Farmers Journal Scotland
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Scottish prices: lamb trade rebounds as numbers dry up
There is upward momentum in both the Scottish lamb trade and the market for finished cattle.
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Growing neeps at 1,000 feet
Robert Gilchrist and John Sleigh catch up with Andy and Debbie Duffus at their farm beside Tomintoul.
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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.
SPONSOREDMatching spring calving date to grass growth
Matching calving date to grass growth made a big difference to cheapening winter and weaning weights for Duguid's cows
SPONSOREDFPP: managing body condition score
Managing the body condition score takes planning and attention to detail but will reward your farm with more calves reared per year. John Sleigh reports.
SPONSOREDControlling the cost of winter
This week, John Sleigh looks at how the programme farms managed to reduce the cost of wintering on-farm.
SPONSOREDFPP: having a compact calving pattern
A compact calving pattern is one way to improve efficiency on farm and reduce workload.
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