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The Farmers Journal is dedicated to providing the most up-to-date and informative farming news in Ireland. Browse through the articles below to keep up with the latest Irish farming news, opinion pieces, videos and more.
Decision time: find out what farmers are being offered
Leaked documents reveal what's on the table as talks continue. Reporting by Paul Mooney and Hannah Quinn-Mulligan.
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Minister and meat industry hold key to getting factories reopened
In an interview with the Irish Farmers Journal, An Tánaiste Simon Coveney has said the Government is open to the introduction of a beef regulator.
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Listowel Races: it’s a feeling
The Race is on … to Munster’s biggest and best harvest racing festival.
Listowel will host its 161th harvest racing festival from Sunday to Saturday 8 to 14 September.
Farmer Writes: Brexit goalposts moving and a heated pool
The Brexit goalposts are continually being moved farther and farther away, hopefully into oblivion, writes Joe Collingborn.
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Farmer Writes: footbathing and weighing in full swing
Meal feeding is down at 2kg and should stay at this level for the rest of September at least, writes Bill O'Keeffe.
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Listowel Races: it’s a feeling
The Race is on … to Munster’s biggest and best harvest racing festival.
Listowel will host its 161th harvest racing festival from Sunday to Saturday 8 to 14 September.
The Big Dealer: beef protesters’ disruption at Strokestown Show
Beef Plan disruption at Strokestown Show, canvassing and elections, ploughing and more in this week's Big Dealer.
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Journal vet tommy heffernan talks emmisions and meat with Fergal Morris
Drone footage showing improvements in grazing and silage ground on Barry Carty’s farm at Garrison, Co Fermanagh.
Dairylink Ireland participant James King farms near Ballymena, Co Antrim.
Co Down farmer Derek Robinson is questioning the prices being paid for replacement sheep this year.
18 month old finishing heifers on THRIVE Hally Farm in Tipperary
The value of diagnostics in beef herds
Video 1 of 13. In this video we introduce the concept of One Health.
The ultimate bale processor, removable screen and automatic chain lubrication.
Matthew Halpin caught up with James Flaherty and his Teagasc advisers ahead of his upcoming BETTER farm autumn walk
Fermanagh farmer John Egerton has been breeding replacement heifers for almost 20 years.
ESB Networks – connecting communities at the National Ploughing Championships
Jane Moloney, marketing specialist with ESB Networks, summarises a busy programme of events taking place on the ESB Networks stand.
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Listowel Races: it’s a feeling
The Race is on … to Munster’s biggest and best harvest racing festival.
Listowel will host its 161th harvest racing festival from Sunday to Saturday 8 to 14 September.
Take a walk on the wild side in Clonad Woodland
A day of adventure awaits at the Forest food field day in Clonad Wood, outside Tullamore. Donal Whelan reports.
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Tariff-free access for 180,000t of Mercosur poultry
Amy Forde looks at what access the Mercosur bloc of countries will have to the EU market for poultry.
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Poultry producers fear further imports of 'sub-standard' product
Poultry farmers have raised concerns about the 100,000t quota for chicken included in the EU-Mercosur trade deal.
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