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Dáil suspended after row erupts during nature restoration debate
Noel Bardon
Independent TD Michael Collins claimed that a Government minister had gave away private information on his farm to the Dáil.
 
 
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NEWS
Shanon Kinahan
Entries open for 2023 Tullamore National Livestock Show
Shanon Kinahan has details on how to enter this year's Tullamore and FBD National Livestock show
Kelsey Daly
No rain forecast well into next week
It will be warmest further west, away from Irish Sea coasts which will be a little cooler in mostly light easterly breezes.
Noel Bardon
€23m of Brexit fund to pay for year one of genotyping scheme
Stephen Robb
Wind generation peaked at 78% in April
Rachel Donovan
Teenage girl dies in Cavan tractor crash
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Credit products available to farmers
Key information to know when looking for credit products for Irish farmers.
CLIMATE TARGETS
Barry Murphy
Ammonia emissions: lowest air pollutant increase in 2021
Out of air pollutants analysed by the EPA, ammonia emissions saw the lowest increase in 2021. However, a lack of progress since 2005 means European reduction commitments are still not being met.
Barry Murphy
EPA ‘not holding back’ from Teagasc methane research
Attendees at the EPA’s annual conference heard that the agency is open to incorporating the latest farm emissions science when updating national carbon inventories.
Stephen Robb
Ireland’s largest fuel supplier snaps up solar PV company AEI
Alternative Energy Ireland was acquired for an unknown sum and has grown to become a significant supplier of solar PV technology to the agricultural industry
VIDEO HUB
MART REPORTS
Shane Dobson
In pictures: trade ticks on in Templemore
Thursday last saw Templemore Mart, Co Tipperary, host its weekly general sale of cattle. Shane Dobson reports from the ringside.
Shane Dobson
In pictures: Drumshanbo numbers holding steady
Friday last saw Drumshanbo Mart, Co Leitrim, host its weekly general sale of cattle. Shane Dobson reports from the ringside.
Shanon Kinahan
Oscar takes the golden globe in Nenagh
With a clearance rate just shy of 90%, the final Irish Hereford Breed Society show and sale of the season proved to be another major success, writes Shanon Kinahan.
Tommy Moyles
€4.20/kg for bulls in Gortatlea
Tommy Moyles reports from a special sale of weanlings in Gortatlea, Co Kerry.
BEEF
Kieran Mailey
Five tips to get spring grazing back on track
Noel Bardon
€23m of Brexit fund to pay for year one of genotyping scheme
Kieran Mailey
Bringing surplus paddocks back into the grazing rotation
Shane Dobson
In pictures: trade ticks on in Templemore
FARM PROGRAMMES
DAIRY
Noel Bardon
€23m of Brexit fund to pay for year one of genotyping scheme
Funding for years two to five of the programme will be divided between farmers, industry and the Department of Agriculture.
Barry Murphy
Calves killed in slurry fume accident
Kerry vet Richard Hurley has warned farmers to keep calves away from sheds where slurry is being agitated.
Martin Merrick
Vasectomised bull or stock bull: which will work best for you?
Darren Carty
Cow kill down almost 5,000 head to April 2023
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NCBC Dairy-Beef Series Episode 1: Eoin McDonald & Declan Butler
Welcome to the NCBC Dairy-Beef Series, brought to you by Progressive Genetics, Munster Bovine and proudly supported by ABP.
SHEEP
Darren Carty
Sheep price update: trade steady to marginally easier in cases
Jack Kennedy
Listen: Farm Tech Talk from Brussels
Darren Carty
Lamb-specific options on radar under Sheep Improvement Scheme
Barry Murphy
Factories get €1.7m to process organic produce
KNOWLEDGE HUB
ANIMAL HEALTH
Declan O’Brien
Mystery illness hits southern dairy herds
Animals hit by the ‘winter cow syndrome’ showed milk-fever-like symptoms and yields suddenly dropped by 10-20%. Declan O'Brien and Aidan Brennan report.
Noel Bardon
TB reactors up 15% in 12 months to April
The Department of Agriculture's spend is up significantly in the first three months of 2023.
PEDIGREE
Shanon Kinahan
Entries open for 2023 Tullamore National Livestock Show
Shanon Kinahan has details on how to enter this year's Tullamore and FBD National Livestock show
Shanon Kinahan
Great weekend for Gerrygullinane Limousin
Shanon Kinahan reports from the Gerrygullinane online timed production sale, which took place from Friday 26 May to Monday 29 May.
SPONSORED
The 3 Rs of worm control: Right dose, Right animal and Right time
As sure as night follows day, once the grass really starts to grow, cattle and sheep will be challenged by the burden of worms.
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Steady cattle and sluggish sheep trade so far in 2023
Mark Zieg, Bord Bia beef, meat and livestock manager, and Seamus McMenamin, sheepmeat and livestock manager, look at trade.
SPONSORED
Credit products available to farmers
Key information to know when looking for credit products for Irish farmers.
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Multiple Bord na Móna auctions boast over 400 lots of machinery this May
Wilsons Auctions prepares once again to offer bidders a huge selection of tractors, machinery, tyres, motorbikes, equipment and more surplus assets on behalf of the iconic Irish company Bord na Móna.
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AGRIBUSINESS
Lorcan Roche Kelly
Grocery inflation remains above 16%, with very slight drop in latest data
Kantar reports grocery inflation eased by 0.1% in its latest report on the industry.
Phelim O'Neill
EU committed to trade deals
Trade policy in Brussels is focused on deals and impact on wider economy, with farmer interests secondary.
