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Farewell to a sporting legend
Jack Charlton did more for Ireland than just manage the national football team, writes Damien O'Reilly.
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Farm businesses to have access to €2bn loan scheme
Loans will start at amounts of €10,000 up to €1m with the scheme opening to farmers in the coming weeks.
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Bord Bia includes bulls in grass-fed standard
The development of a grass-fed standard has been met with some debate among farmers.
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2020 is a very different year for our showing community and the Irish Shows Association has been inspired to adapt to the new normal and look to technology to keep the show on the road.
In pictures: big calf numbers continue in Bandon
It was a good steady trade of calves in Bandon Mart for another bumper week of entries.
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Ornua invests $10m in Wisconsin cheese plant expansion
The $10m expansion of Ornua's Hilbert, Wisconsin, plant will add 30% additional production capacity, said Ornua.
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Dairy markets: French and German milk production falls
The dry period of weather in April and May resulted in reduced milk production across Europe.
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Sheep price update: gap opening between quotes and prices paid
Factories are very anxious for stock, with quotes rising in cases by as much as 15c/kg in recent days.
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Irish Shows Association Virtual Show 2020 - the show must go on(line)!
2020 is a very different year for our showing community and the Irish Shows Association has been inspired to adapt to the new normal and look to technology to keep the show on the road.
Silostop - who we are & what we do
Silostop is the leading manufacturer of oxygen barrier (OB) silage films, providing a complete silage protection system made up of OB films, protective nettings and covers, as well as gravel bags.
Grass-fed standard for beef could be approved in coming weeks
Mark Zieg, beef sector manager with Bord Bia, outlines the details of what will form the 'grass-fed' standard for Irish meat and what benefits it could bring for prices.
Bonanza Calf Nutrition key points to be aware of preparing for calves at grass
We are improving our calf management year-on-year; refining it, focusing on new aspects, raising the target bar.
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Gary Abbott recently spent some time with the 37m3 Krone MX 370 GL forage wagon to see how it performed
Grass quality has improved greatly over the last week as the farm received an ideal amount of rain.
Martin Corrigan farms with his father Kevin just outside Belcoo, Co Fermanagh. They run a herd of 27 Simmental cross cows with the farm undergoing some major changes over the past three years.
In today's episode the Irish Farmers Journal's Lorcan Allen speaks to Paul Crosson, John Finn and Sinead Waters on ‘Sustainable Beef Production - Where policy meets practice’. The team also look at what's happening around sustainability on the BRIDE Project in East Cork, in Co. Kilkenny with Teagasc's Catherine Keena. The team also visit Tully Farm in Co. Kildare.
John Egerton stopped breeding his spring-calving cows after seven weeks.
Dairylink Ireland participant Stephen Wallace farms near Seaforde, Co Down.
Adam Woods, Beef & Suckler Editor with the Irish Farmers Journal is joined by Donall Fahy, Bernadette Earley and Alan Dillon from Teagasc who focus on the Grange dairy calf-to-beef system study and the key components that are helping achieve high performance. Adam also pays a visit to Tipperary dairy calf to beef farmer J.P Hammersley to take a look at his system of farming.
Adam Woods, Beef & Suckler Editor with the Irish Farmers Journal is joined by Michael McManus, Bernadette Earley and Alan Twomey from Teagasc. Focusing on the Derrypatrick Herd at the Teagasc Animal and Grassland, Research and Innovation centre, in Grange County Meath, this episode of Beef Talk will look at how it achieves its breeding targets of 100% AI and a very compact calving.
Beef editor Adam Woods speaks to Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver about what’s been happening on Tullamore farm over the last few weeks
Ornua upgrades Purchase Price Index
The board of Ornua approved a number of changes to the Ornua Purchase Price Index (PPI) on Tuesday, writes Jack Kennedy.
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John Deere adds new 350hp 7R model
Eight months after unveiling the new generation 7R tractors, John Deere has just announced that a new 350hp flagship model, the 7R 350, will be added to the series. Gary Abbott reports
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Have you checked your tyres ahead of the harvest?
With crops edging closer towards ripening, Michelin has published a pre-harvest tyre check that machine operators should carry out before the harvest gets under way. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
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Potato crop area in key European countries increases
The area of potato crop planted in Europe’s top potato-producing countries has increased despite the market disruptions caused by COVID-19.
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Fungicide time for beet crops
Despite a slow start, beet crops around the country are generally looking good .
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