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LATEST NEWS
Niamh Murphy
Highs of 17°C forecast this weekend - Met Éireann
Met Éireann has forecast for temperatures of up to 17°C in the coming days, with a reduction in rainfall.
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Shanon Kinahan
Watch: Portauns T Junction tops Athenry at €5,900
EDITORIAL
Jack Kennedy
Is the battle for milk about to kick off?
Significant change within government
We wish Simon Harris well, as he becomes Taoiseach at a critical juncture for Irish agriculture, the wider economy, and society.
SPONSORED
18 farms to host CalfCare Programme events this January
DairyBeef 500 is joining forces with Animal Health Ireland’s CalfCare Programme for 18 on-farm events, which will be held throughout the country between 4 January and 23 January.
VIEWPOINTS
Dempsey at Large: stabilising the tillage industry
Matt Dempsey
Matt Dempsey
The Home Farm: slurry above slats
Matt Dempsey
Matt Dempsey
View from China: Australian agtech under the spotlight
Contributor
Contributor
Weather up but lots to do on tillage farms
Jack Kennedy
Jack Kennedy
FARMER WRITES
Farmer Writes: adaption continues as rain eases
Tommy Moyles
Farmer Writes: adaption continues as rain eases
Adapting to the weather has been part of the daily routine on Tommy Moyles' farm at Ardfield, Clonakilty, Co Cork, over the last month.
Irish rain would be welcome down under
Contributor
Irish rain would be welcome down under
Zac Elkin from Craigantlet in Co Down is currently managing a dairy farm in Canterbury, New Zealand.
John Egerton
Seven months' fodder to beat a late spring
e-Learning
James Strain
Farmer Writes: the start of fertiliser season
18 farms to host CalfCare Programme events this January SPONSORED
18 farms to host CalfCare Programme events this January
DairyBeef 500 is joining forces with Animal Health Ireland’s CalfCare Programme for 18 on-farm events, which will be held throughout the country between 4 January and 23 January.
DEALER
Northeast's Nobber Show
Preparations are in full swing with extra classes being added to meet demand in the cattle section.
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The Dealer
TikTok for Tipp Co-Op?
The Dealer
New Zealand farmer signs for Leinster
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VIDEO HUB
FARM SAFETY
Contributor
Pesticides protect your crops; do you protect yourself from pesticides?
Dr Edward Straw, a researcher at Trinity College Dublin warns all pesticide users to wear the right safety kit.
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SPONSORED
18 farms to host CalfCare Programme events this January
DairyBeef 500 is joining forces with Animal Health Ireland’s CalfCare Programme for 18 on-farm events, which will be held throughout the country between 4 January and 23 January.
FORESTRY
Donal Magner
Construction group promoting homegrown timber
No agreement on ash dieback funding
Talks between the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform are ongoing but no agreement has been reached regarding financing the ash dieback implementation plan.
Noel Bardon
Department to review some of Coillte's land sales
PIG AND POULTRY
Largest egg producer in US culls 1.5m birds due to bird flu
Niamh Murphy
Largest egg producer in US culls 1.5m birds due to bird flu
One of the Unites States' largest egg producers has had to cull over 1.5m birds as a result of bird flu.
Industrial emissions directive targets small poultry and pig farmers - IFA
Amy Forde
Industrial emissions directive targets small poultry and pig farmers - IFA
Without an amendment, the directive would bring very small pig and poultry units into a scenario where they needed a full EPA licence, the IFA warned.
Adam Woods
Biosecurity in broiler and layer flocks – prevention is better than outbreaks
e-Learning
Amy Forde
Ireland’s poultry sector commits to lowering emissions in new roadmap
Amy Forde
€40m for Dutch poultry business to hatch female-only chicks