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Justin Walsh runs a one-man operation and manages a herd of 95 beef cows and heifers at the foot of the Hill of Tara in Co Meath, along with his farming business, Justin also weighs cattle for ICBF.

BUDGET 2025

Noel Bardon

Farming News: Budget 2025, the EPA on water quality and deer culls

This week, we bring you the latest on Budget 2025 and what it will mean for your farm, while EPA analysis of water quality measures and a breakdown of 2023’s deer cull are also covered.

James Hanly

Agriculture relief changes ‘will hinder farm succession’ - ICMSA

The ICMSA is raising concerns about the proposed changes announced by Minister for Finance Jack Chambers to agriculture and retirement relief under Budget 2025.

Caitríona Morrissey

Listen: under the bonnet of Budget 2025

The Irish Farmers Journal team discuss the changes announced in Budget 2025 and how they will affect farmers.

Budget 2025: find out what it will mean for your farm

Noel Bardon

Budget 2025: find out what it will mean for your farm

Sheep, suckler and tillage farmers are among those allocated new funding the budget.

MART REPORTS

Darren Carty

In pictures: breeding heifers grab the limelight in Roscrea

The highest-quality breeding and show-type heifers sold from upwards of €4/kg while there was a solid trade for quality continental bulls which traded from €3/kg to €4/kg.

Sheep mart comment: demand for store lambs remains solid

Darren Carty

Sheep mart comment: demand for store lambs remains solid

Mart managers report farmers who fared well in finishing store lambs last season are returning with a keen appetite for lambs.

Camera at the Mart: prices up €40 at Mayo Blackface Group sale

Darren Carty

Camera at the Mart: prices up €40 at Mayo Blackface Group sale

There was a 100% clearance of over 550 hoggets, which averaged just shy of €200/head, while in excess of 900 ewe lambs recorded an average price of approximately €123/head.

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BEEF

James Hanly

Court rules in favour of plant-based 'burgers'

James Hanly

Asia Pacific mission will cement reputation as ‘sustainable supplier’ – Hackett

Darren Carty

Schemes update: 23,720 applications to National Beef Welfare Scheme

Darren Carty

In pictures: breeding heifers grab the limelight in Roscrea

FARM PROGRAMMES

SUSTAINABILITY

BEEF

DAIRY

SHEEP

DAIRY

Asia Pacific mission will cement reputation as ‘sustainable supplier’ – Hackett

The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture is set to lead Ireland’s agri-food trade mission to Thailand and Vietnam in cooperation with Bord Bia.

Dairy management: dealing with the aftermath of torrential rain

Aidan Brennan

Dairy management: dealing with the aftermath of torrential rain

Up to 65mm of rain fell in parts of Cork and Kerry over the weekend, leading to burst river banks and flooding, writes Aidan Brennan.

Anne O'Donoghue

Milk intake back over 300m litres - CSO

Martin Merrick

The Grass Week: swansong of grazing for 2024

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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

James Hanly

Sheep Welfare Scheme must ‘avoid any leakages’ - IFA

Darren Carty

Sheep mart comment: demand for store lambs remains solid

Sheep Trends: agents active for quality lambs

Darren Carty

Sheep Trends: agents active for quality lambs

NI Trends: prices increase with cattle in demand; deals to be had on lambs

Kieran Mailey

NI Trends: prices increase with cattle in demand; deals to be had on lambs

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ANIMAL HEALTH

Anne O'Donoghue

Budget 2025 in figures for farmers

An overview of the main payments and reliefs for farmers in Budget 2025.

Rachel Donovan

Additional €8m for Beef Welfare Scheme

The overall budget for the scheme in 2025 will increase from €20m to €28m. Darren Carty and Rachel Donovan report.

PEDIGREE

Nevan McKiernan

Record-breaking Irish Aberdeen Angus Extravaganza

Nevan Mc Kiernan reports from this weekend's Irish Aberdeen Angus Extravaganza sale held in Thurles Mart.

Nevan McKiernan

Salers take centre stage at the Sommet de l'Èlevage

Nevan Mc Kiernan reports from this week's Sommet de l'Èlevage in France, where the National Salers Show took place

SPONSORED

Famous 'Sheep Shepherd' duo trusts Tribamec Duo

Tribamec Duo combines Chanelle Pharma’s established products - Animec Oral solution for sheep and Tribex 5% oral suspension for sheep. The unique blend equips it to combat a range of sheep parasites.

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Reducing stress on man and beast

Justin Walsh runs a one-man operation and manages a herd of 95 beef cows and heifers at the foot of the Hill of Tara in Co Meath, along with his farming business, Justin also weighs cattle for ICBF.

SPONSORED

Potential in the east for Irish agri-food exports

Ahead of the upcoming trade mission, Bord Bia Asia, Africa and Middle East manager Ciaran Gallagher examines where Vietnam and Thailand fit into Irish agri-food exports.

