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See what went down on the third and final day of the 2021 National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois.

Jack Kennedy is joined by Alex McCarthy, overall winner of the NDC and Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards, to talk about his win in the competition this year.

All the action from the second day of the 2021 National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois.

Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue sat down with Irish Farmers Journal editor Justin McCarthy to discuss his plan for the next Common Agriculture Policy (CAP). The topics addressed on the night included changing farm payments, new farm schemes, front loading payments for small farmers, suckler supports and the outlook for dairy and tillage farming.

On this week’s show, we talk BEAM, BEEP and BSE with Adam Woods, super performance from lambs from Tullamore Farm with Darren Carty and clarity around nitrates with Aidan Brennan. Sean McMahon from Grassland AGRO discusses spreading the last round of fertiliser.

Jack Kennedy is joined by Sean McMahon, Product Manager at Grassland AGRO. Sean discusses spreading the last round of fertiliser.

Maximising grass in autumn milk

The Pr€vention for Profit competition is back! This year it's aimed at Irish sheep farmers. One lowland and one hill sheep farmer will be chosen as champions and win an all-expenses paid trip to Scotland. #MyFlockOurFuture To enter, click here: https://www.bovilis.ie/pfp-sheep/

Webinar: Drafting dairy-beef cattle for slaughter off grass

Jack Kennedy is joined by Kilkenny dairy farmer Cathal Moran and Zoe Kavanagh from the National Dairy Council to discuss dairy farmers adapting to new environmental rules.

animal health

Sacrolyte provides 4 in 1 combination of electrolytes, energy, B-vitamins and a unique gelling agent. It is a complete feeding stuff recommended for the stabilisation of water and electrolyte balance in young calves and pigs. It may be used in case of, during periods of, or recovery from digestive disturbance (diarrhoea). It can be given in water or milk. It is easily mixed and is very palatable. The unique gel helps stabilise the gut and speeds recovery. Sacrolyte comes in three pack sizes, box of 15 by 100g sachets, bucket of 50 sachets and 3kg bucket. Univet products are available through Animal Health Outlets nationwide.

Calving on a Dairy farm: Aidan Brennan visited a busy dairy farm in Tipperary to see how the calving season was going for them.

Calving season approaches on the Tullamore Farm: Beef & Suckler Editor Adam Woods travelled to Tullamore Farm to speak to Farm Manager Shaun Diver about how he was preparing for the calving season.

The calf rearing phase is the highest risk period in dairy calf-to-beef systems. We take a look at getting the basics right on farm in terms of health, hygiene and nutrition and discuss industry wide issues such as building working relationships between dairy farmer and beef farmer.

Sacrolyte provides 4 in 1 combination of electrolytes, energy, B-vitamins and a unique gelling agent. It is a complete feeding stuff recommended for the stabilisation of water and electrolyte balance in young calves and pigs. It may be used in case of, during periods of, or recovery from digestive disturbance (diarrhoea). Univet products are available through Animal Health Outlets nationwide.

Find out how hygiene plays a key role in reducing the spread of infection and hence the use of antibiotics in this week's One Health video.

Find out how good biosecurity plays a key role in curtailing the spread of disease and, hence, helps reduce the need to use antibiotics on the farm.

beef

The 140 yearling cattle are enjoying excellent grazing conditions while the calves have started to be weaned.

Adam Woods visited the Fellfort Angus herd in Co Cork last week to check out the herd and the Ryall family’s farming system.

Agricultural science case study videos: This week, we hear from beef farmer Shaun Diver (video 6) re: calving, breeding progress, herd vaccinations, preparing bulls for slaughter, grass growth rates and livestock diets.

Watch the final session in the Tullamore Farm Virtual Series supported by AXA, ESB Networks and MSD. Editor and CEO Justin McCarthy is joined by Adam Woods, Declan Marren and Shaun Diver who discuss the farm finances from 2020 and the next steps for the suckler and sheep farm. Adam discusses the enterprises and future plans with Paul Crosson from Teagasc.

Tullamore Farm Virtual Series - Sucklers and Grassland Management

Declan Marren caught up with Shaun Diver on Tullamore farm for an update on grazing.

Declan Marren outlines the current grass situation on the demo farm as well as targets for yearling cattle over the coming weeks.

Don't miss your free 20-page supplement inside this week's Irish Farmers Journal. Focusing on all things dairy calf to beef, from purchasing calves, health management, grazing advice, completing budgets and taking a look at the markets for dairy beef.

The Irish Farmers Journal will host the second series of this years Tullamore Farm virtual events on Tuesday, 6 April. Beef editor Adam Woods, and farm manager Shaun Diver will discuss the beef side of the farm.

dairy

Maximising grass in autumn milk

Webinar: Drafting dairy-beef cattle for slaughter off grass

Ryan family, Ballysheedy, Co Limerick

Sean Carrigg, Ballyhea, Ennis, Co Clare

Liam Houlihan, Ballyduff, Co Kerry

O’Donoghue Family, Rathcoole, Co Cork

John O’Shaughnessy, Kildimo, Co Limerick

Fiachra Liston, Croom, Co Limerick

Egan family, Abbeydorney, Co Kerry

Diarmuid Cremin, Gneevguilla, Co Kerry

farm programmes

The 140 yearling cattle are enjoying excellent grazing conditions while the calves have started to be weaned.

