News & opinion

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LATEST NEWS
Photo Desk
In pictures: the week Ireland and its livestock got covered in snow
Our top farming photos from the past week include incredible scenery across the country after the snowfall, marts and more farming activities during the second week of the year.
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Rachel Donovan
Vaccine available to tackle strain of foot-and-mouth disease found in Germany
EDITORIAL
Jack Kennedy
Editorial: Stop the clock and reflect
Editorial: Renewable ‘set price’ disappoints
It seems, on the face of it, that this tariff rate is below expectations and not going to give the injection or boost to farmers that they need to take on the project risks.
SPONSORED
CalfCare ’25 roadshow to promote calf health and good calf rearing practices
Seventeen farms nationwide will host CalfCare ’25, a collaborative roadshow by Animal Health Ireland (AHI) and Teagasc’s DairyBeef 500 campaign, promoting calf health and good calf-rearing practices.
VIEWPOINTS
Export market change - real and present
Jack Kennedy
Jack Kennedy
Colm McCarthy: Is it time to extend water charges?
Colm McCarthy
Colm McCarthy
Home Farm: slurry additives
Matt Dempsey
Matt Dempsey
Dempsey at Large: sauce for the goose
Matt Dempsey
Matt Dempsey
FARMER WRITES
Farmer Writes: TB breakdown after three clear years
Joe Collingborn
Farmer Writes: TB breakdown after three clear years
Since we are a closed herd, I can’t buy in, so I just have to wait for the heifers to calve into the system.
Year in review and planning for 2025
Contributor
Year in review and planning for 2025
Castlederg dairy farmer Jessica Pollock, looks back on 2024 and what lies ahead in 2025
Tommy Moyles
Farmer Writes: Hot markets the backdrop to cold snap
e-Learning
Derek Robinson
Scanning result is nothing to brag about
CalfCare ’25 roadshow to promote calf health and good calf rearing practices SPONSORED
CalfCare ’25 roadshow to promote calf health and good calf rearing practices
Seventeen farms nationwide will host CalfCare ’25, a collaborative roadshow by Animal Health Ireland (AHI) and Teagasc’s DairyBeef 500 campaign, promoting calf health and good calf-rearing practices.
DEALER
Goulding's fertiliser relocation stalled
Goulding's planned to import bulk fertiliser to the site at Belvelly Port, Marino Point, using around 50 ships per year.
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The Dealer
Heslin hangs up his boots
The Dealer
Footballs flying over spilled milk
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VIDEO HUB
FARM SAFETY
Sarah McIntosh
Kerry community hosts memorial tractor run
A family who lost a loved one to a farm accident are keeping his memory alive by hosting an annual tractor run, writes Sarah McIntosh.
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SPONSORED
CalfCare ’25 roadshow to promote calf health and good calf rearing practices
Seventeen farms nationwide will host CalfCare ’25, a collaborative roadshow by Animal Health Ireland (AHI) and Teagasc’s DairyBeef 500 campaign, promoting calf health and good calf-rearing practices.
FORESTRY
Donal Magner
Improvement in land available for afforestation
2024 forestry target falls well short with just 1,573ha planted
The afforestation target is 8,000ha annually, as set out in Ireland’s Forest Strategy 2023-2030.
Darren Carty
Roadside trees - who is responsible for them and do I need approval to cut them?
PIG AND POULTRY
Bird flu state of emergency declared in California
James Hanly
Bird flu state of emergency declared in California
The announcement was made on Thursday to further enhance the state’s preparedness after a case of the virus was confirmed in cattle on farms in southern California.
Poultry to buck EU farm output decline trend
Noel Bardon
Poultry to buck EU farm output decline trend
The European Commission’s outlook for the coming 10 years points towards more poultry, but less pigmeat, being produced on EU farms.
Adam Woods
Navigating a period of high risk for Avian Influenza
e-Learning
James Hanly
Raw milk samples in US to be tested for bird flu
Amy Forde
Bird flu found in buzzard in Galway