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Year after year, Hygeia delivers for Mayo sheep farmer

For Martin Colleran and his son Ryan, farming just outside Kilmaine, Co Mayo, their success is built on good land, healthy stock and smart decisions.

MART REPORTS

Martbids Database: heavy cattle back up in price

Adam Woods

Martbids Database: heavy cattle back up in price

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

Sheep mart prices: hoggets hit with another price cut

Darren Carty

Sheep mart prices: hoggets hit with another price cut

Mart managers report hogget prices falling anywhere from upwards of €7 to €10/head over the last week, with only ewe hoggets for breeding avoiding intense downward pressure.

Camera at the Mart: high demand for cull ewes in Ballinalsoe

Rachel Gallagher

Camera at the Mart: high demand for cull ewes in Ballinalsoe

Rachel Gallagher reports from Ballinasloe Livestock Mart for the weekly sheep sale.

PODCASTS

VIDEO HUB

BEEF

The Grass Week: rainfall hopefully to hold grass growth

Martin Merrick

The Grass Week: rainfall hopefully to hold grass growth

Watch: inside the 5,000-head Kepak finishing farm

Adam Woods

Watch: inside the 5,000-head Kepak finishing farm

Amy Forde

Department to scrap pre-movement TB testing proposal for suckler cows

James Hanly

Over 2,700 investigations carried out by IFI on farm settings in 2024

FARM PROGRAMMES

SUSTAINABILITY

BEEF

DAIRY

SHEEP

DAIRY

Martin Merrick

The Grass Week: rainfall hopefully to hold grass growth

The west and northwest will see the highest levels of rainfall over the next week, with the south east seeing the lowest volumes.

James Hanly

EU-UK alignment agreement will bolster Irish dairy trade - DII

The agreement will see an alignment of sanitary and phytosanitary rules and remove the need for export health certificates and most port inspections.

Amy Forde

Department to scrap pre-movement TB testing proposal for suckler cows

James Hanly

Beef and dairy prices in shops have ‘levelled out’

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

Martin Merrick

The Grass Week: rainfall hopefully to hold grass growth

Reducing numbers in Sheep Improvement Scheme

Darren Carty

Reducing numbers in Sheep Improvement Scheme

Criteria released for Sheep Ireland elite ram sale

Darren Carty

Criteria released for Sheep Ireland elite ram sale

Jail sentence for man who cut ewe’s throat in Kerry

Contributor

Jail sentence for man who cut ewe’s throat in Kerry

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LIVESTOCK

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ANIMAL HEALTH

Agri jobs: dairy assistant roles available for €34,000 and €35,000

Rachel Donovan

Agri jobs: dairy assistant roles available for €34,000 and €35,000

There are a number of positions available on dairy farms this week.

Contributor

Jail sentence for man who cut ewe’s throat in Kerry

A victim impact statement from farmer Con O’Riordan told how he came “across this man carrying a knife and he had an animal beside him and its throat was cut". Anne Lucey reports.

PEDIGREE

Nevan McKiernan

Super Sidney leads Salers to success at Balmoral

The 156th Balmoral Show certainly lived up to expectations with a a stunning line-up of breed champions, writes Nevan McKiernan

Rachel Gallagher

Hot weather and hot competition in Balmoral sheep rings

Rachel Gallagher reports on what was a strong four days of competition in the sheep rings 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

Year after year, Hygeia delivers for Mayo sheep farmer

For Martin Colleran and his son Ryan, farming just outside Kilmaine, Co Mayo, their success is built on good land, healthy stock and smart decisions.

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.

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AGRIBUSINESS

Amy Forde

Trump plan to impose 50% tariffs will hit Irish agri-food exports

The imposition of tariffs will affect Irish food and drink exports, which accounted for €1.9bn worth of exports in 2024.

Pragmatic Brexit now on agenda for both UK and EU

Phelim O'Neill

Pragmatic Brexit now on agenda for both UK and EU

A spirit of collaboration to replace confrontation between UK and EU is the outcome of the post-Brexit summit in London this week.

Dunnes absent in Agri-Food Regulator survey

Phelim O'Neill

Dunnes absent in Agri-Food Regulator survey

Agri-Food Regulator conference gives insight on supplier issues and compliance with Unfair Trading Practices legislation.

Phelim O'Neill

EU and UK unveil plan to cut Brexit bureaucracy

The EU and UK met for a post-Brexit reset summit in London and revealed a framework to negotiate an SPS deal to eliminate veterinary certificates and slash inspections.

TILLAGE

Siobhán Walsh

Tillage Podcast: sunshine on crops in Co Cork

Siobhán Walsh

Grain Trends: prices pick up this week

Localised downpours end dry spell for some tillage farmers

Pat O'Toole

Localised downpours end dry spell for some tillage farmers

Tillage Management: beans thriving, spring crops stressed

Siobhán Walsh

Blackgrass making noxious weed list a 'positive step'

SPONSORED

Sustainability progress on Irish farms

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

MACHINERY

Gary Abbott

New N-series loaders from Quicke

Following a preview at Lamma Show, Quicke has launched its new N-series range of loaders, to slot in-between the existing entry-level X and higher-spec Q-series.

2003 Fiat 110-90 sells for €46,500 at Cork auction

Peter Thomas Keaveney

2003 Fiat 110-90 sells for €46,500 at Cork auction

A 2003 Fiat 110-90 attracted huge attention at a recent Cork machinery clearance auction, eventually selling for €46,500 (no VAT) to a Kildare collector.

Gary Abbott

Balmoral Show: machinery launches and highlights

Peter Thomas Keaveney

Massey Ferguson introduces next-generation MF 1M series

Gary Abbott

Entries open for Tullamore Show invention awards

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

Large farm in one block near Kilconnell is yours for €800,000

The land would suit a number of uses and it’s now for sale in lots by private treaty.

Paul Mooney

Four lots with good quality land for auction in Co Laois

The farm is located between Carlow and Stradbally, on a quiet local road.

Paul Mooney

A scenic west Kerry holding for €345,000

This farm has a house in turn key condition and also – near it - an old derelict house.

BUILDINGS

Martin Merrick

Tunnelling through in Frenchpark

The Devines recently completed their underpass which crosses underneath the busy Frenchpark to Boyle road.

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

Amy Forde

Coillte to fell 840ac of conifer trees to restore Galway peatland

Galway County Council has granted planning permission for Coillte to carry out a large-scale peatland restoration in Derryclare.

Energy-related emissions hit 30-year low

James Hanly

This is according to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, which published the interim national energy balance for 2024, which showed that emissions have fallen 11% since 2011.

RENEWABLES

James Hanly

This is according to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, which published the interim national energy balance for 2024, which showed that emissions have fallen 11% since 2011.

Grid and grant gaps hamper NI renewables

Stephen Robb

Grid and grant gaps hamper NI renewables

The lack of grant aid for solar PV for farmers in Northern Ireland, and a grid which suffers from lack of investment, where among the challenges highlighted at the Balmoral Show.

FORESTRY

James Hanly

Storm Éowyn windblown timber will be processed in 18 months

Forest Industries Ireland analysed sawmilling capacity in Ireland and found that more than 30 new timber harvesting machines have been brought into the country since January.