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Tillage
12 spring barley varieties to choose from on recommended lists
Siobhán Walsh
Growers have 12 spring barley varieties to choose from. Choosing robust varieties to meet market requirements is essential in a challenging environment.
12 spring barley varieties to choose from on recommended lists
 
 
Rising wild oat resistance threatens the future of continuous spring barley
Tillage
Rising wild oat resistance threatens the future of continuous spring barley
Irish Farmers Journal launches new ‘Farm Alert’ vaccine text reminder service
News
Irish Farmers Journal launches new ‘Farm Alert’ vaccine text reminder service
Exclusive: cover crops could be causing more problems than they solve
Tillage
Exclusive: cover crops could be causing more problems than they solve
2025 harvest prices announced by Tirlán
Tillage
2025 harvest prices announced by Tirlán
TOOLS & CALCULATORS


BEEF
Tidy twenty suckler set up in north Longford
Breeding
Tidy twenty suckler set up in north Longford
Adam Woods reports from a Teagasc farm walk in Longford last week.
DAIRY
Heifer rearing costs hit €1,722/head in 2025
Heifer rearing
Heifer rearing costs hit €1,722/head in 2025
If the opportunity cost of selling a heifer calf at €600/head is factored in, the true cost is as high as €2,322/head.
SHEEP
What is causing cows to cough?
Animal health
What is causing cows to cough?
In this article by Animal Health Ireland specialists, the common causes and cures for coughing cows is explored.
ANIMAL HEALTH


TILLAGE
12 spring barley varieties to choose from on recommended lists
Spring barley
12 spring barley varieties to choose from on recommended lists
Growers have 12 spring barley varieties to choose from. Choosing robust varieties to meet market requirements is essential in a challenging environment.
MACHINERY
Big-bale silage: a 45-year retrospection
Silage
Big-bale silage: a 45-year retrospection
While big-bale silage is well accepted today, Michael Moroney looks back to the early days of the system and his first introduction to the system in 1980.
BUILDINGS
Solar panels on roofs – what you need to know
Farm safety
Solar panels on roofs – what you need to know
Martin Merrick discusses some of the criteria under the TAMS solar scheme regarding farm roofs, with load capacity, ventilation and clear roof lights all being factors to consider.
FARM SAFETY


VIDEOS


FARM PROGRAMMES
Tullamore Farm update: ewes scan at 1.88 lambs per ewe joined
Tullamore Farm
Tullamore Farm update: ewes scan at 1.88 lambs per ewe joined
Ewe lambs meanwhile scanned at just over one lamb per ewe joined to rams in a three and a half week breeding season.
Tullamore Farm: Cull cow kill out and ewe breeding strategies
Management
Tullamore Farm: Cull cow kill out and ewe breeding strategies
Shaun Diver takes a look at the recent cull cow results on Tullamore Farm and gives an update on sheep breeding in this week's update.
Tullamore Farm: Cull cow kill out and ewe breeding strategies
Tullamore Farm
Tullamore Farm: breeding coming to an end in sheep flock
Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver gives an update on ewe breeding performance and what’s been happening on Tullamore Farm this week.
Tullamore Farm Update: wet weather and weanling weights
Management
Tullamore Farm Update: wet weather and weanling weights
Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver takes a look at weanling weights and mating performance in the ewe flock.
Why this Antrim contractor moved to Amazone ploughs SPONSORED
Why this Antrim contractor moved to Amazone ploughs
Ryan Bole is part of J Wilson Contracts in Co Antrim. Available for all kinds of work from slurry to reseeding, sowing to silage, today they are ploughing for potatoes with two Amazone ploughs.
Middle East, Africa and India are development markets for Irish agri foodSPONSORED
Middle East, Africa and India are development markets for Irish agri food
Bord Bia’s manager for the Middle East, Africa and India Kieran Fitzgerald spoke to the Irish Farmers Journal about these markets ahead of this week’s Gulfood show in Dubai.
Laois dairy farmer boosts calf performance with GAIN Easi MixSPONSORED
Laois dairy farmer boosts calf performance with GAIN Easi Mix
Learn how Abbeyleix dairy farmer Seán Miller uses GAIN Easi Mix to drive calf performance on his family farm.
Consistency and performance at the heart of calf rearing in Co KerrySPONSORED
Consistency and performance at the heart of calf rearing in Co Kerry
County Kerry dairy farmer Mike Murphy, from Lixnaw, has been rearing calves for as long as he can remember.