Farmers
James Strain on 25 Jan 2022
Farmer Writes: as the price of gas drops, will fertiliser too?
Donegal suckler and sheep farmer James Strain has said that every farmer in the country is talking about the price of gas and how he dreads the thought of paying for it.
Jack Kennedy on 21 Jan 2022
Woulfe pours more pessimism on fertiliser outlook
Grassland Agro has imported about 35% less fertiliser compared to the same time last year.
Declan O'Brien on 19 Jan 2022
Demand for leased land soars
A restricted supply of land for rent or lease, combined with high commodity prices over the past 12 months, are cited by auctioneers as the main drivers of the market.
Adam Woods on 19 Jan 2022
Beef Management: slurry spreading delay, compensatory group and new webinars
Adam Woods takes a look at whether farmers should delay slurry spreading this spring, compensatory growth in weanlings and our new spring webinar series kicking off in February
Letters to the Editor on 19 Jan 2022
Letter from a young Co Waterford farmer
‘My favourite part of the Irish Farmers Journal is looking at the pictures of the cows, horses and machines.’ –Tosh Widger, Co Waterford (aged 8)
Matt Dempsey on 19 Jan 2022
Dempsey at Large: Ann Gibbons, RIP
Ann’s death marks the end of a remarkable generation of a Kilkenny family steeped in farming and politics.
The Dealer on 19 Jan 2022
Fill the tanks or empty them?
The Dealer met a few 3,000-gallon slurry tankers on the road last week and was wondering where they were going.
Adam Woods on 19 Jan 2022
ABP launch bonus scheme for suppliers
ABP one of the country’s largest beef processors have launched an integrated supply scheme where farmers will be a bonus on cattle if certain conditions are met
Peter McCann on 19 Jan 2022
Chestnutt calls out politicians on climate bill
The net zero target for Northern Ireland is contained within a private member's bill which has been brought forward by Green Party MLA Clare Bailey.
Peter McCann on 19 Jan 2022
NI news roundup: tractor sales, Brazil talks and fertiliser webinars
Weekly roundup of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
Andy Doyle on 19 Jan 2022
Bringing life to the countryside brings the countryside to life
This month the Lighthouse Farms team articulate the journey taken by two Spanish farmers to bring not just a farm but an area back to life by putting life back into the soil, writes Rogier Schulte
The Dealer on 19 Jan 2022
Can the CAP stay young as it turns 60?
The CAP has never had such broad and competing challenges facing it. Can it continue to deliver for Irish family farms?
Gerald Potterton on 19 Jan 2022
Farmer Writes: gauging the rain
It will be tricky to compare the rainfall between your full mineral bucket and your neighbour’s leaking wheel barrow or his dog’s dish.
Peter McCann on 19 Jan 2022
Planning needed to minimise inheritance tax
Inheritance tax is payable on money and the value of assets that are owned by a person at the time of their death.
Peter McCann on 19 Jan 2022
Farming should be with nature – UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has come forward with proposals for a “Farming with Nature” programme that aims to improve farm incomes and environmental sustainability.
Gary Abbott on 19 Jan 2022
Win a Kverneland fertiliser spreader
You could be in with a chance of winning a new Kverneland Exacta CL 2000ltr twin-disc fertiliser spreader worth €10,300 plus VAT by answering just one weekly question correctly for four weeks.
Amy Forde on 16 Jan 2022
Over 70 cases of illegal tree felling reported to Department
"Reports of alleged illegal tree felling are a matter that the Department takes very seriously."
Rachel Donovan on 15 Jan 2022
Over 1,000 in receipt of PUP in agriculture
There are over 6,000 fewer people receiving the pandemic unemployment payment (PUP) in agriculture now than in February 2021.
Adam Woods on 12 Jan 2022
Six committee members resign at Elphin Mart
Six board members have resigned from Elphin Mart committee over concerns which they say have emerged over the last 18 months. Adam Woods has more details here.
Katherine O'Leary on 12 Jan 2022
Katherine’s Country: preparing for spring
Executing a plan is far easier than trying to firefight and get through tasks without rhyme or reason. This time of year is the time to plan for the busy season and keep the stress levels controlled