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Tillage
Spot spraying can reduce inputs and improve efficiency
Siobhán Walsh
Spot spraying is here and can be used at field scale. It has the potential to save on inputs, but for now is probably limited to large-scale farms.
18 April 2025 Pigs
Lowering feed cost: picking the low hanging ‘FCE’ fruit
Michael McKeon takes a look at what to look at when targeting increasing feed efficiency on pig farms.
16 April 2025 News
Continental to exit agri tyre market
Having returned to the Ag tyre market in 2016, the Continental brand will once again leave the market in order to focus on material handling and earthmoving product lines.
Is it time to rethink round bale pricing?
Fergal O’Sullivan spoke with Irish contractors to understand why they believe the current payment system per bale is outdated and what needs to change so bale density is rewarded and not punished.
16 April 2025 Contracting
Over 1,300 SCEP farmers yet to receive 2024 payment
Adam Woods has the latest on the SCEP payment delays .
10 April 2025 News
Breeding 2025 is just around the corner
Adam Woods previews what’s inside this week’s special beef breeding focus
2 April 2025 Beef breeding
Dairy sector must be more efficient, says Ornua boss
Ornua CEO Conor Galvin said the future focus of the dairy industry will be on maximising efficiency, generating value from existing output and meeting environmental commitments.
2 April 2025 News
Dairygold seeks 1c/l in cost savings
Co-op announces the implementation of its business optimisation programme.
26 March 2025 News
Consolidation will optimise milk processing – Kerry
The Irish Farmers Journal spoke to the CEOs of Carbery and Kerry Dairy Ireland, about their outlooks for the dairy sector in Ireland and globally.
26 March 2025 News
Dairy Beef Weighing Scheme ‘falls short’ of needed support – ICSA
The ICSA welcomed the scheme announced on Tuesday by Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon as a 'step in the right direction' but said it does not 'go far enough in providing meaningful support'.
26 March 2025 News
Telematics: the key to farm efficiency
Fergal O Sullivan* looks at the role of telematics and how it can help both contractors, farmers and machinery dealers improve efficiency by gathering real time data and monitor in field performance.
19 March 2025 Farm machinery
Carbery extends sustainability bonus scheme
Over €12.2m has been paid since 2022 to Carbery shareholders for implementing sustainability measures.
14 March 2025 News