How to make a hoverfly lagoon

Planting a pollinator patch on Tullamore Farm

Declan Marren caught up with Shaun Diver on Tullamore farm for an update on grazing.

Declan Marren outlines the current grass situation on the demo farm as well as targets for yearling cattle over the coming weeks.

Don't miss your free 20-page supplement inside this week's Irish Farmers Journal. Focusing on all things dairy calf to beef, from purchasing calves, health management, grazing advice, completing budgets and taking a look at the markets for dairy beef.

Thrive programme manager Declan Marren looks at some common issues that occur in the calf rearing shed.

The Keating family in Mayo have just finished extending their calf rearing facilities and installed an automatic calf feeder.

In this live event we talk sheep systems, breeding, animal health and much more.Supported by AXA Insurance, ESB Networks and MSD.

Join us for the first session of the Tullamore Farm Virtual Series on Tuesday 23 March from 8.30pm on farmersjournal.ie and across social media. We talk sheep systems, breeding, animal health and much more. It’s FREE to watch and no pre-registration necessary . If you have a question for Darren Carty or the panel send them to webinar@farmersjournal.ie or text 086 836 6465

machinery

Peter Thomas Keaveney travelled to meet Wexford man Ivan Allen to take a look at Irelands first Trioliet automatic feeding system in action.

Gary Abbltt travelled to Co Kildare to see the countries first Strautmann Magnon forage wagon in action following its launch at Agritechnica 2019.

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.

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.

Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with brothers Ger and Mick Malone who put their newly acquired Claas Cougar, the world’s largest self-propelled mower, into action at first cut silage last week.

Peter Thomas Keaveney travelled to Kilconnell in Co Galway to take a look at the Coen family’s home-designed Scorpion one pass land drainage machine in action.

Gary Abbott travelled to Kildare to Catch up with Garrett Headon and his 19 year old Claas Challenger 75E in action.

Gary Abbott caught up with Wicklow man Peter O’Sullivan, last year’s farm level innovation award winner to find out more about his home built multipurpose drill and his plans for the future.

sheep

The Pr€vention for Profit competition is back! This year it's aimed at Irish sheep farmers. One lowland and one hill sheep farmer will be chosen as champions and win an all-expenses paid trip to Scotland. #MyFlockOurFuture To enter, click here: https://www.bovilis.ie/pfp-sheep/

Watch the final session in the Tullamore Farm Virtual Series supported by AXA, ESB Networks and MSD. Editor and CEO Justin McCarthy is joined by Adam Woods, Declan Marren and Shaun Diver who discuss the farm finances from 2020 and the next steps for the suckler and sheep farm. Adam discusses the enterprises and future plans with Paul Crosson from Teagasc.

Derek Robinson has a handful of ewes left to lamb on his farm in Co Down.

Agricultural science case study videos: This week, we have the sixth case study video from sheep farmer Joanne Devaney, as part of Irish Farmers Journal agricultural science study guides 2020/2021 for Leaving Certificate students.Topics discussed in these videos includes: Preparations for lambing, advantages and disadvantages of lambing outdoors, breed selection, diets and finally, essential products to assist with lambing, and how they help.

Glynn Egan from Kilgarvan, Co Kerry is this week's My Farming Week. Glynn is gearing up for a busy week as lambing has begun on his farm.

In this live event we talk sheep systems, breeding, animal health and much more.Supported by AXA Insurance, ESB Networks and MSD.

Agricultural science case study videos: This week, we hear from sheep farmer Joanne (Video 5) about ultrasound scanning, pre-lambing preparations, nutrition and diets and the impact that weather and body condition can have during lambing.

Cooley peninsula Sheep farmers on the 20th anniversary of the foot and mouth Cull and the rebuilding of local flocks in the area.

Our Sustainable Farm Insights Programme supported by Glanbia Ireland talks biodiversity with Kilkenny sheep farmer, Brian Nicholson. He explains what practices he puts in place to tackle the biodiversity challenges on his farm.

John Egerton has recently handed his sheep enterprise over to his son William.

farm buildings

A new shed with 32 cubicles has been completed on the McCracken farm in Tyrone.

Milking in a 54-bail rotary parlour is life changing for Wicklow farmers.

Yorkshire cladding probably the most effective ventilation system on John Egerton’s farm.

Four-bay slatted suckler unit in Co Westmeath

Galway beef, sheep, and tillage farmer Chris Bourns inspects the damage caused to his meal and straw shed as a result of Storm Ellen.

A farm with dry land, a tidy yard and modern dwelling house is on the market in Co Down.

Galway farmer Sean Moran was left surprised last week when a microbial reaction that took place in slurry in one of his slatted tanks resulted in slats rising eight to 10 inches above the tank wall.

