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CycleØ progressing with €100m investment plans in Ireland

CycleØ Group, the leading end-to-end biomethane platform that builds, owns and operates plants in Europe confirms that its investment plans are progressing, with sites planned in Limerick and Kildare.

MART REPORTS

Darren Carty

Watch: clearance sale of 180 in-lamb ewes average €265 in Roscrea Mart

Prices ranged in the main from €235 to €300, with a couple of lots of Scottish Blackface ewes selling back to €160/head.

Sheep mart prices: agents more keen for hoggets

Darren Carty

Sheep mart prices: agents more keen for hoggets

Mart managers report agents exhibiting greater bite for hoggets as the week progresses, with prices steadying and firming by in cases by €1 to €3/head.

Martbids Database: farmers and exporters clash in battle for cattle

Adam Woods

Martbids Database: farmers and exporters clash in battle for cattle

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

PODCASTS

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BEEF

Phelim O'Neill

New beef export record for Brazil

Martin Merrick

The Grass Week: using slurry and chemical N wisely

Rachel Gallagher

First loads of slurry spread on Tullamore Farm

Nevan McKiernan

Limousin society to remove Euro-star indices from all animals in herd book

FARM PROGRAMMES

SUSTAINABILITY

BEEF

DAIRY

SHEEP

DAIRY

The Grass Week: using slurry and chemical N wisely

Tanks are starting to fill up, and pressure will be on some farmers to get the tanker hooked up to relieve pressure.

James Hanly

ICMSA wants ‘real action’ from deer management strategy manager

The call was made by the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association on the back of the awarding of the tender for deer management strategy programme manager to Farm Relief Services.

Anne O'Donoghue

Marginal drop in milk intake last year

Rachel Donovan

Ornua PPI increases for January

SPONSORED

Land purchase considerations: key factors for farmers

The nature of farming like any business, is that farmers are continually investing in their farms, land, infrastructure, buildings, stock and machinery to improve on-farm efficiencies or productivity

SHEEP

Darren Carty

Programme announced for Teagasc Hill Sheep Conference

Darren Carty

Ireland to host European Sheep Shearing Championships in Mountbellew

Darren Carty

Watch: clearance sale of 180 in-lamb ewes average €265 in Roscrea Mart

China’s beef imports increased again in 2024

Phelim O'Neill

China’s beef imports increased again in 2024

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ANIMAL HEALTH

Beef management notes: slurry, fertiliser and cattle grading

Adam Woods

Beef management notes: slurry, fertiliser and cattle grading

Adam Woods takes a look at some tips and advice for drystock farms in this week's beef management notes.

James Hanly

Three cases of bird flu reported in 2025

Analysis of World Organisation for Animal Health data has shown that there have been three cases of avian flu reported in wild birds so far this year.

PEDIGREE

Nevan McKiernan

Limousin society to remove Euro-star indices from all animals in herd book

The Irish Limousin Cattle Society has taken a massive decision to request the removal of ICBF genetic evaluations of all animals registered in its herd book.

Nevan McKiernan

Aberdeen Angus lead the way at the first weekend of Stirling bull sales

Nevan McKiernan reports on the Stirling bull sales held at United Auctions in Scotland.

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

CycleØ progressing with €100m investment plans in Ireland

SPONSORED

Lamlac’s efficiency and consistency saluted by Waterford lamb farmer

Jamie Kiely, who rears approximately 40 to 50 pet lambs annually on the family holding at Ballycoe Farm, north of Dungarvan, Co Waterford, is delighted with the efficacy of Lamlac.

SPONSORED

Dairy farmer salutes quality and reliability of Triple AAA Golden Maverick

A County Limerick dairy farmer, now in his fifth year feeding AAA Golden Maverick to his calves, is delighted with the quality and consistency the product is providing.

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AGRIBUSINESS

Phelim O'Neill

New beef export record for Brazil

Brazil's beef exports increase at an exceptional rate in 2024

Phelim O'Neill

China’s beef imports increased again in 2024

The rate of China’s beef imports increase has slowed down in recent years, but still increased in 2024, while pork and sheepmeat imports fell.

The success of Kerry Group should be celebrated

Lorcan Roche Kelly

The success of Kerry Group should be celebrated

It's now up to the next generation of farmers to see if they can repeat the growth with their new co-op.

Co Kerry gets the lion’s share of Kerry Group bonanza

Lorcan Roche Kelly

Co Kerry gets the lion’s share of Kerry Group bonanza

More than €1 billion of Kerry Group shares heading for the Kingdom.

