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Farmer writes: trouble begins when you heed outlandish stories
So long as you work on preparing your own farm for the months ahead and not heed what the parish pessimists are saying, you’ll be alright, writes Tommy Moyles.
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Long read: going against the grain with autumn calving
Barry Carty speaks to Kieran Mailey about making the best use of heavy ground with autumn calving and producing top-quality cattle for the live trade.
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3,200-year-old cheese discovered in ancient Egyptian tomb
Scientists have been able to identify a previously unknown material found in a tomb in Egypt as cheese, that was made from sheep or goat milk.
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€8,400 savings on Peter’s farm in Meath
Peter met the Smart Farming team at the National Ploughing Championships last September and decided to take part. A half day’s farm visit took place last month.
Complementing high genetic merits with good management practices
Recent research by Teagasc has found that genetics and good herd management go hand-in-hand when seeking high-performance within a herd.
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All rain still very welcome in Kilkenny
Not enough Kilkenny rain means it’s back to the first-cut silage in Greenfield, writes Jack Kennedy.
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Student blog: keeping milk cool and milking four times a day in Idaho
I don’t think anything can prepare you for your first day of work on a farm with over 20,000 cattle, writes Michael Kean.
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Mounting slaughter delays causing frustration for sheep farmers – ICSA
ICSA says large quantities of lambs from Northern Ireland are adding to slaughter delays for sheep farmers as factories look to hit peak output for Eidal-Adha festival.
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Prevention for Profit Competition – Have you got what it takes?
The preventative approach is much more rewarding than the treatment approach when it comes to animal health on your farm.
Now that it has rained……we may get more than we bargained for!
Rain was badly needed and now that it has arrived we can look forward to a burst of grass growth.
Liming – what a difference a year makes!
Trevor Boland from Sligo won a lime and nutrient management plan worth €2,500 in the 2017 Smart Farming Competition.
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Mislabelled – understanding what's for dinner
Eoin Lowry asks if consumers really understand where their food is coming from and will further labels help.
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Case IH hopes HoloLens can cut downtime
Tractor maker teams up with Microsoft to test smart glasses for use in technical support.
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County breakdown: farmers who received crop loss compensation
Check to see which county has had the highest amount of compensation paid by the Department.
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Wheat genome assembly could ‘drive disruptive innovation’
Scientists have suggested that the discovery could help to improve global wheat production.
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