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Dairy
Farmers advised to cull cows milking less than 13l
Amy Forde
Slurry storage also needs to be taken into account for farmers considering holding onto cull cows.
18 September 2024 News
New chair of Agricultural Trust
Matt Dempsey has retired from the board of the Agricultural Trust.
18 September 2024 News
Contractors seek slurry spreading extension
Contractors say that the revised closing date of 1 October 2024 for the application of organic fertilisers to farmland is not practical.
Tirlán lifts August milk price
Overall, the global milk supply outlook remains unchanged and is likely to be flat this year, Tirlán chair John Murphy said.
18 September 2024 News
Flahavan’s recruiting organic oat growers
The 2024 oat harvest is nearly complete and quality looks to be OK, James Flahavan has said. However, the tonnage is down on where the company would like it to be.
18 September 2024 News
Dairy prices rise at Global Dairy Trade auction
Prices for whole milk powder (WMP) and skim milk powder (SMP) were up 1.5% to €3,099/t and 2.2% to €2,525/t at the Global Dairy Trade auction.
17 September 2024 News
75,500 attend day one of Ploughing 2024
There were plenty of Government TDs and ministers to be found around the Ploughing on Tuesday.
17 September 2024 News
Heydon and Kenny clash on nitrates derogation
Fine Gael's Martin Heydon accused Sinn Féin's Martin Kenny of waving a white flag on Ireland's nitrates derogation.
17 September 2024 News
Active farmers must not be impacted by zoned land tax – Noonan
Residential Zoned Land Tax is aimed at activating land and stopping land hoarding, Minister Noonan has said.
17 September 2024 News
Ploughing 2024: temperatures to soar on day one
Met Éireann data shows that it will be hottest in the afternoon on Tuesday, with highs of 20°C to 21°C.
17 September 2024 News
‘No specific factors’ found to have caused Sligo fish kill
The report separately noted that ammonia levels in the effluent discharge of the Ballysadare wastewater treatment plant exceeded licence limits in recent years and for some periods in 2024.
16 September 2024 Climate and environment
Ploughing 2024: highs of 22°C forecast for Ratheniska
It will be a question of how much sunshine, rather than how much rain, we get this year at the Ploughing, Alan O'Reilly of Carlow Weather has said.
15 September 2024 News