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Elatus™ Era: providing consistent disease control across key crops

The weather in spring and early summer has been generally favourable to crop growth and development, a complete contrast to 2024.

MART REPORTS

Sheep mart prices: factory pressure hitting live sales

Darren Carty

Sheep mart prices: factory pressure hitting live sales

Hogget prices are under pressure in marts, with agents standoffish and much coyer in their purchasing activity.

Camera at the Mart: boom year for calves in Tipperary Mart

Tommy Moyles

Camera at the Mart: boom year for calves in Tipperary Mart

Tipperary Mart held its final calf sale of what has been a boom year for calves for the Tipperary town sales venue and trade was extremely strong throughout proceedings.

Martbids Database: light weanlings head for €6/kg

Adam Woods

Martbids Database: light weanlings head for €6/kg

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s mart trade, including what’s happening in the country’s marts.

PODCASTS

VIDEO HUB

BEEF

Phelim O'Neill

US beef exports steady as Brazil surges

The Grass Week: dry spell set to take its toll on growth

Martin Merrick

The Grass Week: dry spell set to take its toll on growth

Nevan McKiernan

Sidney seals the deal for Salers in Balmoral

Nevan McKiernan

Rolex rolls out the red carpet in Balmoral

FARM PROGRAMMES

SUSTAINABILITY

BEEF

DAIRY

SHEEP

DAIRY

Agri jobs: mushroom workers needed in Monaghan

There are a variety of positions available in the horticulture and dairy sectors in Monaghan, Cork and Laois.

Martin Merrick

The Grass Week: dry spell set to take its toll on growth

Another week of no rain on the cards spells trouble with grass growth rates, though farm covers are generally good enough to sustain demand.

James Hanly

Dairy herd replacement deficit a ‘serious wake-up call’ - ICOS

James Hanly

Tirlán holds milk price for April

SPONSORED

Using rumen-protected fat to support fertility and milk fat at turnout

Rumen-protected fats provide energy without acid to help stabilise rumen conditions while also supporting fertility and milk fat production.

SHEEP

Darren Carty

UK sheepmeat production revised upwards

James Hanly

UFU and IFA call for all-island measures to address uncontrolled dog ‘crisis’

Sheep Trends: further pressure on hoggets

Darren Carty

Sheep Trends: further pressure on hoggets

EU regulation curtailing live sheep exports

Darren Carty

EU regulation curtailing live sheep exports

KNOWLEDGE HUB

LIVESTOCK

Crop Protection

LIVESTOCK

Nitrates derogation calculator

LIVESTOCK

Mart Price Calculator

FINANCE

BPS calculator

ANIMAL HEALTH

James Hanly

TB summit feedback must be ‘taken seriously’ - ICSA

The association’s animal health and welfare chair John Barron said that farmers must be recognised as key stakeholders in this process, not as passive recipients of policy.

James Hanly

Shortage of large animal vets in rural Ireland - Veterinary Council

However, the statutory body regulating veterinary medicine in Ireland found that the veterinary register has grown by 30% since 2004.

PEDIGREE

Nevan McKiernan

Sidney seals the deal for Salers in Balmoral

A stunning line-up of breed champions took to the lawns of Balmoral on Friday for the interbreed champion of the show, writes Nevan McKiernan.

Charollais claims Balmoral Show overall sheep interbreed title for 2025

Rachel Gallagher

Charollais claims Balmoral Show overall sheep interbreed title for 2025

Rachel Gallagher reports on what was a fiercely competitive day of sheep interbreed classes at Balmoral Show.

SPONSORED

Getting through the first SBLAS audit

Damien Murray, Origin Green Producer Liaison & Standard Co-Coordinator gives a step by step guide for new suckler members of SBLAS facing their first audit.

SPONSORED

Levelling up calf rearing with Teemore Mono Calf Building

Proper calf shed ventilation is crucial for maximising calf performance and profitability.

SPONSORED

Elatus™ Era: providing consistent disease control across key crops

The weather in spring and early summer has been generally favourable to crop growth and development, a complete contrast to 2024.

SPONSORED

I’m thinking of buying a mower, what would you recommend?

Conal Moore an Agri contractor & tillage framer from Ballygar Co. Galway. “we do a lot of reseeding, slurry spreading and tillage work but baling would be our main enterprise”.

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AGRIBUSINESS

Phelim O'Neill

US beef exports steady as Brazil surges

US export data for March is robust but challenges will be in place for second quarter of 2025.

US beef costs JBS $100m in first three months of 2025

Phelim O'Neill

US beef costs JBS $100m in first three months of 2025

US cattle shortage and farm gate price reflected in JBS accounts for first quarter of 2025.

