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Farm programmes

The latest news and features from the Irish Farmers Journal farm programmes and demonstration farms.

Tillage

Maize off to a great start as wheat heads out

Conor Kehoe

This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Cork, Dublin and Tyrone as farmers got spraying done before the rain returned.

Maize off to a great start as wheat heads out

Farm Programmes

In-calf heifer sales and beef price deliver margin on Tullamore Farm

Tillage

Sun and heat drive crop growth

Farm Programmes

From the Tramlines: Crops in, weeds and disease to be kept at bay

Beef

Breeding in full swing on Tullamore Farm

VIDEOS

TULLAMORE FARM

Darren Carty

In-calf heifer sales and beef price deliver margin on Tullamore Farm

The farm made an operating profit of over €30,000 including scheme payments and after land rent and labour were deducted

Cathal Gormley

Breeding in full swing on Tullamore Farm

Cathal Gormley caught up with Shaun Diver on Tullamore Farm to see how the improvement in weather has boosted grass growth and with breeding season now in full swing.

Darren Carty

Spring has finally sprung on Tullamore Farm

It has been a challenging year with the last 30 cows and their calves turned outdoors this week coinciding with the start of the breeding season

Cathal Gormley

Breeding has begun on Tullamore Farm with 39 heifers served

Cathal Gormley caught up with Shaun Diver on Tullamore Farm, where breeding has started with 39 heifers served, lambing is drawing to a close and ground is ploughed for spring barley.

FOOTPRINT FARMERS

Brendan Dunford

Being a ‘good ancestor’ in south Tipperary

Mark Harold-Barry manages a mixed farm which is enriched by a wonderful blend of natural habitats and heritage, with each generation leaving their own mark, writes Brendan Dunford.

Brendan Dunford

Farming with intention and ambition in Co Clare

Fergal Smith wants to help build the next generation of ‘local food leaders’ – and his track record at Moy Hill farm suggests this isn’t just another case of wishful thinking, writes Brendan Dunford.

Brendan Dunford

The good farmer: lessons from Lithuania

The principles that lured Andrius and Rasa Prusakovai away from professional careers to a farming life, align closely with social principles presented at a recent Teagasc event.