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ACA organic online meetings open to all farmers 29 November & 6 December

Open online meetings will be held for farmers and their families to engage in meaningful discussions about the various procedures and best practices associated with organic farming enterprises.

CLIMATE TARGETS

Phelim O'Neill

COP28 full of good intentions

COP28 - like its predecessors - means well, but achieving meaningful reduction in emissions requires lifestyle changes that society is not ready to accept.

Noel Bardon

Minister crunched numbers on dairy cull scheme but no decision this year

The Minister for Agriculture stated that the numbers have been crunched on a voluntary dairy reduction scheme, but he will not be in a position to rule the scheme in or out until next year.

Rachel Donovan

Tirlán and Dairygold join forces on solar venture

FarmGen systems can deliver energy savings of between 20% and 50% per year on dairy farms.

PODCASTS

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VIDEO HUB

MART REPORTS

Martbids Database: Christmas bounce in marts

Adam Woods

Martbids Database: Christmas bounce in marts

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

Tommy Moyles

Camera at the Mart: bumper trade at Kanturk's biggest ever fatstock sale

An excellent turnout of stock from local exhibitors resulted in Kanturk Mart having its largest ever Christmas fatstock show and sale and prices were there to match.

Shanon Kinahan

Camera at the Mart: factories and finishers flock for heavy cattle in Kilkenny

Shanon Kinahan brings you some of the top prices from the weekly cattle sale in Kilkenny Mart.

Adam Woods

Watch: breeding types go for big money in Elphin

Adam Woods reports from Elphin Mart’s special breeding sale of heifers which took place on Wednesday this week.

BEEF

Amy Forde

Reader photos: frost arrives on Irish farms

Darren Carty

Australian sheep flock and beef herd enters destocking phase

Kieran Mailey

Five management jobs for December

Martin Merrick

The Grass Week: time to complete closing cover

FARM PROGRAMMES

SUSTAINABILITY

BEEF

DAIRY

SHEEP

DAIRY

Reader photos: frost arrives on Irish farms

Winter has truly arrived on Irish farms over the last number of days. Share your photos with us here.

Martin Merrick

The Grass Week: time to complete closing cover

With it now being the beginning of December, the final grass cover should be completed for the year to assess grass supplies for spring.

Darren Carty

October N and P statements now available online

Caitríona Morrissey

Knackery operators set to strike over rendering costs

SPONSORED

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

Amy Forde

Reader photos: frost arrives on Irish farms

Darren Carty

Australian sheep flock and beef herd enters destocking phase

Darren Carty

UK sheepmeat production increases by 10% to 25,200t in October

Caitríona Morrissey

Knackery operators set to strike over rendering costs

KNOWLEDGE HUB

LIVESTOCK

Nitrates derogation calculator

LIVESTOCK

Mart Price Calculator

FINANCE

BPS calculator

RESOURCES

Contractor charges

ANIMAL HEALTH

Darren Carty

Big changes in animal identification

A new national genotyping programme, changes to suckler breeding indexes, an application for BVD-free status and transitioning to EID bovine tagging are all new topics in animal identification.

Peter McCann

News round-up from Northern Ireland

Weekly round-up of news from across the farming industry in Northern Ireland

PEDIGREE

Shanon Kinahan

Young Stock Podcast: semen, shows and sucklers and all else in between

On this week's Young Stock Podcast, Shanon Kinahan talks to Jake Finnegan about all things semen, shows and sucklers.

Shanon Kinahan

Hips Don't Lie shakes up Royal Ulster Beef and Lamb Championships

Shanon Kinahan has all the results from the Royal Ulster Beef and Lamb Championships.

SPONSORED

ACA organic online meetings open to all farmers 29 November & 6 December

Open online meetings will be held for farmers and their families to engage in meaningful discussions about the various procedures and best practices associated with organic farming enterprises.

SPONSORED

GAIN Pre-Calver Gold success on Laois farm

Dairy farmers Richard and Ian Galbraith discuss the success of supplementing GAIN Pre-Calver Gold to their 110-cow herd in Co Laois.

SPONSORED

Harnessing the Soil Microbiome for Sustainable Agriculture in the 'Human' Era

Science Week is a national celebration of science, with hundreds of in-person and hybrid events taking place nationwide. Running from 12-19 November

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.

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AGRIBUSINESS

Phelim O'Neill

COP28 full of good intentions

COP28 - like its predecessors - means well, but achieving meaningful reduction in emissions requires lifestyle changes that society is not ready to accept.

Lorcan Roche Kelly

Kerry Co-op conducting survey of milk-supplying members' plans

Questionnaire is asking members about their milk-production ambitions.

