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To kick off 2022 and to provide some relief to farmers struggling with fertiliser costs, Kverneland Group Ireland is hosting a competition to win a Kverneland Exacta CL 2,000l capacity Disc Spreader.

VIDEOS

VIRTUAL EVENTS

Rachel Donovan

Plan needed to avoid ‘potential cash flow problems’ – IFA

All sectors will be hit with significant increases in input expenditure that will erode 2022 margins and need to be planned for, the IFA has said.

Jack Kennedy

Woulfe pours more pessimism on fertiliser outlook

Grassland Agro has imported about 35% less fertiliser compared to the same time last year.

Rachel Donovan

IFA to host dairy calf webinar

The importance of early management of calves and the future of dairy beef systems are some of the topics that will be discussed on the night.

PODCASTS

MART REPORTS

Adam Woods

Beef prices: cow beef is flavour of the month

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including factory quotes for finished animals.

Watch: suck calves top €630 in Carrigallen

Niamh Gunn attended Carrigallen Mart last Saturday for its weekly suck calf sale. Check out the trade here.

In pictures: easier trade in Blessington

Niamh Gunn was in Blessington Mart on Tuesday to check out the sheep trade.

Shane Murphy

Camera at the Mart: record January numbers at Kilkenny Mart

Numbers hit record highs with demand proving as strong for the first lot as the last

BEEF

Adam Woods

Beef prices: cow beef is flavour of the month

Darren Carty

Newford Farm update: yearling heifers turned out to grass

Declan Marren

Thrive weekly roundup: January jobs and mid-winter weights

Kieran Mailey

Five essential items for every calving kit

FARM PROGRAMMES

BEEF

Tullamore Farm

DAIRY

Dairylink Ireland

SHEEP

NI Sheep Programme

BEEF

Thrive dairy calf to beef

DAIRY

Aidan Brennan

Dairy management: preventing milk fever this spring

Aidan Brennan has some tips for farmers hoping to avoid milk fever in freshly calved cows this spring.

Barry Murphy

Meath students put mixed species swards to test

Two transition year students put the mixed species versus traditional sward debate to the test as part of the BT Young Scientist exhibition.

Caitríona Morrissey

'Farmers have nothing to fear - our job is to feed the world'

Jack Kennedy

Watch or listen: Farm Tech Talk - The Livestock Show

SPONSORED

Calf rearers advised to consider milk quality and feeding level for pre-weaning

Getting pre-weaning nutrition right must be a priority to get the best possible results from calf rearing.

SHEEP

Darren Carty

Sheep price update: brighter-looking start to this week’s trade

Darren Carty

Early lactation feeding for all eventualities

Jack Kennedy

Watch or listen: Farm Tech Talk - The Livestock Show

Amy Forde

COVID-19 physical distancing rules at marts scrapped

KNOWLEDGE HUB

LIFESTOCK

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LIFESTOCK

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FINANCE

BPS calculator

RESOURCES

Contractor charges

ANIMAL HEALTH

Rachel Donovan

Historic election as VCI president and deputy president filled by two females

The incoming president and deputy president were appointed, following an uncontested election, by members of the veterinary council.

Justin McCarthy

Need for beef changes goes beyond farm gate

Dr Paul Crosson from Teagasc Grange confirms that young bull beef systems have the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions per kg of beef carcase by up to 32% when compared to steer beef.

Adam Woods

ABP launches Advantage Beef scheme

Adam Woods has all the details on the new ABP advantage beef programme and what farmers need to know about it.

Jack Kennedy

Magan bows out of animal health

Longford dairy farmer Mike Magan speaks honestly and openly to Jack Kennedy about his tenure as chairman of Animal Health Ireland.

SPONSORED

Calf rearers advised to consider milk quality and feeding level for pre-weaning

Getting pre-weaning nutrition right must be a priority to get the best possible results from calf rearing.

SPONSORED

Win a Kverneland Disc Spreader and save thousands!!!

To kick off 2022 and to provide some relief to farmers struggling with fertiliser costs, Kverneland Group Ireland is hosting a competition to win a Kverneland Exacta CL 2,000l capacity Disc Spreader.

SPONSORED

Cow Start the next generation in fresh cow supplementation

Owen and Conor Galvin milk 450 cows with their father Gerry just outside the village of Finuge, Co Kerry.

SPONSORED

Protecting livelihoods and improving animal transport standards - Billy Kelleher

This week, the European Parliament will debate a new set of recommendations drawn up by a Committee of Inquiry into the protection of animals during transport, of which Billy Kelleher is a member.

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AGRIBUSINESS

Barry Murphy

Permanent TSB joins Brexit Impact Loan Scheme for farmers

Over €330m in lending is available to business owners, including farmers, who have been affected by Brexit.

Barry Murphy

Kerry Group opens new facility in Saudi Arabia

The new facility opened by Kerry Group in Saudi Arabia comes in response to growing consumer demand in the region.