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AGRIBUSINESS

Ornua loses Kerrygold trademark case in US court

Lorcan Roche Kelly

Ornua loses Kerrygold trademark case in US court

Judge in case granted summary judgment in favour of defendant.

Brazil’s cattle herd to grow by 28m head in next decade

Phelim O'Neill

Brazil’s cattle herd to grow by 28m head in next decade

Brazil's beef production is becoming more efficient and cattle numbers will continue to grow in the decade ahead.

Caitríona Morrissey

Four new Nuffield scholars named

Former Glanbia boss Siobhán Talbot is the headline speaker at the annual conference in Carlow.

Tirlán members vote yes to share spinout and investment move

Lorcan Roche Kelly

Tirlán members vote yes to share spinout and investment move

Overwhelming majority in favour of proposals held under a single vote.

TILLAGE

James Hanly

NASA using satellites to improve crop yields

Siobhán Walsh

Could Irish farmers be better with a regenerative produce label?

James Hanly

Teagasc co-ordinating €5m integrated pest management project in crops

James Hanly

‘Budget lacked any tillage vision’ - IGGG

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Sustainability progress on Irish farms

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

MACHINERY

Gary Abbott

Strautmann to unveil new Primus 600 self-propelled diet feeder at EuroTier show

Strautmann will unveil a new Primus 600 series self-propelled diet feeder range at the EuroTier show in Germany next month, a newly designed offering from its chassis right through to machine control.

Peter Thomas Keaveney

Kuhn adds film binding to FB 3130 fixed chamber baler

Kuhn has introduced its patented twin-reel film binding system to its FB 3130 fixed chamber round baler.

Peter Thomas Keaveney

Australian firm sets sights on world’s first electric combine

Gary Abbott

6910S John Deere sells for €24,750 plus VAT at auction

Peter Thomas Keaveney

JCB sold 123,228 machines in 2023 as profits soar by 45%

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

Riverside views in Callan

This Co Kilkenny property has 17 stables, a big sand arena and a large Georgian-style house.

Paul Mooney

Louth farm in one block on the market

Most of the land is currently in tillage with the remainder in grass. The land is good quality.

Ready-to-go farm near coast suits any enterprise

Tommy Moyles

Ready-to-go farm near coast suits any enterprise

A turnkey residential farm in south Co Wexford is sure to attract plenty of interest ahead of auction in early October, writes Tommy Moyles.

BUILDINGS

Essentials of milk parlour checks and servicing

Martin Merrick

Essentials of milk parlour checks and servicing

Martin Merrick details some key advice in keeping your milking parlour in top condition for the latter stages of lactation.

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

Kelsey Daly

Tipperary farmers win Teagasc FBD environmental sustainability award

Sixteen finalists from across the country eagerly awaited the announcement of the winner at the Heritage Hotel, Co Laois, on Tuesday evening.

‘No evidence’ water quality measures are enough – EPA

Anne O'Donoghue

‘No evidence’ water quality measures are enough – EPA

Ireland’s State of the Environment Report 2024 comes out once every four years and gives the EPA’s environmental analysis across a number of areas.

RENEWABLES

Declan O’Brien

Micro-generators need priority access to power grid

Grid investment of €750m will only benefit farmers and small businesses if they can access the network.

Stephen Robb

Over 380 solar farms in development

The solar industry is expected to deliver €2.7bn in investment into Ireland by 2030, according to a new report.

FORESTRY

Donal Magner

Disappointment as forestry allocation cut by 17% to €91m

Leaders in the forestry industry have described the move to cut the forestry budget as "deeply disappointing".

Beech revisited as woodland and timber tree

Donal Magner

Beech revisited as woodland and timber tree

Irish pavilion at the Venice Biennale to highlight aesthetic, functional and acoustic qualities of Irish grown beech, writes Donal Magner

NORTHERN IRELAND

David Wright

Weekly news round-up from NI farming

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

Kieran Mailey

Prime cattle push on to 500p/kg

There have been further price increases in the beef trade, with prime steers and heifers commanding 500p/kg at NI plants.

IRISH COUNTRY LIVING

Comment

Editorial: have your say at our Women & Agriculture conference

It can be intimidating to put your hand up in a room of 600 women but your voice matters, writes Ciara Leahy.

Irish Horse

Irish Horse: season of change

Women & Ag

Women & Agriculture conference 2024: tickets on sale now

Women & Ag

Cooking with the Seasons

Entertainment

Sport: jumping for Joyce

Mark Costello

Racing: strap in for a month of great racing around the world

Cheltenham who? With a packed calendar of fl at races coming up, it’s time to focus on the speed and spectacle of the turf, writes Mark Costello.

‘Everyone deserves excellence in education and training’

Sarah McIntosh

‘Everyone deserves excellence in education and training’

Education and Training Boards (ETBs) have appealed to all political parties to tackle inequality in the next programme for government at their annual conference in Wexford, writes Sarah McIntosh.

Paul Mooney

Louth farm in one block on the market

Most of the land is currently in tillage with the remainder in grass. The land is good quality.