Phelim O'Neill

Second beef PGI in gestation just as first crosses the line

We have waited a lifetime for one beef PGI - now a second one could be on its way,

Phelim O'Neill

Final clearance for PGI

Beef PGI gets final clearance following a four-year application process.

TILLAGE

Siobhán Walsh

Have you taken the grain trading survey?

Siobhán Walsh

Tillage Podcast: pesticide rules, income drop and decline in tillage area

Siobhán Walsh

Grain Trends: wet weather a concern for European crops

Siobhán Walsh

Tillage Management: planting, rules and ploughing

SPONSORED

If you go down to the woods today, snap some pics and be in to win!

Can you capture that special autumnal image or perhaps a stunning photo of life in the forest?

MACHINERY

Gary Abbott

MX introduces sleek new U500 loader range

Front loader specialists MX introduced its new U500 series at Agritechnica. The 16-model series, designed for tractors from 40hp to 260hp, will replace the current U50 series.

Peter Thomas Keaveney

186 lots up for grabs at Bord na Móna auction

Wilsons Auctions is set to manage an upcoming auction on 2 December, consisting of 186 lots of machinery from Bord na Móna’s Derrygreenagh site in Co Offaly.

Gary Abbott

Green diesel at four-month low as prices steady

Peter Thomas Keaveney

FCI conference to highlight the changes and challenges facing farm contractors

Gary Abbott

Compact but capable M series Deere at home on mixed Cavan farm

SPONSORED

Ireland’s Solar Future: Neoen Partners with Farmers for a Greener Future

Neoen stands as a prominent global figure in renewable energy, with a commitment to producing large-scale, cost-effective and sustainable power.

PROPERTY

Tommy Moyles

Little and large, pair of Rebel County farms for sale

Auctioneer Daniel Fleming has a 79ac and a 34-acre farm for sale in Co Cork, writes Tommy Moyles.

Tommy Moyles

Compact grassland holdings on the market

A pair of grassland parcels of land in Meath and Westmeath are attracting good interest, writes Tommy Moyles.

Tommy Moyles

Pre-Christmas auction for pair of Westmeath non-residential farms

A pair of non-residential farms on the books of Mullingar based auctioneer, James L Murtagh are going for auction in mid-December, writes Tommy Moyles.

BUILDINGS

Martin Merrick

IFJ Junior: what is TAMS and how does it work?

TAMS is a popular grant scheme for farmers to improve their farm facilities. Martin Merrick outlines the ins and outs of what TAMS is and how you can apply.

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

Caitríona Morrissey

Closing date for Organic Farming Scheme extended

The original closing date was 8 December, but this has now been changed.

Bottleneck in ACRES poses risk to farm payments

Darren Carty

Bottleneck in ACRES poses risk to farm payments

Applications for ACRES non-productive investments close on 6 December followed in close succession by the Organic Farming Scheme on 8 December and tranche two of ACRES on 13 December.

RENEWABLES

Stephen Robb

An Bord Pleanála approves wind development on Cork-Waterford border

An Bord Pleanála has approved an 11-turbine wind farm proposal on the Waterford-Cork border.

Stephen Robb

Low wind generation and high demand sparks electricity warning

Low wind generation, coupled with insufficient generation capacity, prompted Ireland's single electricity market operator to issue a warning about tight generation capacity margins.

FORESTRY

Declan O’Brien

Licensing delays 'costing forestry jobs'

The issuing of just three afforestation licences in a week wouldn't keep a whole lot of people active, private foresters pointed out.

Noel Bardon

Department awards €1.6m in funds to projects promoting forestry

Groups successful in accessing the funds include the ACA, Coillte, an Taisce and the ibec-affiliated Forest Industries Ireland.

NORTHERN IRELAND

Kieran Mailey

News round-up from Northern Ireland

News in-brief from across the farming and food industry in Northern Ireland

Tom Morrow

Northern Ireland diary of events

Shows, sales and events happening across the NI agri-food industry over the next week

IRISH COUNTRY LIVING

Life

Agri Careers: supporting women in dairy farming

Putting a strategy in place is important for women to achieve their goals, on and off farm, writes Sarah McIntosh.

Careers

Postdoctoral research opportunity with Met Éireann

Food

Achill Island Sea Salt awarded PDO status

Food

Welcome to the Irish Country Living Christmas Food Magazine

Life

Meet The Maker: Ceramic artist Cora Cummins

Ciara Leahy

From 'Mart and Market' and live streaming livestock marts to a gingerbread farm

At the Michael Dillon Memorial lecture, Mairéad McGuinness spoke about the legacy of 'cowjack' but there are similarities to her own career in agricultural journalism, writes Ciara Leahy.