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Irish cattle herd set to hit lowest level in 10 years
Caitríona Morrissey
Early signs are that 2025 is the year that the Irish national herd will begin to contract for the first time in a decade.
23 April 2025 Viewpoints
Investments in methane mitigation and on-farm slurry storage
Investment in methane mitigation measures should go hand-in-hand with additional on-farm slurry storage, says Prof Gerry Boyle.
23 April 2025 News
My Farming Week: Jim White, Mullinahone, Co Tipperary
Dairy farmer Jim White from south Tipperary is married to Teresa and has four daughters.
Should we worry about cattle numbers?
Are falling cattle numbers the reason for rising prices? And if so, should they be welcomed by farmers?
23 April 2025 Dealer
‘Not possible’ to know how many farmers hit by latest derogation cut
Recent nitrates changes leave the Department unable to put a number on the farmers impacted.
21 April 2025 News
Opinion: escalating TB figures will affect all farming in time
As TB runs out of control, the Department of Agriculture and farmers have never been further apart on how to tackle the problem.
19 April 2025 Opinion
Tirlán suppliers apply for €1.5m in water quality measures
A spokesperson for Tirlán said that growing numbers of farm families are working with the co-operative’s dedicated farm sustainability advisers.
19 April 2025 News
Agricultural tyre levy will create ‘tyre-based black economy’ - IFA
The IFA urged the government to retain the current derogation until market imbalance issues are addressed and a practical disposal system for existing waste tyres on farms is put in place.
11 April 2025 News
Map: more areas to face 220kg N/ha derogation stocking rate limit
The proportion of the country still permitted to stock derogation farms at 250kg N/ha will shrink in December.
10 April 2025 News
Losing derogation could cost Dairygold 200m litres
The Cork based co-operative which collects milk from five counties is exposed to any changes to the nitrates derogation.
9 April 2025 News
Editorial: is milk price of €1/l possible?
We need to work better and smarter together in Ireland. It’s obviously not just in milk processing.
9 April 2025 Viewpoints
Further GAEC-2 derogation needed – IFA
The IFA has continually raised the disproportionate impact of GAEC-2 on Irish farms since it first appeared in the draft EU CAP proposals.
9 April 2025 l2