Drystock
Noel Bardon on 02 Jul 2021
Agri jobs: opportunity on large-scale sheep and suckler operation
A large-scale drystock operation in Co Donegal is seeking a farm manager to oversee several operations, while assistant dairy farm managers are also in demand.
The Dealer on 30 Jun 2021
Minister McConalogue will need the wisdom of Solomon
Hard CAP choices face Irish farming, and the minister will have to make the tough calls himself
Adam Woods on 30 Jun 2021
CAP analysis: uneven cuts being applied to different sectors
Beef editor Adam Woods, tillage editor Andy Doyle, dairy editor Aidan Brennan and sheep editor Darren Carty take a look at the CAP deal and how it could affect the Irish drystock sector.
Pat O'Toole on 23 May 2021
The problem isn’t convergence, the problem is the CAP budget - Carty
Matt Carty has described some of the demands being made on farming as "not climate action, that's hypocrisy". The Sinn Féin agriculture spokesman talks of his vision for farming with Pat O'Toole
Contributor on 19 May 2021
Potential for Signpost Farms to safeguard agriculture’s green image
Meat Industry Ireland (MII) are the latest industry body to have welcomed Tuesday’s launch of the Teagasc Signpost Farms Programme.
on 14 May 2021
Ecosyl lifts the quality of baled silage
The vast majority of Irish farmers make baled silage every year and many drystock farmers rely on baled silage as their sole source of winter feed.
Adam Woods on 05 May 2021
Tullamore Farm 2020 financial analysis
Adam Woods takes a look at the 2020 financial performance on Tullamore Farm.
on 23 Apr 2021
REAP pilot unfair to less-intensive farmers - ICSA
New agri-environment scheme shouldn’t be used as a template for future flagship scheme in CAP, says the ICSA.
Adam Woods on 14 Apr 2021
Breeding management key to success
Keeping focused during the breeding season is key to success.
Adam Woods on 31 Mar 2021
Beef Management: coccisiosis, delayed turnout and advice on fertiliser
Adam Woods takes a look at coccidiosis in calves, keeping calved cows right if turnout is delayed and some advice on fertiliser for grazing
Tommy Moyles on 24 Mar 2021
Farmer Writes: time to look ahead
When you’ve been spoken down to for so long, there comes a point where you eventually stop listening, writes Tommy Moyles.
Bill O'Keeffe on 24 Feb 2021
Farmer Writes: on the home stretch with calving
We will try to have most of the replacement heifers for the year trained to the automatic feeder by the end of this week, writes Bill O'Keeffe.
Amy Forde on 10 Feb 2021
Drystock farmers must not be discriminated against in organics scheme – ICSA
An ICSA delegation met with Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Pippa Hackett on Tuesday.
Barry Cassidy on 02 Feb 2021
Fears farmers may be cold shouldered by organics scheme again
Both the IFA and ICSA have warned that the reopened organics scheme must not see a raft of farmer applications rejected again.
Andy Doyle on 20 Jan 2021
Crop area slide has added to pressures for other sectors
The almost perennial slide in cropped ares on this island has added considerably to the task of decreasing GHG and ammonia emissions.
Aidan Brennan on 20 Jan 2021
Soil fertility improves but grass performance on beef farms stagnates
The Grass10 report looks at key performance indicators between 2016 and 2019, Aidan Brennan writes.
Adam Woods on 24 Dec 2020
10 jobs for the Christmas holidays on beef farms
Adam Woods takes a look at some jobs that could be completed on drystock farms over the Christmas festive period.
Pat O'Toole on 09 Dec 2020
Watch back: Gorman and Kehoe debate farming’s big issues
Francie Gorman and James Kehoe face off on Wednesday night in an IFA election debate brought to you by the Irish Farmers Journal.
Amy Forde on 26 Nov 2020
Teagasc beef conference takes place online next week
The latest beef research from Teagasc Grange and technical advice for beef farmers will be presented at the Teagasc beef conference next week.
Barry Cassidy on 11 Nov 2020
Donegal farmers slip through ANC cracks
A number of farms in Donegal have been among those hardest hit by a review of the ANC scheme carried out in 2018.