News & opinion
The latest farming news and developments from the Irish Farmers Journal. Keep up to date with breaking news stories from the agriculture sector.
Motorcyclist dies following collision with tractor and jeep
The incident happened in Co Donegal on Sunday afternoon.
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Editorial: farmers losing out on EU grants for green transition
The level of funding allocated to Ireland is among the lowest in the EU.
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Don’t give docks a second chance
Unfavourable weather conditions in late April and during the first half of May limited the opportunities for a pre-harvest herbicide application to dock-infested silage swards.
Farmer writes: weather for character building
Farmer writer Karen McCabe discusses a bumper haymaking year and the satisfaction of harvesting homegrown potatoes.
Issues with labour availability get real
Co Down farmer Derek Robinson questions whether the agri-food industry has reached a tipping point around scarce labour.
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Don’t give docks a second chance
Unfavourable weather conditions in late April and during the first half of May limited the opportunities for a pre-harvest herbicide application to dock-infested silage swards.
Minister on a summer tour of Ireland
From the hills of Donegal to the Boys of Wexford, Minister McConalogue seems to be taking the CAP debate nationwide.
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The Irish Farmers Journal visited some of Maizetech's trials in Co Wexford to see how the plastic and compostable covers compare.
We visited Patsy O’Connor from Kilroosky, Co. Roscommon, whose wife Lucy lost her life as a result of a farming accident in 2014. This series is being run in conjunction with ESB Networks as part of our Safe Family Farms joint initiative.
On this week’s show, we talk eight year record beef prices with Adam Woods, lamb prices nudging upwards with Darren Carty and all things sustainable dairy with Aidan Brennan and John O’Loughlin from Grassland AGRO.
Jack Kennedy is joined by John O’Loughlin, Sustainability & Technical Specialist at Grassland AGRO. John discusses all things sustainable dairy.
Jack Kennedy discusses all things heifer rearing with DairyLink Ireland adviser Aidan Cushnahan.
Twenty-two years on from its initial launch, Pöttinger has just taken the wraps off its latest Jumbo forage wagon. Peter Thomas Keaveney travelled to Wexford to take a look at a pre-series machine in action.
A selection of our favourite pictures from around the country including evening milking, wool collection, turning hay, collecting hay and a community tractor run.
Dock-infested silage swards that were cut in recent weeks are now at the ideal stage for spraying with an effective herbicide. Listen to our Technical Manager, Chris Maughan as he outlines his advice for getting the most from Doxstar Pro.
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Spreadpoint, the Co Down based machinery manufacturer, has just taken the wraps off a new 12m stainless steel auger system for applying lime to run on its range of belt spreaders.
Jack Kennedy is joined by Zoe Kavanagh, Chief Executive of the National Dairy Council and Donagh Berry, Teagasc Geneticist and Director of VistaMilk, to discuss the new science that is going to help livestock farming.
Students’ safety sheets help children to map farm safety hazards
The project will seek to engage farmers and children in a dialogue on farm safety and improve children’s knowledge of safe farming practices.
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Don’t give docks a second chance
Unfavourable weather conditions in late April and during the first half of May limited the opportunities for a pre-harvest herbicide application to dock-infested silage swards.
Minister highlights forestry improvements to protesters
Minister McConalogue and Minister Hackett have discussed the concerns held by farmers protesting forestry licencing hold-ups.
New bird flu vaccine puts the chicken before the egg
The vaccine has been developed to be created using cells rather than the traditional flu vaccines made in chicken eggs.
Two cases of ILT confirmed in Monaghan flocks
The Department of Agriculture has confirmed that two cases of the infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT) disease have been identified in poultry flocks in Co Monaghan.