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News Headlines (ROI)

  • Bottleneck in ACRES poses risk to farm payments

  • Why farm incomes are set to rebound in 2024

  • IFA election count likely to take more than one day

  • EU looks to cut calf transport times

  • ICBF has ‘lost the dressing room’ as farmers vent their fury

  • Cold water poured over derogation flexibility

  • Slurry exports the first choice for farmers over 220kg – minister

  • Milk processor CEOs accused of being absent in derogation debate

  • Don’t take mortgage refusal lying down farmer warns

  • ICMSA slams planning requirement for farm roadways under TAMS

  • Rewetting of about 80,000ha is ‘over-estimated’ - Teagasc scientist

  • Milk League – positive markets but steady milk price

    • News Headlines (NI)

  • Ration prices hold but soya a problem for New Year

  • Demand pushes cattle quotes up

  • Volatile grass growth to be the new norm

  • Significant drop in annual beef kill

  • New livestock genetics chief outlines opportunities ahead

    • Free 32-page Christmas food magazine

  • Top gifts for the food lover in your life this Christmas

  • A step-by-step guide to making a stunning gingerbread farm which all the family can help with!

  • All you need to prepare the perfect Christmas ham

  • We hear from top chefs Neven Maguire and Philippe Farineau about their favourite recipes for Christmas

  • How to create a butter board for your guests (or self) this festive season

  • And recommendations for wine to accompany your dinner this Christmas Day

    • AgriBusiness

  • Reviews and analysis of the year observe some interesting trends, as processed foods account for an ever-increasing proportion of agri-food exports

  • Phelim O’Neill examines the impact of the nitrates derogation

  • Final clearance for PGI after four years

    • Livestock

  • Belgian Blues the biggest losers in ICBF changes

  • A look back at Dairy Day 2023 highlights – including farmer views, plus what was said on costs and nitrates

  • Farmers will have ’stranded assets’ if derogation drops to 170kg/ha

  • Teagasc beef conference: ‘Is finishing at 19 months realistic?’

  • Darren Carty has advice on keeping condition on ewes this winter

    • Tillage

  • Tillage industry livid over Tirlán CEO’s comments

  • Cereal area falls by 20% in 15 years - Siobhán Walsh looks at the decline year-by-year

  • Solar industry firmly in growth mode

    • Focus – animal identification

  • We look at the big changes in animal identification that have occurred over the last year, and what’s still to come

  • Find out how to see the updated €uro-Star indexes published on Tuesday 28 November and check if there have been any changes to your herd profile

  • Further SCEP extension for female replacement requirement – action two

  • Mandatory BVD tissue tagging rolls over to 2024

    • Irish Country Living

  • Butcher Martin Sikula tells us how he combines traditions from Ireland and the Czech Republic in his butchers in Co Wicklow

  • Getting vocal about shopping local

  • How to keep stress at bay this Christmas

  • In finance we hear from a reader who was refused a mortgage based on the location of their house in relation to the farm

    • Pedigree

  • Shanon Kinahan and Martin Merrick report from the Carrick-on-Shannon Winter Fair last weekend where the record price was smashed not once, but twice, in one night

  • A look back at the National Hereford Calf Show

  • Certified Irish Angus launches new elite breed improvement programme

    • Machinery

  • Green diesel at four-month low as prices steady

  • FCI conference to highlight the changes and challenges facing farm contractors

  • 7-pages of the latest in tractor technology