Professor Luke O’Neill: future farms will have no animals

Lorcan Roche Kelly

Professor Luke O’Neill: future farms will have no animals

Trinity immunology professor made prediction on Show Me the Science podcast

Weight-loss drugs have transformed dieting

Lorcan Roche Kelly

Weight-loss drugs have transformed dieting

The once iconic WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy and Glanbia puts Slimfast on the block.

TILLAGE

Keeping septoria under control in winter wheat

Siobhán Walsh

Keeping septoria under control in winter wheat

Tillage Podcast: 'make the best decision with the info you have'

Siobhán Walsh

Tillage Podcast: 'make the best decision with the info you have'

Siobhán Walsh

Breaking: blackgrass declared a noxious weed

Pat O'Toole

Dry conditions starting to bite crops

SPONSORED

Sustainability progress on Irish farms

Origin Green sustainability and data analytics manager Dr Eleanor Murphy reports on Irish farm emissions.

MACHINERY

Massey Ferguson introduces next-generation MF 1M series

Peter Thomas Keaveney

Massey Ferguson introduces next-generation MF 1M series

Massey Ferguson has launched two new MF 1M series premium specification compact tractor models.

Gary Abbott

Entries open for Tullamore Show invention awards

Entries have opened for Tullamore Show's national invention and innovation awards 2025, which will be broken down into seven categories, each offering a €300 first prize.

Gary Abbott

Young Stock Podcast: contracting in Banner County and tricky transmissions

Peter Thomas Keaveney

Diesel prices marginally creeping upwards

Peter Thomas Keaveney

Top tips for buying a used tedder

SPONSORED

New quad bike regulations - are you ready?

Quad bikes are designed to cope with a wide variety of terrain types and so are a fantastic aid for farm work - by Ciaran Roche, FBD risk manager.

PROPERTY

Paul Mooney

Traditional farmhouse with a modern twist in Co Roscommon

This farm in Castlerea has nice land, good road frontage and a fine house for half a million euro.

Paul Mooney

Triple treat in Tipperary with big potential

One of these compact holdings comes with a farmhouse, the other two are non-residential.

Paul Mooney

Period-style farmhouse with original features in Co Wexford

The land is in tillage and lies in two adjacent blocks. There is also a farmyard.

BUILDINGS

Close to 75% of TAMS tranche 5 applications approved so far

Martin Merrick

Close to 75% of TAMS tranche 5 applications approved so far

Tranche 5, which closed for applications in early December, has seen a huge rise in approval rates over the last number of weeks.

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

Amy Forde

New biodiversity project sees cattle grazing Shannon Airport land

After scrub clearance in early 2024 by a team from the airport, the Droimeann cattle were introduced for conservation grazing during the non-growing season.

James Hanly

Private well testing programme must be implemented – water forum

It comes after the Environmental Protection Agency domestic waste water treatment inspection report showed that 56% of septic tanks inspected in 2024 failed.

RENEWABLES

Limerick council refuses permission for AD plant

Stephen Robb

Limerick council refuses permission for AD plant

A group representing residents said that while it supports the use of anaerobic digesters as a renewable energy source, its objection lies with the proposed location of the facility.

Jack Kennedy

Editorial: wind farm challenges

Are surrounding landowners sufficiently rewarded, if at all, for the land asset value reduction with these type of cluster investments?

FORESTRY

James Hanly

Ministers issue orange warning around forest fire dangers

The Department of Agriculture issued a condition orange (high fire risk) warning which runs from 3pm on Thursday to midday on Monday 19 May.

James Hanly

Ministers contradicting each other on forestry in peatland – Sinn Féin

It comes after Minister of State with responsibility for Forestry Michael Healy-Rae made comments saying that he wants to more afforestation on peatlands which Sinn Féin said is “very concerning”.

NORTHERN IRELAND

Darren Carty

UK sheepmeat production revised upwards

The higher production forecast is driven by a higher carryover of hoggets and improved rearing rates.

‘Draconian’ nutrients plan would be a disaster for NI – Lakeland chair

Amy Forde

‘Draconian’ nutrients plan would be a disaster for NI – Lakeland chair

Niall Matthews said that the Nutrients Action Programme proposals caught many farmers on the hop.

IRISH COUNTRY LIVING

Comment

Editorial: ‘you may be in darkness but there will be light again'

Darkness into Light is an event of hope, the reality of suicide is horrific. I’ve cried hot tears thinking about the dark place my friend must have been in.

Life

Rural healthcare challenge needs joined up resolution

Comment

'Walking his only daughter up the aisle on her wedding day topped everything'

Finance

How to manage finances early in your career

Entertainment

Having the power but feeling skort-changed

Contributor

Dear Miriam: ‘My wife won’t live in a mobile while house is being refurbished’

A frustrated Wexford reader asks Miriam how to talk his wife into settling for a six month stay in a mobile home on the site of a farmhouse they're refurbishing into their forever home.