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Find out what's inside this week's Irish Farmers Journal and Irish Country Living
Pick up a copy of this week’s print edition from your local newsagent or enjoy our e-paper online.
Find out what’s inside this week’s Irish Farmers Journal.
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
Pick up a copy of this week’s print edition from your local newsagent or enjoy our e-paper online.
Find out what’s inside this week’s Irish Farmers Journal.
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
Simon Coveney, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, addressed the ICOS and UCC sustainable dairy event, where he called for a collective effort to avoid unnecessary culling.
The level of deliberately undermining decisions now being applied to the dairy farming sector, in which we lead the world, is now a matter of depressing astonishment, Pat McCormack said.
A seven-year holding requirement has been placed on purchased farm land before it can qualify for income tax relief on long-term leasing arrangements.
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