Farming news
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.
Good week/bad week: winners and losers in Irish farming
We take a look at who’s been winning and who’s been losing in Irish agriculture this week.
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Editorial: farm politics must stay focused on Brussels
We can expect a Polish commissioner to push for faster full convergence across all member states.
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Glanbia’s Black Friday offers – live now on GlanbiaConnect and in store
Glanbia is having its biggest-ever Black Friday sale and is offering farmers nationwide an opportunity to stock up, save big and support local, with genuine value across thousands of products.
Farmer Writes: when dog food costs more than beef something is wrong
In the main heifers have killed out very well this year. Lambs on the other hand killed out very poorly in August, writes Ronan Delany.
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Farmer Writes: golden age of chemical farming is about to change
Gerald Potterton foresees a very difficult period of change ahead for all of Europe’s commercial tillage farmers.
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Glanbia’s Black Friday offers – live now on GlanbiaConnect and in store
Glanbia is having its biggest-ever Black Friday sale and is offering farmers nationwide an opportunity to stock up, save big and support local, with genuine value across thousands of products.
The Big Dealer: bachelors wanted to represent the nation
Bachelors in Wesmeath, Dairygold election, Christmas cracker, Christmas tree cartel, combines charity and more in this week's The Big Dealer.
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Antibiotic resistance affects us all. Come take a look inside a real human hospital, listen to a personal experience of dealing with AMR and see how it is being dealt with in this week's One Health video: One Health: 8. A critical human health issue
Gary Abbott caught up with tillage contractor Brian Tallon harvesting fodder beet near Clogherhead. Brian and his son Andrew specialize in root crop harvesting.
Check out the highlights of this years Charolais Christmas Cracker
Hanrahan Plant Hire LTD are offering a road renovation service that makes best use of materials already present
Looking at top tips for better beef health this winter
Top tips on how water can be such an important component of animal health this winter
Peter Thomas Keaveney reports from a visit to an on-farm sheep sale at Eskvale Station, which is located in North Canterbury on the South Island, New Zealand.
The International Biogas and Bioenergy Centre of Competence (IBBK) is a combination and network of experts and companies, as well as groups of interest and educational institutes in the field of biogas and bioenergy. This year they hosted two biogas training course in Enniskillen.
Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks to Brook Nettleton from Blue Grass Contracting in Matamata, a contracting business in the Waikato region in New Zealand who charge for harvesting traded grass and maize on a c/kg DM basis.
The new 26 point rapid exit Dairymaster parlour has shortened milking times substantially on this 350 cow farm.
High-risk period for electricity-related accidents
Arthur Byrne, public safety manager, ESB Networks, outlines important electrical safety precautions at this time of year.
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Glanbia’s Black Friday offers – live now on GlanbiaConnect and in store
Glanbia is having its biggest-ever Black Friday sale and is offering farmers nationwide an opportunity to stock up, save big and support local, with genuine value across thousands of products.
Department fails to push through fee for forestry appeals
Options are being considered on how to deal with issues relating to forestry.
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Bird flu strain confirmed in the UK
Poultry farmers are advised to maintain good biosecurity to reduce the risk of the disease spreading.
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My Farming Week: Ger McMeyler, Maynooth, Co Kildare
The Kildare dairy farmer also rears turkeys for the Christmas season.
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