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.
Minister for Agriculture Barry Cowen sacked
The newly appointed minister faced controversy for two weeks over a drink-driving offence.
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Cowen hits the road running but it’s a long road ahead
Minister Cowen is fortunate to take over the reins at a time when the sector has some positive political momentum behind it.
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Irish Shows Association Virtual Show 2020 - the show must go on(line)!
2020 is a very different year for our showing community and the Irish Shows Association has been inspired to adapt to the new normal and look to technology to keep the show on the road.
Farmer Writes: preparing for autumn and new politics
Kieran Sullivan considers the results of his lambing trial and plots out next year’s breeding season.
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Farmer Writes: holidays on the horizon
Gerald Potterton takes readers on a virtual farm walk ahead of a well-earned break in the Banner County.
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Irish Shows Association Virtual Show 2020 - the show must go on(line)!
2020 is a very different year for our showing community and the Irish Shows Association has been inspired to adapt to the new normal and look to technology to keep the show on the road.
The Big Dealer: switch of direction in IFA
New IFA strategies, Derwin heads to China, altered photo, rambling on, Dáil changes and more in this week's The Big Dealer.
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Gary Abbott recently spent some time with the 37m3 Krone MX 370 GL forage wagon to see how it performed
Grass quality has improved greatly over the last week as the farm received an ideal amount of rain.
Martin Corrigan farms with his father Kevin just outside Belcoo, Co Fermanagh. They run a herd of 27 Simmental cross cows with the farm undergoing some major changes over the past three years.
In today's episode the Irish Farmers Journal's Lorcan Allen speaks to Paul Crosson, John Finn and Sinead Waters on ‘Sustainable Beef Production - Where policy meets practice’. The team also look at what's happening around sustainability on the BRIDE Project in East Cork, in Co. Kilkenny with Teagasc's Catherine Keena. The team also visit Tully Farm in Co. Kildare.
John Egerton stopped breeding his spring-calving cows after seven weeks.
Dairylink Ireland participant Stephen Wallace farms near Seaforde, Co Down.
Adam Woods, Beef & Suckler Editor with the Irish Farmers Journal is joined by Donall Fahy, Bernadette Earley and Alan Dillon from Teagasc who focus on the Grange dairy calf-to-beef system study and the key components that are helping achieve high performance. Adam also pays a visit to Tipperary dairy calf to beef farmer J.P Hammersley to take a look at his system of farming.
Adam Woods, Beef & Suckler Editor with the Irish Farmers Journal is joined by Michael McManus, Bernadette Earley and Alan Twomey from Teagasc. Focusing on the Derrypatrick Herd at the Teagasc Animal and Grassland, Research and Innovation centre, in Grange County Meath, this episode of Beef Talk will look at how it achieves its breeding targets of 100% AI and a very compact calving.
Beef editor Adam Woods speaks to Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver about what’s been happening on Tullamore farm over the last few weeks
Important farm safety advice from ESB Networks
With farm work in full flow, there has unfortunately been a number of accidents in recent weeks. Arthur Byrne, ESB public safety manager, outlines some timely safety tips.
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Irish Shows Association Virtual Show 2020 - the show must go on(line)!
2020 is a very different year for our showing community and the Irish Shows Association has been inspired to adapt to the new normal and look to technology to keep the show on the road.
Re-emergence of Mackinnon a key to programme for government
The new Government needs to implement the Mackinnon report, while there is broad support for 17 forestry proposals in the programme for government.
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Bird flu farmers get compensation
The IFA poultry chair said it would not cover costs but it would help.
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Department ‘considering’ poultry farmers’ case for support
Poultry farms affected by an outbreak of bird flu have culled flocks but are not eligible for any compensation due to the strain involved.
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