LacPatrick Dairies is set to enter merger talks with neighbouring co-ops.The Fodder Import Scheme can be used to import fodder from Britain but not Northern Ireland, Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has confirmed.The financial incentives to grow protein crops must be increased to support the EU protein strategy, according to MEP Mairead McGuinness.
The first case of Schmallenberg (SBV) in a bovine in 2018 has been confirmed in Northern Ireland by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI).And, grass growth has finally taken off on Tullamore farm this week, with a growth figure of 64kg/DM/Ha being recorded over the last seven days. Photo of the day
Courtesy of the Irish Farmers Journal picture desk here is our photo of the day:
Alex Robertson, throws a sheep to Martin Gray follwoing flooding in Clonegal, Co. Carlow.Alex Robertson, throws a sheep to Martin Gray following flooding in Clonegal, Co. Carlow. Read more here.