Farm programmes

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

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Potatoes and fodder beet thriving
Conor Kehoe
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Waterford, Cork, and Donegal where crops look to have very good potential.
 
 
Heifer scanning results are in on Tullamore farm
Heifer scanning results are in on Tullamore farm
Farm manager Shaun Diver and Rachel Gallagher sat down this week to analyse the heifer scanning results.
Tullamore Farm: arrival of rain revs up grass growth and weight gains
Tullamore Farm: arrival of rain revs up grass growth and weight gains
Adam Woods has the latest on what’s been happening on Tullamore Farm this week.
Lamb weights analysed this week on Tullamore Farm
Lamb weights analysed this week on Tullamore Farm
Rachel Gallagher and farm manager Shaun Diver look at how lambs have been performing so far on Tullamore Farm.
Warm weather affecting grass growth on Tullamore Farm
Warm weather affecting grass growth on Tullamore Farm
Rachel Gallagher talks with farm manager Shaun Diver on things have been going this week on Tullamore Farm.
The good farmer: lessons from Lithuania
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.
Inch by inch: restoring habitats in Co Donegal
Inch by inch: restoring habitats in Co Donegal
Strahack farm is a model example of how funding and advice, channelled through an enthusiastic farmer, can, over time, yield spectacular results for nature, writes Brendan Dunford.
Transformative thinking in Co Kerry
Transformative thinking in Co Kerry
Thomas and Claire O’Connor’s phenomenal energy and missionary-like zeal has transformed their local landscape, unleashing the land’s massive potential for growth, writes Brendan Dunford.
Finding compromise is the key to conservation for Kilkenny farmer
Finding compromise is the key to conservation for Kilkenny farmer
William Nicholson’s story is a welcome example of how farmers and ecologists can collaborate for the benefit of both the farmer and the land’s natural assets, writes Brendan Dunford.
The good farmer: lessons from LithuaniaSPONSORED
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.
Inch by inch: restoring habitats in Co DonegalSPONSORED
Inch by inch: restoring habitats in Co Donegal
Strahack farm is a model example of how funding and advice, channelled through an enthusiastic farmer, can, over time, yield spectacular results for nature, writes Brendan Dunford.
Transformative thinking in Co KerrySPONSORED
Transformative thinking in Co Kerry
Thomas and Claire O’Connor’s phenomenal energy and missionary-like zeal has transformed their local landscape, unleashing the land’s massive potential for growth, writes Brendan Dunford.
Finding compromise is the key to conservation for Kilkenny farmerSPONSORED
Finding compromise is the key to conservation for Kilkenny farmer
William Nicholson’s story is a welcome example of how farmers and ecologists can collaborate for the benefit of both the farmer and the land’s natural assets, writes Brendan Dunford.
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