A County Monaghan new entrant to dairy farming is calving 74 heifers this spring and will be milking them with a new Lely Astronaut A5 robot

The Breen family have just completed a new cubicle shed which will limit their dependence on outfarm housing.

tillage

See what went down on the third and final day of the 2021 National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois.

All the action from the second day of the 2021 National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois.

The Irish Farmers Journal visited some of Maizetech's trials in Co Wexford to see how the plastic and compostable covers compare.

Live from Carlow, the first national agricultural event of 2021, the Teagasc, Oak Park Open Day.

In the first of the From the Tramlines technical discussion of the year, Stephen Robb and Andy Doyle are joined by experts from Gouldings Fertiliser, Wolf Trax and the farming industry to discuss the role of micro-nutrients in crop productions

Denis Large from North Tipperary is the second farmer to feature in our Sustainable Farm Insight Programme supported by Glanbia Ireland. Denis talks to us about his beef and tillage enterprise and how he maximises efficiencies while being sustainable.

Agricultural science case study videos: This week, we hear from tillage farmer Kevin Nolan (video 3) about what has been happening on farm since his last video along with his upcoming plans. Topics discussed in this video include winter on a tillage farm, maintenance and repairs on machinery, plant counts and targets (seeds/ plants per square meter), crop maintenance and management, pest control and winter ploughing.

To help farmers understand the importance of soil to their businesses, the Sustainable Farm Insights programme supported by the Irish Farmers Journal and Glanbia Ireland, has produced a soil health video. The programme includes visits to a drystock, dairy and tillage farm to look at soil health in individual fields. All three farmers are working to preserve and improve their soils. In this video, Tillage farmer James Ashmore explains what he is doing to improve the health and productivity of worn tillage soils. The Sustainable Farm Insights programme is supported by the Irish Farmers Journal and Glanbia Ireland.

Mervyn McCann and Tim O’Donovan run through agenda for the 2020 ITLUS Winter Conference which will be held online this year.

Harkin Bros Potatoes rushing to get their potato crops harvested in An Grianán Estate, Co Donegal. The potato harvest in Donegal has been hampered due to wet weather. As much as 50% of the county’s crop remains to be dug. Nationally, the harvest is over 80% complete with average yields reported to be back by an estimated 15%.

pedigree

Adam Woods takes a look at some of the highlights of the recent dispersal Creeve Charolais herd in Elphin mart.

On Saturday 12 December the dispersal sale of the Woodview/Drumcrow pedigree herd will take place in Elphin Mart, over 52 breeding females will be offered for sale on the day.

Cavan breeder Paul Sheridan takes home €23,400 at debut Charolais sale in Tullamore, Co Offaly.

Niall Hunt bringing his Saler cattle back to the mainland for the winter. They were grazing on Inch Island from the month of March where they also calved down.

There was a flying trade at Martin O’Connor’s annual in-calf heifer sale on Friday night. Adam Woods was at Elphin Mart for the sale.

Eimear McGuiness speaks to Adam Woods about the current situation in marts and what needs to happen to get things back to normal

This year’s English Texel premier set a new record sheep price of over €400,000

Some of the champions and high sellers at the Irish Charolais premier sale March 2020

A selection of the high sellers and champions from the Irish cattle society premier bull sale March 2020

irish country living

Chorizo and Tomato Pasta: Using fresh pasta from Dublin-based Rosa Madre takes this quick and simple dish from "yum" to "wow".

Irish Country Living's resident psychotherapist Enda Murphy discusses panic attacks with Anne O'Donoghue. Why we have them and what we can do about them.

It's silage time - this is the pasta salad Janine makes every year. It's the perfect combination of crunchy, fresh vegetable, salty bacon and creamy garlic and lemon dressing.

This yummy loaf makes the most of Irish strawberry season! It's not too sweet, so it's perfect for a snack, breakfast or - with some cream or custard - dessert.

A classic Cobb uses chicken, bacon, avocado, blue cheeese and tomato. We have most of those ingredients at our fingertips in Ireland, we just hold off on the avocado!

Jeremy Clarkson talks about buying his farm in England and getting into working the land. He's joined by Kaleb Cooper, who works on his farm.

Brought to you by the Irish Farmers Journal and Ornua. The live virtual event was hosted by Irish Farmers Journal Editor and CEO, Justin McCarthy. Our panel discussion was moderated by Irish Country Living Editor, Amii McKeever. The panel consisted of John Jordan, Chief Executive, Ornua Co-operative Ltd, Louise Grubb, Founder & CEO, Trivium Vet, Francesca McDonagh, Group CEO, Bank of Ireland and Alastair Blair, Country Managing Director, Accenture.

Red Lentil Dal: This red lentil dal comes together really quickly, is even better the next day and is - truly - a hug in a bowl.

Cellist Patrick Dexter dreamed of making a living performing and composing music while living rurally. Something the pandemic forced him to do.

Sweet Marie Bars: These crunchy, sweet, salty and moreish squares make your average Rice Krispie treat look tame and boring.