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Tillage Day: farmers to take centre stage
Siobhán Walsh
Tillage Day will examine challenges faced by tillage farmers and focus on solutions to make tillage farming businesses more sustainable.
 
 
Watch: Swedish farmer sets new 24-hour baling record
Watch: Swedish farmer sets new 24-hour baling record
The record has now been validated after it was completed at the farm of Bro Godås in Säffle, Sweden, in July.
Texel shearling tops Fosters' ram sale at 1,700gns
Texel shearling tops Fosters' ram sale at 1,700gns
Rachel Gallagher reports from Beattie’s pedigree livestock centre for the 12th/14th annual Springhill pedigree livestock tup sale.
Small businesses set to take centre stage at this year's Ploughing SPONSORED
Small businesses set to take centre stage at this year's Ploughing
Visitors to the Local Enterprise Village will get a chance to see a unique showcase of Irish entrepreneurship with over 30 small Irish businesses gearing up to present their products and innovations.
In pictures: Castleisland fat stock show and sale
In pictures: Castleisland fat stock show and sale
Castleisland Mart had a successful fat stock show and sale during the week with a full yard of fantastic stock on offer.
In pictures: Quality lambs in demand in Ennis
In pictures: Quality lambs in demand in Ennis
The first sheep sale held on the MartBids online sales platform saw butchers and agents active for fleshed lambs and plenty of farmer demand for quality stores.
Camera at the Mart: top of €4,100 in Gortatlea show and sale
Camera at the Mart: top of €4,100 in Gortatlea show and sale
Adam Woods report from Gortatlea Mart in Co Kerry, where its annual weanling show and sale took place last week.
PODCASTS
Dairy Management: no end in sight to soil moisture problems
Dairy Management: no end in sight to soil moisture problems
With little or no rain in the forecast, farmers in severe soil moisture deficit regions are going to feel the feed pinch for longer.
Agri jobs: dairy herdperson wanted for Kilkenny grassland farm
Agri jobs: dairy herdperson wanted for Kilkenny grassland farm
There are plenty of the employers looking for new farm managers in the dairy sector.
TB eradication staff shortage is ‘simply unacceptable’ - ICSA
TB eradication staff shortage is ‘simply unacceptable’ - ICSA
It follows on from the Department’s update on the eradication group in which Minister Charlie McConalogue raised concerns about underfunding and understaffing.
TB reactor numbers forecast to hit 40,000 head - IFA
TB reactor numbers forecast to hit 40,000 head - IFA
The IFA has called on the Minister for Agriculture and Government colleagues to outline their position on TB eradication.
Texel shearling tops Fosters' ram sale at 1,700gns
Texel shearling tops Fosters' ram sale at 1,700gns
Rachel Gallagher reports from Beattie’s pedigree livestock centre for the 12th/14th annual Springhill pedigree livestock tup sale.
Clinker hits top price in Dungannon
Clinker hits top price in Dungannon
Rachel Gallagher reports from Dungannon Mart for the NI Rouge Club premier sale.
Small businesses set to take centre stage at this year's PloughingSPONSORED
Small businesses set to take centre stage at this year's Ploughing
Visitors to the Local Enterprise Village will get a chance to see a unique showcase of Irish entrepreneurship with over 30 small Irish businesses gearing up to present their products and innovations.
Get your public services card at the National Ploughing ChampionshipsSPONSORED
Get your public services card at the National Ploughing Championships
The Department of Social Protection will be attending this year’s National Ploughing Championships at Block 3 | Row 12 | Hub 204.
The Sommet show in France, an international livestock summit not to be missed!SPONSORED
The Sommet show in France, an international livestock summit not to be missed!
The 33rd edition of the Sommet de l’Elevage (Livestock Summit) will take place in Clermont-Ferrand, France, on 1-4 October.
Irish farmers turn to Nofence for smarter and more efficient livestock and landSPONSORED
Irish farmers turn to Nofence for smarter and more efficient livestock and land
As Nofence makes its mark in Ireland, pioneering farmers are using virtual fences to bring flexibility and peace of mind to livestock management across diverse landscapes and purposes.
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Latest exchequer data shows Government is swimming in cash
Latest exchequer data shows Government is swimming in cash
Minister for Finance Jack Chambers should use his budget windfall to support Ireland’s largest indigenous industry.
