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Dairy
Worsening weather wearing farmers down
Aidan Brennan
Aidan Brennan says the current weather conditions are hard on man and beast as the workload and costs pile up.
16 March 2024 Grass & feeding
Adjustment needed to correct spring rotation planner
There are some farms that are yet to get any stock to grass, as ground conditions have failed to dry out sufficiently.
14 March 2024 Property
105ac farm available for seven-year lease in Co Galway
Attracting strong interest since it was listed early this week, the farm is on the books of Claregalway auctioneer David Moggan.
Delayed turnout costing thousands
Adam Woods takes a look at the effect the current weather is having in terms of costs on beef farms.
13 March 2024 Management
Land in NI averaging £13,800/ac
Land prices were at record highs in three counties in NI last year, namely Down, Antrim and Fermanagh.
13 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Tillage farmers up the ante in land market
Under pressure to maintain their land base, tillage farmers are much more active in the eastern side of the county when it comes to the land rental market.
13 March 2024 Property
Dairy beef on the edge
The value of good farm infrastructure was on display at the DairyBeef 500 farm walk near Union Hall in west Cork recently. Stock have had almost three weeks at grass in February. Tommy Moyles reports.
13 March 2024 Grass & feeding
Third year of price rises for farmland
We found 1,060 acres of farmland were publicly advertised for sale in Fermanagh last year.
13 March 2024 News
Settled period may kickstart grazing for many
With single-digit rainfall levels for some counties in the next few days, it may be the opportunity to kickstart grazing for those in the northwest.
9 March 2024 Grass & feeding
Farm Tech Talk: weanling prices, ACRES and difficult grazing
Tune into this week's Farm Tech Talk - The Livestock Show, where we bring you the latest technical news and updates for your farm.
8 March 2024 News
Weekend weather: breezy and wet before drier conditions
It will be breezy at times over the weekend, with outbreaks of rain developing, before becoming drier early next week, Met Éireann has said.
8 March 2024 News
Spring deluge hits slurry spreading and early silage
Pressure is mounting on contractors to get slurry spread, with tanks full as a result of a wetter than normal February.
6 March 2024 News