This week in photos: harvesting winter oats and sorting sheep for the mart
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Supply level but demand tricky
Watching trends in global milk supply and demand is key when you play on the world market like Ireland does, writes Jack Kennedy.
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Protocols in factories had been working – Donnelly
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said protocols introduced in factories to limit the spread of COVID-19 had been working up to now.
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Irish farm census rescheduled for September
The survey form has now been reduced from eight to four pages.
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Casein in the Irish dairy industry
Margaret Butler, dairy ingredients manager, Bord Bia explains the importance of one of the less well known products in the dairy industry.
COVID-19: US meat giant Tyson Foods faces lawsuit over worker death
The case could open the floodgates to more cases in the US, where over 14,000 workers have contracted the virus.
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Supply level but demand tricky
Watching trends in global milk supply and demand is key when you play on the world market like Ireland does, writes Jack Kennedy.
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WATCH: Farm Tech Talk - the Livestock Show
It's heading for the middle of August and it's all go for weaning sucklers, breeding sheep and baling straw, writes Jack Kennedy.
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WATCH: Farm Tech Talk - the Livestock Show
It's heading for the middle of August and it's all go for weaning sucklers, breeding sheep and baling straw, writes Jack Kennedy.
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Casein in the Irish dairy industry
Margaret Butler, dairy ingredients manager, Bord Bia explains the importance of one of the less well known products in the dairy industry.
Irish Shows Association Virtual Show 2020 - the show must go on(line)!
2020 is a very different year for our showing community and the Irish Shows Association has been inspired to adapt to the new normal and look to technology to keep the show on the road.
COVID-19 is changing food choices for good
Rory McDonnell, head of strategic insight and planning at Bord Bia, examines some of the changing consumer habits as a result of COVID-19.
Bonanza Calf Nutrition key points to be aware of preparing for calves at grass
We are improving our calf management year-on-year; refining it, focusing on new aspects, raising the target bar.
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Gary Abbott recently spent some time with the 37m3 Krone MX 370 GL forage wagon to see how it performed
Grass quality has improved greatly over the last week as the farm received an ideal amount of rain.
Martin Corrigan farms with his father Kevin just outside Belcoo, Co Fermanagh. They run a herd of 27 Simmental cross cows with the farm undergoing some major changes over the past three years.
In today's episode the Irish Farmers Journal's Lorcan Allen speaks to Paul Crosson, John Finn and Sinead Waters on ‘Sustainable Beef Production - Where policy meets practice’. The team also look at what's happening around sustainability on the BRIDE Project in East Cork, in Co. Kilkenny with Teagasc's Catherine Keena. The team also visit Tully Farm in Co. Kildare.
John Egerton stopped breeding his spring-calving cows after seven weeks.
Dairylink Ireland participant Stephen Wallace farms near Seaforde, Co Down.
Adam Woods, Beef & Suckler Editor with the Irish Farmers Journal is joined by Donall Fahy, Bernadette Earley and Alan Dillon from Teagasc who focus on the Grange dairy calf-to-beef system study and the key components that are helping achieve high performance. Adam also pays a visit to Tipperary dairy calf to beef farmer J.P Hammersley to take a look at his system of farming.
Adam Woods, Beef & Suckler Editor with the Irish Farmers Journal is joined by Michael McManus, Bernadette Earley and Alan Twomey from Teagasc. Focusing on the Derrypatrick Herd at the Teagasc Animal and Grassland, Research and Innovation centre, in Grange County Meath, this episode of Beef Talk will look at how it achieves its breeding targets of 100% AI and a very compact calving.
Beef editor Adam Woods speaks to Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver about what’s been happening on Tullamore farm over the last few weeks
Planning animal health - don't miss our webinar this Monday
Want to know the benefits of animal health planning and what it could mean for your dairy business? Tune into this webinar next Monday
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Pöttinger introduce new four-rotor rake
Pöttinger have recently added the TOP 1403 C four-rotor rake to its range of grass equipment. The 14m rake features hybrid drive technology. Gary Abbott writes
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New Holland launches twin-rotor CH7.70 combine
New Holland has introduced the CH7.70, a new single model combine range offering its twin-rotor threshing system from larger CR models now in a smaller package.
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IFA stands down protest at Waterford port
The grain committee had been protesting the import of suspected non-Irish malting barley.
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Boortmalt claims imported malt is Irish
The IFA has blocked a shipment of malt at Waterford port, but its origins are in dispute.
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