TILLAGE

Siobhán Walsh

US farm scholarship closing date approaching

Siobhán Walsh

Tillage Podcast: flour from beans, soil carbon and crop establishment

Grain Trends: tariffs and weather hitting markets

Siobhán Walsh

Grain Trends: tariffs and weather hitting markets

Free tillage emissions calculator available in Q2 2025

Siobhán Walsh

Tillage management: seed, lime and fertiliser

SPONSORED

Sustainability progress on Irish farms

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

MACHINERY

Gary Abbott

Amazone expands Cenio cultivator range with 4m folding model

Amazone has expanded its Cenio cultivator range with the addition of a new 4000-2 4m folding model.

Peter Thomas Keaveney

Vervaet updates Q beet harvester

Vervaet is introducing an updated version of the Vervaet Q-616 beet harvester with a new cab, a range of technical improvements, updated styling and numerous new options.

Peter Thomas Keaveney

French spreading perfection with Sulky

Gary Abbott

Two decades of reliability with Rauch spreaders on large Louth tillage farm

Peter Thomas Keaveney

Spring Machinery Show attracts big crowds with a positive attitude to the Eikon

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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

Change of direction after years of highs

Paul Mooney

Change of direction after years of highs

Fewer prestigious farms sold in the county in 2024 - prices dropped 15%.

Dublin prices fall 30%, but still highest in the country

Paul Mooney

Dublin prices fall 30%, but still highest in the country

There's top class land in the north of the county but full-time farmers struggle to compete when it goes on sale.

Donal Magner

Forest sales strong but planting low

Top quality commercial forests are selling for up to €9,000/ac, while afforestation is set to increase marginally in 2025 after historically low levels in recent years, writes Donal Magner.

BUILDINGS

Reader question: powering my farm with a generator

Martin Merrick

Reader question: powering my farm with a generator

Martin Merrick details what to look for when it comes to generators for both dairy and drystock farms, and the grants available.

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

Noel Bardon

ACRES research into impacts of fire on commonage in Mayo

The impact of fire on an ACRES commonage is being researched by the project team.

Noel Bardon

BISS fines loom on CAP peatland rules

It is thought that as many as 32,000 farmers are to be impacted by the new GAEC 2 rules.

RENEWABLES

Stephen Robb

Green light for Bord na Móna’s 18 wind turbines on Oweninny bog

The wind farm will be the third stage of development on the Oweninny bog and will replace an older 21-turbine wind farm built in 1992.

County-by-county renewable targets on the way

Stephen Robb

County-by-county renewable targets on the way

There are set to be big changes to County Council’s local development plans with new, local targets coming writes Stephen Robb

FORESTRY

Storm Éowyn flattened €700m worth of timber

Declan O’Brien

Storm Éowyn flattened €700m worth of timber

The amount of timber damaged and on the ground is around three times the volume processed each year by the Irish saw milling industry.

Noel Bardon

High voltage lines within 5m of forestry in ‘many cases’, Dáil hears

A Sligo-Leitrim TD has raised the issue of forestry plantations being close to power lines during a Dáil debate.

NORTHERN IRELAND

Peter McCann

News round-up from Northern Ireland

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

Northern View: cattle quotes leap another 20p/kg

David Wright

Northern View: cattle quotes leap another 20p/kg

The cattle trade in NI continues to drive on, with much higher quotes available.

IRISH COUNTRY LIVING

Comment

Building a home in rural Ireland

Road frontage is no longer the sexy term it was once was - with planning permission so hard to get.

Property

Free Land Report in this week's paper

Life

Cornus brings a fiery display

Property

€2m guide for Wexford dairy farm at auction

Property

Pair of compact Connacht holdings ‘ideal opportunity for young farmer’

Deirdre Verney

‘This is my All-Ireland final, being a proud Tipp artist’

Camán to this comedic one-man show where Cathal Ryan brings hurling and drama together.

Deirdre Verney

‘The sight of those bright yellow ESB vans pulling into the drive was wonderful'

After storm Éowyn, communities came together, neighbours helped neighbours and the ESB came to our rescue.

Going, going, gone – find a career under the hammer

Sarah McIntosh

Going, going, gone – find a career under the hammer

Auctioneers play a major role in the agricultural sector in rural Ireland, and there are many different pathways into this vital career, writes Sarah McIntosh.

Jacqueline Hogge

Lack of knowledge a stumbling block to securing planning

Local authorities suggest poor advice and a lack of knowledge are among the reasons people in rural areas are being refused planning permission for a home

PHOTOGRAPHY

Photo Desk

Watch: this week in photos as farmers attend walks, roadshows and talks