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How much will it cost to produce dairy replacements from sexed semen?
Declan Collins
Declan Collins compares the costs of using sexed semen and conventional semen to breed dairy replacements this spring.
16 March 2024 Management
Five cattle groups to potentially sell in spring
Where cashflow is tight after a long, expensive winter, outlined are some options for farmers looking to offload cattle in the coming weeks to generate income.
13 March 2024 News
Convergence a crude way to deliver farm payments – Gorman
IFA president Francie Gorman calls for an increased CAP budget and outlines what's next in terms of protest action to news editor Amy Forde.
Land – a dwindling, finite resource
Farmers badly need some certainty in terms of policy and allowed stocking rates.
13 March 2024 Viewpoints
Groundcare: mower choice
Battery-powered, robotic, petrol or ride-on? Here are some of the most important things to consider when buying a lawnmower, writes Sarah McIntosh.
13 March 2024 Gardening
Beef prices fall short of finishing costs
Beef prices are running below finishing costs, putting farmers into loss making territory this spring
13 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Three-crop rule exemption important flexibility - IFA
The IFA has said that the exemption to the three-crop rule and diversification was the "only sensible outcome" and called for a support package for tillage farmers.
13 March 2024 Crops
Mountrath Mart to reopen in July
It is understood that the mart will be largely volunteer-run until funds are rebuilt.
9 March 2024 News
Windfarm noise a ‘nuisance’ to neighbours, High Court finds
The cases are the first private nuisance claims from wind turbine noise to run in either Ireland or the UK, the judge said. Aodhan O'Faolain reports.
8 March 2024 Renewables
ICMSA questions Ornua PPI processing costs increase
Price based on updated member co-operatives’ processing costs at 9.4c/l, an increase from 7.5c/l in the previous month, Ornua says.
8 March 2024 News
Beef price gap to Britain widens to 30p/kg
Cuts to NI beef prices has seen the gap to finished cattle in Britain widening to 30p/kg.
6 March 2024 Northern Ireland
'Detailed discussions' continue into new vet school
Minister Simon Harris said this week that capacity for vet students must be increased in Ireland adding that he is working to achieve this "as soon as is possible".
6 March 2024 News