New lifetime limit on young farmer tax relief
TOP STORIES
News
Brexit casting shadow over dairy merger vote
The LacPatrick/Lakeland merger would create a dairy pool and processing capacity on both sides of the border – hard or soft.
Read the full story ->
Infographic: countdown to Brexit
WIth the potential to have a huge impact on agriculture in Ireland, all eyes are on Brexit negotiations as we tick down to the 31 October deadline for a withdrawal agreement.
Read the full story ->
Prepared foods centre to provide Brexit buffer
The new prepared consumer foods centre has been opened as a direct response to Brexit.
Read the full story ->
What´s on
SPONSORED
Meet the Connacht champion in the PR€VENTION FOR PROFIT competition
Representing Connacht in the MSD Prevention for Profit competition is Sligo farmer Chris Tuffy. Chris is farming in partnership with his father TJ on a leased farm at Doonally, near Sligo town.
Camera at the mart: more farmer demand for weanlings in Granard
Weanling numbers continue to increase, as does demand, with more farmer buyers active at Monday night's sale in Granard.
Read the full story ->
Analysis: are we entering a period of fertiliser price rises?
It’s that time of year again when farmers look to buy fertiliser for next year. Eoin Lowry analyses the global fertiliser supply-demand balance.
Read the full story ->
No change to Aurivo and Carbery milk prices for September
As co-ops continue to set September milk prices the trend as been no changes, but many boards have issued warnings of weakening market returns.
Read the full story ->
eLearning
SPONSORED
Bank of Ireland announce new €100m fund for farmers
Bank of Ireland have announced that they will be designating a new €100 million fund to directly support farmers.
Sheep trends: lamb quotes starting to move upwards
After weeks of standing still, the sheep quotes are finally moving in the right direction.
Read the full story ->
Livestock Calculator
Heifer Weight CalculatorBudget Calculator
Mart Budget CalculatorFinancial Calculator
BPS CalculatorLivestock Calculator
Price per KilogramProfessional Calculator
Fodder CalculatorFinancial Calculator
BPS Calculator (NI)
Meet the Connacht champion in the PR€VENTION FOR PROFIT competition
Representing Connacht in the MSD Prevention for Profit competition is Sligo farmer Chris Tuffy. Chris is farming in partnership with his father TJ on a leased farm at Doonally, near Sligo town.
IFA October Open Farmer Meetings
This October IFA will run a series of Open Farmer Meetings across the country in partnership with FBD and AIB.
Calculating the Towing Capacity of a Vehicle
What is towing capacity? The Towing Capacity (or towable mass) is the maximum weight that a vehicle can tow according to the manufacturer’s specifications.
Cattle need to be worm free at housing
By using Dectomax, you are ensuring that your herd is delivering the most for you.
LISTENVisit the section 
WATCHVisit the section
The Irish Farmers Journal spoke to farmers at this week's sale in Kilmallock Mart to gauge their reaction to the measures in Budget 2019.
The ewe flock on Tullamore Farm were plunge dipped on 11 October to ensure there were no external parasites pre-breeding.
Athy tillage farmer Andrew Bergin discusses the performance of his cover crops so far this year.
Dan Butler from Clerihan, Co Tipperary has invested heavily to upgrade his current farmyard to greatly reduce labour requirement.
Dairylink Ireland participant John Oliver, Irish Farmers Journal reporter Peter McCann and programme adviser Conail Keown discuss sire selec...
Teagasc’s Shane Kennedy explains how to carry out a yield dig to assess the yield potential in a potato crop.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marina, Michael Creed sat down with news correspondent Odile Evans after Budget 2019 was announced to...
Stephen Robb discusses potato desiccation methods in the event diquat fails to gain preapproval from the EU. He then explains why conducting...
Analysis: are we entering a period of fertiliser price rises?
It’s that time of year again when farmers look to buy fertiliser for next year. Eoin Lowry analyses the global fertiliser supply-demand balance.
Read the full story ->
Kia Ceed delivers a new level of smoothness
Kia has refined its best-selling car, the Ceed, with new levels of driving comfort and smoothness, coupled with a price increase, as Michael Moroney found out during his recent test drive.
Read the full story ->
Listen: 10 ways to reduce crop damage on your potato harvester
With the bulk of the main crop potato harvest yet to get under way, growers should be aware of the main points in a harvester where potato damage is likely to occur this season.
Read the full story ->
IFA potato report: growers make harvest progress in settled weather
IFA potato market report Tuesday 16/10/2018
Read the full story ->
Grain markets: little movement in markets despite weather issues
Despite ongoing weather issues in key grain-producing areas and the publication of the WASDE report which confirmed global yield reductions, markets remain relatively flat.
Read the full story ->
