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Sheep Trends: hoggets at €7/kg as kill hits 67,085 head
Darren Carty
Demand for the Ramadan festival has underpinned by far the highest kill of the year, with almost 14,000 more sheep slaughtered last week.
 
 
Tillage Podcast: putting numbers behind Irish tillage and emissions reduction
On this week's show, we talk lowering pigmeat carbon footprint with Irish protein and look forward to Arable April with the Irish Grain Growers' Group.
Italy approves bill that bans fake meat
The bill will see a ban on the production, marketing and sale of synthetic meat and other foods.
Guinness has plans to reduce barley farmers’ emissions by 30%
Baseline data was gathered from 44 farms over the past few months and the farmers will now work to reduce those emissions.
Making jet fuel from slurry
The challenge to decarbonise the aviation sector is great but agriculture could be about to play a pivotal role in the production of sustainable aviation fuel.
Guinness has plans to reduce barley farmers’ emissions by 30%
Baseline data was gathered from 44 farms over the past few months and the farmers will now work to reduce those emissions.
MartBids Database: light cattle up as grass buyers move out
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s cattle trade, including news of what’s happening in the country’s marts.
Buoyant mart trade sees throughput up 16%
Sellers continue to vote with their feet when it comes to selling stock, with more and more making best use of a positive trade in the live ring.
Camera at the Mart: finishers hunt for heavy bulls
The demand for shorter-keep heavy bulls from specialist finishers helped push on the trade in Roscommon on Tuesday evening.
Calf price update: higher beef calf numbers puts power in buyers' hands
Angus- and Hereford-sired calves now comprise more than 60% of all calves traded in marts, meaning buyers have more choice.
Beef farmers need to ask more questions when buying calves
A lot of dairy farmers are using very poor-quality Hereford and Angus sires according to Alan Dillon, co-ordinator of Teagasc's DairyBeef 500 programme.
Friesian bulls fly to €5,400 in Nenagh
Shanon Kinahan reports from a very successful IHFA Friesian bull sale in Nenagh Mart today where Radney Istanbul topped the sale at €5,400.
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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.
Weather woes on Tullamore Farm
Adam Woods has the latest report from the Irish Farmers Journal beef and sheep farm.
NI breeders push for export sales in Britain
The need for the six-month standstill period for Northern Ireland livestock stems from original Brexit withdrawal agreement which came into effect in January 2021.
UFU rejects splash plate ban proposal
The compulsory use of low emission slurry spreading equipment on all farms in NI has been deemed “not feasible”
Funding of up to €3m for new research projects available
If we want to future-proof our primary producers and agri-food sector, we need to continue investing heavily in cutting edge research, Minister Martin Heydon said.
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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.
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How one beef farmer has made their life easier with Cultivate Farm Finance
Meet Hillary Courtney, a part-time beef farmer, who, like many farmers throughout Ireland, was looking at ways to improve her farm, but was hampered by access to farmer-friendly finance.
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Grazing off to a good start in Killorglin
The farming year has gone off to a good start on Donal Hayes's farm - the winner of the 2022 Kerry Agribusiness milk quality and sustainability award.
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Getting through a Quality Assurance inspection
Damien Murray, Origin Green Standards Co-Coordinator, explains what farmers need to do to be part of the Sustainable Beef and Lamb Assurance Scheme (SBLAS) - A step by step guide.
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UK investigates Danish pigmeat labeling concerns
Investigation into passing off Danish pigmeat as British ongoing in UK by National Food Crime Unit.
Food companies to access Brexit grant of up to €36,000
Food companies can use government funding to bring in consultants to find and strengthen additional export markets outside the UK.
Grain Trends: recovering from significant drop last week
Grain markets recovered on Friday and into this week after a severe drop last week. Here’s your weekly report.
Bank of Ireland reports a ‘significant’ rise in agri-loan applications
Bank reports a brisk start to the year for its farmer-lending product.
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Getting through a Quality Assurance inspection
Damien Murray, Origin Green Standards Co-Coordinator, explains what farmers need to do to be part of the Sustainable Beef and Lamb Assurance Scheme (SBLAS) - A step by step guide.
TFM to host 40-year anniversary open day on Friday
John Deere dealer, Templetuohy Farm Machinery, will host an open day this Friday at its Thurles depot from 2.30pm to 9.30pm to celebrate its 40th anniversary as John Deere dealer.
Keenan has no plans to move production to Turkey - for now
Outsourcing production and job losses at Keenan have been all the talk. To get to grips with the story, Peter Thomas Keaveney sat down with Alltech CEO Dr Mark Lyons and Keenan CEO Robbie Walker.
Watch: Valtra celebrates 10 years of tailored tractors
This year, Valtra celebrates 10 years of its Unlimited studio. The company’s unique division for tractor customisation. Gary Abbott visited the tractor factory and studio in Suolahti to find out more.
What's on: pedigree sale season is ramping up
Shanon Kinahan looks ahead to another busy chapter in the pedigree sales season.
198ac Glanbia farm on the market
The farm at the rear of the former cheese factory and has been leased out.
78ac in east Wicklow going for auction
The holding includes good-quality grassland and diverse woodland and it has road frontage.
100ac in Sligo for auction in lots
The farm has a number of cattle sheds and entitlements for EU payments.
TAMS III opens for 168 investments
The Department of Agriculture has opened applications for the TAMS III Animal Welfare and Nutrient Storage Scheme (AWNSS).
Guinness has plans to reduce barley farmers’ emissions by 30%
Baseline data was gathered from 44 farms over the past few months and the farmers will now work to reduce those emissions.
Rewetting science ‘lacks clarity’ for Irish farmers
International analysis without research conducted in an Irish context is not sufficient when it comes to securing buy in for rewetting proposals, say farm organisations.
Bright future for biomethane - ADBA
Chair of the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association Chris Huhne believes that it is an extremely exciting time for the biomethane sector, which is poised for significant growth.
Commissioner Timmermans under pressure
The Future of Farming annual conference took place in Brussels on Tuesday where Commissioner Timmermans repeated his views on reducing pesticides, fertiliser and imported feedstuffs for animals.
Forestry programme delays will have ‘serious implications’ for climate target
The Climate Action Plan has a target to plant 8,000ha per annum up to 2025.
Foresters seek political pressure to end ash dieback ‘malaise’
Cross-party support is needed to end the ash dieback saga, the Social Economic and Environmental Forestry Association (SEEFA) has said.
NI news: wildfires and soil training
Weekly news in-brief from across the farming and food industry in Northern Ireland.
Beef prices edging closer to 500p/kg
Finished cattle prices continue to rise in Northern Ireland and are closing in on a significant milestone.
Kate Durrant writes: tackling a different challenge during the Six Nations
Kate Durrant was celebrating the Six Nations tournament for slightly different reasons to most sports fans.
Crumbles and pies bring back great childhood memories
These kinds of recipes are often some of the first things we learn to bake as children - this is definitely true in Neven Maguire's case
Katherine's Country: wedding invitation is a cause for celebration
Katherine O’Leary writes that a wedding invitation is a reason to celebrate and she considers it a mini holiday. There is always the option to decline the invitation.
Consumer: How keen are we really on sustainability?
In the first of a three-part series on Irish consumer behaviour, Janine Kennedy examines the reasons why we might not be excited over the growing number of sustainable products on the market.