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New member appointed to Ornua board

Colm Leen has been appointed to the Ornua board as the Carbery nominee.

NEWS 2 November 2026

New member appointed to Ornua board

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Top 10 labour-saving ideas for dairy farms: drafting gates

Top 10 labour-saving ideas for dairy farms: drafting gates

MANAGEMENT 2 November 2026

Checking in on youngstock ahead of housing

Checking in on youngstock ahead of housing

MANAGEMENT 2 November 2026

30% of ANC farmers stocked below 0.5 LU/ha

30% of ANC farmers stocked below 0.5 LU/ha

30% of ANC farmers stocked below 0.5 LU/ha

NEWS 2 November 2026

Smaller pig farms face extra costs and paperwork under new EU emissions rules

Smaller pig farms face extra costs and paperwork under new EU emissions rules

Smaller pig farms face extra costs and paperwork under new EU emissions rules

PIGS 1 November 2026

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Tightening global beef supply

Tightening global beef supply

Indications are that beef production has peaked in the major beef exporting countries.

NEWS 1 November 2026

Minister Heydon to attend Tillage Day

Minister Heydon to attend Tillage Day

The Minister will attend Tillage Day at what is a difficult time financially for tillage farmers and as the number of farmers with tillage declined.

NEWS 1 November 2026

Farmer Writes: rain arrives at last after four months of burning sunshine

Farmer Writes: rain arrives at last after four months of burning sunshine

Joe Collingborn bought 600t of silage from a clamp on a farm six miles away at a cost of £60/t. This is double what he normally values silage at.

FARMER WRITES 1 November 2026

Finding the optimum sale weight under the new pig grading system

Finding the optimum sale weight under the new pig grading system

By balancing grading results against production costs and farm capacity, producers can identify the optimum sale weight for their farm, write Louise Clarke and Michael McKeon.

PIGS 1 November 2026

Pig farm cuts costs by €5.10 per pig after delaying weaning

Pig farm cuts costs by €5.10 per pig after delaying weaning

Louise Clarke, Teagasc Ballyhaise, and Michael McKeon, Teagasc Moorepark, discuss profitability from older weaning age.

PIGS 31 October 2026

Trees where farmers want them: unlocking agroforestry in Ireland

Trees where farmers want them: unlocking agroforestry in Ireland

Forester Marina Conway set out to find more practical ways of getting trees onto farms for her 2025 Nuffield Ireland Scholarship.

NEWS 31 October 2026

Up to 120 poultry farms may face new EU permit rules

Up to 120 poultry farms may face new EU permit rules

Currently awaiting transposition into Irish law, the recent revision of the directive has broadened the scope to include more poultry farms.

NEWS 31 October 2026

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