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Irish beef sales in Britain still growing

Bord Bia meat and organics market specialist Seán Deane reports that Irish beef sales in Britain continued to grow in the first two months of 2024, building on last year's strong performance.

CLIMATE TARGETS

50,000 football fans fly in for Aviva fixture

Colm McCarthy

50,000 football fans fly in for Aviva fixture

Summer arrives on cue for airports and Dublin does not have spare parking stands for a once-off influx.

Stephen Robb

Lightsource BP to hold event on planned 182ac Meath solar and battery project

The solar farm developer is set to hold a community information event on 22 May on a proposed 182ac solar farm and battery storage in Co Meath.

Aidan Brennan

Using the lightning effect to create nitrogen

Aidan Brennan reports from the Netherlands, where GEA have launched a new machine that increases the nitrogen content in slurry and reduces emissions.

PODCASTS

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MART REPORTS

Adam Woods

Camera at the Mart: big numbers in Ballybay

Adam Woods reports from Friday night’s suckler and weanling sale in Ballybay Mart in Co Monaghan.

Martbids Database: mart trade steadies this week

Adam Woods

Martbids Database: mart trade steadies this week

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s mart trade, including what’s happening in the country’s marts.

Tommy Moyles

Camera at the Mart: farmer buyers drive demand for beef calves in Carnaross

Farmer buyers were to the forefront when it came to the calf sale in Carnaross Mart for its weekly calf sale.

Shanon Kinahan

Camera at the Mart: no sign of weanling trade weakening in Mohill

Shanon Kinahan reports from the weekly weanling sale in Mohill Mart last Wednesday.

BEEF

Amy Forde

South Korean beef market will present opportunities ‘over time’

Shanon Kinahan

Watch: Dancing Queen dances around the commercial championships in Balmoral

Shanon Kinahan

Watch: all go at day two of the 155th Balmoral Show

Shanon Kinahan

In pictures: day one at the 155th Balmoral Show

FARM PROGRAMMES

SUSTAINABILITY

BEEF

DAIRY

SHEEP

DAIRY

Growth burst has finally arrived

Declan Collins has a look at what farmers should be doing to control grass quality with high growth rates.

Aidan Brennan

Grass growth back 25% in April and May

Average grass growth rates are back significantly on last year and on the five year average as extremely wet weather in winter and spring affected growing conditions.

Aidan Brennan

Dairy Trends: butter and WMP increase while skim and cheese fall

Kieran Mailey

NI milk production increases in 2024

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There’s a future for palm oil in the dairy supply chain

If not palm, then what? Understanding the complex story of sustainable palm and the vital role it plays in supporting global conservation efforts, local economies and the dairy supply chain.

SHEEP

Darren Carty

Sheep Trends: more life as Northern trade rebounds

Sheep mart comment: agents keener for lambs and hoggets

Darren Carty

Sheep mart comment: agents keener for lambs and hoggets

Darren Carty

Sheep Management: days left to sheep welfare scheme deadline

NI Trends: prime cattle quotes increase to 468p/kg; lamb prices rebound

Kieran Mailey

NI Trends: prime cattle quotes increase to 468p/kg; lamb prices rebound

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ANIMAL HEALTH

David Wright

Muir left powerless on animal disease

The power to direct and control policy around major animal diseases in NI now lies with the UK government

Kieran Mailey

Keep on top of fly control in heifers and dry cows

Warmer temperatures means fly activity is on the increase, putting heifers and dry autumn-calving cows at greater risk of summer mastitis.

PEDIGREE

Shanon Kinahan

Watch: Dancing Queen dances around the commercial championships in Balmoral

Shanon Kinahan has the latest from day two in Balmoral, where the commercial judging is taking place.

Shanon Kinahan

Watch: all go at day two of the 155th Balmoral Show

Shanon Kinahan has all the updates from the second day of judging at the 155th Balmoral Show.

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'Everything is connected': protecting future generations with farming techniques

Rising temperatures, endless droughts and devastating floods – an unrelenting cycle of extreme weather is pushing communities in Malawi into deadly hunger.

SPONSORED

Outpacing the field with the only non-stop baler, the Kverneland FastBale

In Clogheen, Co Tipperary, Thomas Moloney, alongside his father Jim, has been steering the family business through the evolving landscape of Irish agriculture for over six decades.

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How FRS fencing and DURA² helped transform our home and farm

DURA² fencing provided John Paul Bennett and his wife Laura with a durable and environmentally friendly fencing solution for their home and farm.

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Upgrading barley yields with a new fungicide solution

Due to relentless wet weather, the spring of 2024 has proven to be an extremely testing time for growers.

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AGRIBUSINESS

Phelim O'Neill

Irish Grass-Fed Beef PGI will be a slow burn

Dawn Meats CEO Niall Browne spoke with Irish Farmers Journal editor Jack Kennedy at the launch of the IFJ KPMG Agribusiness report.