Tirlán interested in ‘alliance’ with Tipperary Co-op
Tirlán interested in ‘alliance’ with Tipperary Co-op
The CEO of Tirlán voiced interest in linking up with Tipperary Co-op, saying that an alliance could be formed between the two if Tipperary was on board.
Oil hits lowest price in more than a year
Oil hits lowest price in more than a year
Global developments are shifting the supply-demand balance for crude.
Markets Digest: stories from around the world
Markets Digest: stories from around the world
Brief news snippets from New Zealand, Ivory Coast, Spain and the USA.
Pöttinger introduces new Plano stubble cultivator
Pöttinger introduces new Plano stubble cultivator
Last week, at a press event in Austria, Pöttinger expanded its range of tillage products by unveiling its new 6m Plano stubble cultivator, a complete new offering from the brand.
Listen: Kildare man heading up digital solutions role at Claas
Listen: Kildare man heading up digital solutions role at Claas
On this week’s Young Stock Podcast, Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks to David Thornton, a Kildare man who has recently been appointed as the digital solutions consultant with Claas UK.
32ac farm close to the M4
32ac farm close to the M4
It fronts the old main road and is close to the motorway which now serves that route. It’s a good location.
Abbeyfeale farm has €550,000 asking price
Abbeyfeale farm has €550,000 asking price
The 64ac grass holding lies in one block and has road frontage.
Large 87ac farm in Cork
Large 87ac farm in Cork
There are also a number of useful sheds on the property. Most of the land is good quality.
Ticking the boxes on TAMS-spec equine housing
Ticking the boxes on TAMS-spec equine housing
Martin Merrick details some of the specs when it comes to completing works on housing for equines under TAMS.
Majority of ACRES balancing payments to issue by end of month
Majority of ACRES balancing payments to issue by end of month
ACRES 'with its scale, ambition and complexity, has presented challenges in terms of meeting the payment timelines envisaged', the minister said.
Ireland well-placed to tap into high end of agri-food markets - Alltech boss
Ireland well-placed to tap into high end of agri-food markets - Alltech boss
Alltech's CEO stated that Ireland should look on global agriculture's challenges into opportunities.
27 wind and solar farms secure Government support
27 wind and solar farms secure Government support
Provisional results from the fourth round of the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme show that 27 wind and solar projects have successfully secured 15-year Government support.
Only two wind turbines granted permission in last six months
Only two wind turbines granted permission in last six months
Just two wind turbines in the entire country have been granted planning permission in the past six months, according to Wind Energy Ireland.
Emissions targets now ‘bearing fruit’ - McConalogue
Emissions targets now ‘bearing fruit’ - McConalogue
The report indicated that there should be more incentives to improve the uptake in low emission fertiliser and feed or slurry additives.
Farmers can’t be ‘in the red by going green’ - IFA
Farmers can’t be ‘in the red by going green’ - IFA
The CCAC’s annual review on agriculture and land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector said policies must be implemented that align with long-term climate and biodiversity objectives.
Northern Ireland needs locally produced renewable energy - Muir
Northern Ireland needs locally produced renewable energy - Muir
Minister Andrew Muir made the comment at the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association's annual conference in Belfast.
News round-up from Northern Ireland
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
Life
Westival launches 2024 programme
The West of Ireland’s longest-running music and arts festival is taking place in October as locals join to celebrate what Westport has to offer, writes Sarah McIntosh.
Farmers and hospitality workers face similar mental health struggles
Farmers and hospitality workers face similar mental health struggles
The past few years have been difficult for small food producers and business owners – here is how some have found ways to cope, writes Janine Kennedy.
Abbeyfeale farm has €550,000 asking price
Abbeyfeale farm has €550,000 asking price
The 64ac grass holding lies in one block and has road frontage.
'I've been in horses all my life and never had anything like that'
'I've been in horses all my life and never had anything like that'
A small thoroughbred breeder from Co Meath hit the jackpot when selling a yearling colt for £350,000 last week.
Well-priced land offered in Roscommon
Well-priced land offered in Roscommon
It would be a lot more productive if some tidying and improvement work was now carried out, the agent says.