Phelim O'Neill
Bord Bia and processors are organic winners
Bord Bia and processors secured funding this week to promote and process organic produce, but capturing and holding premium markets will be tough work.
Siobhán Walsh
Grain Trends: Matif below €230/t with generally good crop reports forecast
Crop reports are generally good and, at present, supply does not look like an issue in grain markets. Prices moved down again over the last few days.
TILLAGE
Kelsey Daly
Grant approvals letters for €3.1m seed potato and chipping potato scheme
Siobhán Walsh
O’Sullivan calls for funds and balance on pesticides regulations
Siobhán Walsh
Pesticides: Amenity use cuts and rewarding lower use
Siobhán Walsh
Tillage Podcast: pesticides and politics - reporting from Brussels
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Early season spraying tasks for 2023
Product choice, environmental conditions and sprayer set-up are critical.
MACHINERY
Gary Abbott
1991 Ford 7810 scoops €21,500 plus commission at online auction
A 1991 Ford 7810 was among the highlights lots sold at an online auction last week hosted by Michael Doyle Auctions, selling for €21,500 plus commission.
Gary Abbott
83% clearance rate at Hennessy’s auction
Hennessy Auctioneers held its May monthly machinery auction last Saturday, where a 2013 Takeuchi TB28 mini digger topped the sale at €19,500.
Gary Abbott
New tractor registrations up 6% while used imports climb 40%
Siobhán Walsh
Tillage TAMS now open for applications
Gary Abbott
Samasz butterflies tried and tested after 20,000 acres
SPONSORED
Farm safely this silage season – stay clear of overhead electricity wires
ESB Networks wantsto provide a safe electricity infrastructure. Live electricity wires are always near and coming close can be dangerous, writes Michael Murray, ESB Networks public safety manager.
PROPERTY
Paul Mooney
Big farm with old farmhouse for sale in Meath
The auctioneers are guiding this well-located grassland farm at €10,000/ac.
Paul Mooney
Well-known farm for sale in Co Offaly
The 122ac is in one division and suited for all enterprises including dairying and tillage.
Paul Mooney
60ac in Co Galway for €485,000
The land is in separate divisions but is being offered for sale in one lot.
BUILDINGS
Martin Merrick
Safety around slurry stores: the grants available and how to qualify
Not all investments require planning permission, while several areas surrounding slurry storage qualify for a 60% grant rate for all farmers.
CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT
Siobhán Walsh
O’Sullivan calls for funds and balance on pesticides regulations
The Irish Farmers Journal met with Grace O’Sullivan last week in Brussels. The Green Party MEP is calling for funds to incentivise improved plant protection product use.
Barry Murphy
Ammonia emissions: lowest air pollutant increase in 2021
Out of air pollutants analysed by the EPA, ammonia emissions saw the lowest increase in 2021. However, a lack of progress since 2005 means European reduction commitments are still not being met.
RENEWABLES
Stephen Robb
Wind generation peaked at 78% in April
The contribution of wind to Ireland's electricity supply ranged from 78% to less than 1% throughout the month of April.
Stephen Robb
National food waste recycling week encourages anaerobic digestion
The week-long campaign aims to encourage the recycling of food waste and the production of green energy and fertiliser through anaerobic digestion.
FORESTRY
Declan O’Brien
McConalogue rules out ash dieback compensation
Minister McConalogue also insisted that farmers will have to replant lands affected by ash dieback.
Noel Bardon
Spike in forestry environmental information access appeals
The finger has been pointed at Coillte and the Department of Agriculture for a sizeable rise in appeals on access to information on the environment requests.
NORTHERN IRELAND
Peter McCann
NI round-up: Rural Support survey and surge in cattle imports from ROI
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
Peter McCann
Nitrogen efficiency varies across NI dairy farms
Nitrogen-use efficiency is a measure of the amount of nitrogen consumed by a dairy cow which subsequently ends up in milk protein.
IRISH COUNTRY LIVING
Careers
New programme awards €650,000 in project funding to technological universities
Local water quality and sustainable food production among projects being awarded funding under a new learning and teaching initiative, writes Sarah McIntosh.
Life
Some blooming good ideas for your summer garden
Life
Inflammatory bowel disease: holistic approach is key
Life
Kate Durrant writes: No Mow May
Comment
Editorial: Policy vying for a better world without a sting in the tail
Neven Maguire
Neven Maguire: get crackin’ on some eggy recipes
Eggs are great any time of the day - here are a some great eggy recipes you can enjoy for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner, Neven Maguire writes.
Katherine O'Leary
Katherine’s Country: the satisfaction of a beautiful, busy day on the farm
The important decisions on the farm very often start with the all-important grass walk, writes Katherine O’Leary, as she pops along for the ride
Paul Mooney
Big Waterford farm with striking period house
This property is just 2km from the historic and popular town of Lismore, in a good farming area.
Paul Mooney
€23,400/ac for land in Co Laois
Here are the results of recent auctions of farmland around the country.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photo Desk
This week in photos: Newford Farm open day plus silage
Barry Murphy
Is this the world’s smallest calf?
Photo Desk
This week in photos: sowing and silage
Photo Desk
In pictures: four days of Balmoral Show 2023
VIEWPOINTS
Lessons from Newford farm open day
Jack Kennedy
Dempsey at Large: no policy input
Matt Dempsey
Home Farm: TB reactor - herd test failure
Matt Dempsey
Irish retail grocery trends this year
Colm McCarthy
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