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Martin McElearney elected chair of IFA dairy committee
Rachel Donovan
The Monaghan dairy farmer will succeed Stephen Arthur as chair of the IFA dairy committee.
1 December 2024 News
Farmer granted farm in court ordered to pay €350,000 legal costs
The longstanding case revolves around the plaintiff, Mr Naylor, challenging the last will of his late father Michael Hoare, who died in 2007.
27 November 2024 Poultry
Trade has yet to crank up for turkey farmers as festive season approaches
The Irish Farmers Journal spoke to some of Ireland’s leading turkey farmers and producers about their outlook for future production in the sector.
Too late to change Ireland’s anaerobic digestion direction?
Stephen Robb looks ahead at some of the challenges facing the next Government as Ireland’s fledgling anaerobic digestion industry struggles to get off the ground.
27 November 2024 Renewables
Targeting costs at €3/kg MS at Dairy Day
There was huge interest in the cost of production session with Mike Bermingham and Laurence Shalloo at Dairy Day, writes Aidan Brennan.
27 November 2024 Management
Dairy Management: meal, lactose levels and costs
Aidan Brennan asks what is an appropriate level of meal feeding this winter, given where meal and milk prices are at.
27 November 2024 Management
Interest rates a killer for profitability
Speaking at the session on farm profitability, a Co Cork dairy farmer said that increased interest rates were cost that ate into profit in 2023.
27 November 2024 Dairy Day
Dairy management: How much meal to feed to housed cows?
With virtually all herds now fully housed, the question is how much concentrate should they be on, writes Aidan Brennan.
25 November 2024 Management
Department defers work permit pay hikes
Proposed increases of between €2,000 and €5,000 per year to work permit holders have been put on hold by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
20 November 2024 News
Tillage management: frost, crows and crop records
This is a good time of the year to get crop records in order and to calculate crop costs and returns.
20 November 2024 Husbandry
Asba Meats convicted in court for non-payment for cattle
Gordon Deegan reports from Ennis District Court, where the Agri-Food Regulator secured its first conviction for a breach of the unfair trading practices (UTP) regulations.
19 November 2024 News
Teagasc conference to address future challenges for Irish dairy farmers
'Robust dairying for future challenges’ is the theme of Teagasc's dairy conference this year.
18 November 2024 News