In the news

  • Anne Baker is the third woman elected as an IFA county chair in the latest round of AGMs.
  • The IFA has elected new chairs to a number of its committees.
  • A Department of Agriculture vet has said that the use of dry cow therapy should be limited.
  • Watch: 94 sucklers with tillage and beef on BETTER beef farmer Martin O’Hare’s farm, whose calving season has just kicked off.

    • Photo of the day

    Paddy Dowling from Ballymaddock, Stradbally, Co Laois, is waiting for his 60 ewes to lamb.

    Lambing should be finished by the second week of February. Philip Doyle