Phelim O'Neill

Another impact assessment shows loss from Green Deal

A report from Wageningen University shows the consequences of EU Green Deal policy, with loss of production, increased prices and demand on land outside Europe.

Jack Kennedy

Glanbia Co-op finalises funding for Glanbia Ireland buy-out

Glanbia Co-op has now reduced its holding in Glanbia plc from approx 32.4% prior to the Christmas vote down to 30.5%.

TILLAGE

Andy Doyle

Spring oilseed should be considered for 2022

Stephen Robb

Analysis: Black Sea tensions could put pressure on wheat supply

Siobhán Walsh

Almost 3,000t of organic grain and protein required as new feed mill to be built

Stephen Robb

Tillage podcast: beans, manure, reducing N rates and canopy management

SPONSORED

Watch: father and son operation cultivates a better future

Maurice Cogan and his son Robert had been beef and tillage farming for many years, but when they started to plan for the future they realised that dairy farming was where they wanted to take the farm.

MACHINERY

Barry Murphy

Information sought on stolen quad in Cork

The quad was stolen from a secure yard between Saturday night and Sunday morning.

Gary Abbott

Online machinery auction to take place Saturday

Hennessy Auctioneers is set to hosts its first monthly online machinery auction of 2022 this Saturday 22 January. A selection of tidy used tractors are catalogued.

Peter Thomas Keaveney

New 10t ‘rubber duck’ from Doosan

With a new-look design and four-wheel steering, Doosan has just unveiled a new DX100W-7 10.7t wheeled excavator.

PEDIGREE

Adam Woods

Irish genetics to the fore in first White Gold sale in Carlisle

Adam Woods has the latest from the first White Gold sale of females in Carlisle at the weekend.

PROPERTY

Tommy Moyles

Super land in the shadow of Slievenamon

A 36ac farm between Fethard and Mullinahone is attracting strong interest despite its recent arrival to the market.

Tommy Moyles

Significant forestry offering in the Premier County

A circa-73ac forestry plantation has come on the market south of the M8 motorway in Tipperary.

Tommy Moyles

Plenty of interest in 33ac parcel in Tipp

The land on an elevated site over the M8 motorway on the outskirts of Cashel is expected to garner plenty interest.

BUILDINGS

Barry Murphy

Farm building activity in 2022 a ‘crystal ball job’

Sheeting prices are forecast to rise further in early 2022 but some in the sector say the cost increases for other materials are beginning to level out.

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

Barry Murphy

Tipperary has highest level of hedge-cutting prosecutions

Just six counties have shared over half of all illegal hedgecutting prosecutions between them since 2011.

Barry Murphy

Europe likely to suggest changes to CAP eco schemes

The European Commission has commenced the task of assessing the CAP strategic plans submitted by member states, says Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski.

FORESTRY

Barry Murphy

Frost scheme for damaged forests should include those planted since 2015 – IFA

A new scheme has been made available to forest owners whose plantations were affected by major frost events which damaged young trees.

Amy Forde

Over 70 cases of illegal tree felling reported to Department

"Reports of alleged illegal tree felling are a matter that the Department takes very seriously."

NORTHERN IRELAND

David Wright

DAERA clarifies suckler headage scheme rules

The proposed scheme comes with conditions around age at first calving and calving interval.

Peter McCann

Farming should be with nature – UFU

The Ulster Farmers’ Union has come forward with proposals for a “Farming with Nature” programme that aims to improve farm incomes and environmental sustainability.

SCOTLAND

John Sleigh

Scottish Prices: beef steady in Scotland as hogget trades softens

Scottish R grading steers are getting paid less than those in northern England.

John Sleigh

Scottish Prices: English cattle price jumps ahead of Scottish trade

Cattle in some English abattoirs are getting more than the Scotch equivalent.

IRISH COUNTRY LIVING

Life

DIY: how to give your denims a make-over

Do you have denims that you never wear because you feel like there is something not quite ‘right’ about them? Ilka Denker talks to denim make-over queen Aisling O’Mara for some inspiration.

Food

Food News - find your perfect coffee flavour

Careers

Medical Poland facilitates student trip to Poland

Life

Acne: treat sooner rather than later

Finance

Consumer Watch: health insurance season

Denis Hurley

Sport: Galway not to be written off this early

The days of back-door revival are gone, but we predict a team’s championship performance based on these early-door games, writes Denis Hurley.

Anne O'Donoghue

From farm fields to international audiences

Folk singer Emer Dunne started off singing on the family farm for the cows, but it wasn’t long before she moved on to international audiences, writes Anne O’Donoghue

Helen Sharp

Epic ambition

Helen Sharp chats to Emma McCabe, the powerhouse behind the trailblazing equine marketing company, Epic Management.

Leo Powell

The Front Row: no End(game) in sight for Les Mis viewings

After getting to see Endgame in the Abbey Theatre recently, Leo Powell is looking forward to rewatching Les Misérables in the Bord Gáis this year too.

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