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45% of dairy farmers in south of Ireland without sufficient winter feed
James Hanly
The data is taken from around 650 farms across the country and is a follow-up to a survey in late June.
16 September 2024 Markets
Beef Trends: quotes steady as Ploughing takes centre stage
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished cattle.
10 September 2024 Management
Time for scanning in spring calving herds
Thoughts should be turning to scanning spring calving herds, giving plenty of time and more options for marketing empty cows.
Farmer Writes: the trials of dairy farming
The desktop management from Westminster still continues to alarm me, writes Joe Collingborn.
8 September 2024 Farmer Writes
Chinese milk production continues to ramp up
Aidan Brennan reports from China where large farms are being built by State-owned dairy companies.
4 September 2024 News
Anger at Department's handling of TB
We spoke to two farmers that are currently locked up with the infamous bacterial disease.
4 September 2024 News
Bike shed reference costs
If only the OPW had been able to reclaim the VAT, it could have made a bit of a saving on its new bike shed.
4 September 2024 Dealer
Vets so busy they're 'nearly diagnosing by FaceTime'
A recent study has taken a deep dive into the needs of Irish dairy farmers and the challenges vets have meeting these needs.
4 September 2024 News
Five management tasks for autumn-calving herds
As autumn calving activity steps up on suckler farms, outlined are some tasks to keep on top of during September.
31 August 2024 Management
Weekend weather: mainly dry, sunny and warm
Met Éireann is forecasting a mainly dry and sunny weekend, with highest temperatures of 22°C.
30 August 2024 News
Deluge of rain forces farmers to house cattle
A yellow rain warning was in place for Clare, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Leitrim, Mayo, and Sligo from 10pm Monday night until 7am Tuesday.
28 August 2024 News
Strong demand for cull cows
Four mart managers discuss recent cull cow prices across the country, who is buying them and their outlook for cow sales on the backend of the year.
28 August 2024 News