Phelim O'Neill

Food price inflation changed consumer buying behaviour

Lidl CEO for the island of Ireland JP Scally tells the IFJ KPMG Agribusiness Report launch how customers managed food price inflation.

Fertiliser suppliers' profits jumped 160% when prices soared in 2022

Lorcan Roche Kelly

Fertiliser suppliers' profits jumped 160% when prices soared in 2022

Companies boosted earnings by holding percentage gross margins steady.

Phelim O'Neill

Record Brazilian beef exports in April

Brazil's beef exports in April beat the previous monthly record set in December 2023.

TILLAGE

Siobhán Walsh

Tillage Podcast: walking crops in sunny Waterford

Gary Abbott

John Deere S7 combine set for UK debut at Cereals

Peter Thomas Keaveney

Horsch to debut two new Sprinter drills to Cereals

Siobhán Walsh

Grain Trends: prices soaring in recent weeks

SPONSORED

Sustainability progress on Irish farms

Origin Green sustainability and data analytics manager Dr Eleanor Murphy reports on Irish farm emissions.

MACHINERY

Gary Abbott

John Deere S7 combine set for UK debut at Cereals

John Deere will present its new S7 Series combine along with its other new wares at the Cereals 2024 event in Bedfordshire on 11-12 June.

Peter Thomas Keaveney

Horsch to debut two new Sprinter drills to Cereals

The German manufacturer will showcase two new models of tine seed drills - the Sprinter 6.25 SL and the Sprinter 12.25 SC - for the first time at the Cereals show.

Peter Thomas Keaveney

Kuhn order intake down by 34.7%

Gary Abbott

Bobcat presents its new electric telehandler model

Gary Abbott

Making a move on mower maintenance

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New quad bike regulations - are you ready?

Quad bikes are designed to cope with a wide variety of terrain types and so are a fantastic aid for farm work - by Ciaran Roche, FBD risk manager.

PROPERTY

Paul Mooney

Three parcels of farmland go for sale – at Dublin prices

North County Dublin farmland is both good quality and very well located. As a result, the guide prices here are hot and in demand, writes Paul Mooney.

Paul Mooney

Elegant country living in Co Westmeath

Coole Farm has an attractive period house plus three self-contained apartments, writes Paul Mooney.

Paul Mooney

Nice organic farm with elegant farmhouse

With Boyle town on one side and Lough Key on the other, the location of this 96ac farm – guided between €1.4m to €1.5m – has plenty going for it, writes Paul Mooney.

BUILDINGS

Declan O’Brien

Lack of cash hits on-farm construction

A combination of atrocious weather, reduced cashflow and uncertainty around the nitrates derogation has stalled a major share of farm construction work.

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

Amy Forde

Majority of Ireland’s bathing waters of 'high standard'

The Environmental Protection Agency has published the Bathing Water Quality in Ireland report for 2023.

Farmland to escape rewetting firing line

Noel Bardon

Farmland to escape rewetting firing line

Farmers will not have to rewet any land to meet immediate climate targets.

RENEWABLES

Stephen Robb

Microsoft to buy electricity from Donegal wind farm to power data centres

Microsoft has signed a power purchase agreement to buy energy from the newly commissioned Lenalea Wind Farm near Letterkenny, Co Donegal, to power its data centres.

Niamh Murphy

Cowen calls for urgent action on renewable projects

The system must be changed in order to meet 2030 energy targets, the Fianna Fáil candidate has urged.

FORESTRY

Donal Magner

Main RDS forestry awards go to Donegal, Cavan, Kilkenny and Cork

Winning entries beat off strong competition from forests in counties Wicklow, Laois, Waterford, Meath, Limerick and Louth.

Declan O’Brien

Forestry plantings remain on the floor

Unless there is a surge in activity between now and December, the total area planted will fall well below 2,000ha again this year.

NORTHERN IRELAND

David Wright

News in-brief from Northern Ireland

Weekly news in-brief from across the farming and food industry in Northern Ireland.

Lamb prices rebound as plants reverse cuts

Kieran Mailey

Lamb prices rebound as plants reverse cuts

Tight supplies and a strong live trade has seen factories reversing last week's cuts to lamb prices.

IRISH COUNTRY LIVING

Life

Meet the Maker: Glenn Gibson

In this week's Meet the Maker, Grace Hanna chats to self-taught wire sculptor Glenn Gibson about his interesting creative process.

Comment

Editorial: the eyesore that is campaign posters

Life

Health: from clarity to quiet - the impact of sudden hearing loss

Irish Horse

Irish Horse: should racecourse admission be free all the time?

Entertainment

Sport: glory days for Cork

Paul Mooney

Nice organic farm with elegant farmhouse

With Boyle town on one side and Lough Key on the other, the location of this 96ac farm – guided between €1.4m to €1.5m – has plenty going for it, writes Paul Mooney.