegral has been at the heart of agriculture and farms in Ireland, proud to be the farmer’s choice. They are now ready for the next generation, and proud to introduce their new name Euronit.
Beef management: five jobs for autumn-born calves
There is no substitute for good animal husbandry on livestock farms and, for autumn-calving herds, farmers should keep on top of routine management tasks.
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How base milk price compares
Milk price is crucial to farmers and while not the only measure of success, it's one farmers are most concerned with - rightly or wrongly.
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Watch: Farm Tech Talk - the Livestock Show
It's the last week in November, but there is lots happening in markets and also on-farm issues that need attention.
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50% of rearers risk calf health by omitting transition milk from feeding
Calf rearers are vastly under-estimating the speed at which a newborn calf’s gut closes, leaving that animal highly vulnerable to enteric diseases.
Watch: Farm Tech Talk - the Livestock Show
It's the last week in November, but there is lots happening in markets and also on-farm issues that need attention.
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CalfChat poll shows calf rearers adopting simpler time-saving feeding methods
Calf rearers using milk replacer are being reminded to base their feeding calculations on the number of grammes of the product fed to calves rather than the volume of mixed milk.
Euronit – Tegral, for the next generation
Since 1936 Tegral has been at the heart of agriculture and farms in Ireland, proud to be the farmer’s choice. They are now ready for the next generation, and proud to introduce their new name Euronit.
50% of rearers risk calf health by omitting transition milk from feeding
Calf rearers are vastly under-estimating the speed at which a newborn calf’s gut closes, leaving that animal highly vulnerable to enteric diseases.
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This week's pictures from around the country captured by the photographers of the Irish Farmers Journal.
Agricultural science case study videos: This week, we hear from beef farmers Shaun about what has been happening on farm since his last video along with his upcoming plans. Topics discussed in this video include winter housing of cattle, progress and diets of livestock, calving plans for their in-calf heifers and much more.
This week, we hear from tillage farmer Kevin Nolan about what has been happening on farm since his last video along with his upcoming plans. Topics discussed in this video include a maize harvest update, preparing the ground to plant winter cereal, the term “the green bridge”, Tilling vs Ploughing on the farm and the process of sowing seeds.
On this week’s show, we talk winter feed and Cavan football with Adam Woods, fluke and lameness with Darren Carty and dairy day and dry off with Aidan Brennan.
The first of the new generation Fendt tractors with the new cab controls finally touched down in Ireland last week. Peter Thomas Keaveney spoke with Sean Gorman from Fendt Ireland to find out more.
With cattle all housed we take a look at what is on the menu this winter for the cattle on Tullamore Farm.
Agri Toy focus preview: Robert Woods road tests the Berg Mini John Deere buggy for this weeks Agri Toy focus in the Irish Farmers Journal.
For this year's agri toys focus, Raine and Dia McKeever tried out some of the personalised kids outfits from Farm Wardrobe, the Meath based company, based on a dairy farm, that specialises in farm clothing (and not just for small people).
Mervyn McCann and Tim O’Donovan run through agenda for the 2020 ITLUS Winter Conference which will be held online this year.
Adam Woods was in Clogher Valley mart for their fatstock show and sale and he caught a few of the top prices on camera
How base milk price compares
Milk price is crucial to farmers and while not the only measure of success, it's one farmers are most concerned with - rightly or wrongly.
Read the full story ->
In pictures: continued demand for good kit at Laois machinery auction
We look at some of the stand-out lots which went under the hammer at this month’s machinery auction in Portlaoise held by Hennessy Auctioneers.
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First look: take a peek inside the Massey Ferguson 5700 M
Gary Abbott travelled to Clare to take a closer look at one of the first Massey Ferguson 5700 M series tractors in the country, the replacement series for the 5700 Global and 6700 models.
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No hazard from gene editing of plants - EFSA
In a new scientific opinion, the EFSA has said that gene editing which modifies the DNA of plants does not pose more hazard than conventional breeding.
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Grain trends: prices edge up as supply surplus shrinks
Grain prices remain strong for the crop in store, but a big gap between nearby and harvest prices will have to be bridged at some point.
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