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My Farming Week: Diarmuid Burn, Moneygold, Grange, Co Sligo
Grace Hoare
Diarmuid runs a dry stock farm and has his own business in Mount Temple, Moneygold, Grange, Co Sligo.
24 July 2024 News
New 70% slurry storage grant to open
The European Commission approved the 70% slurry storage grant scheme back in April.
24 July 2024 News
Organic margins compete well with conventional – Department
Jack Nolan called on farmers to assess their margins with the averages on organic farms when considering conversion.
Exclusive: €3bn blow to the economy and thousands of jobs on the line
Delivering a 25% reduction in emissions, the loss of the nitrates derogation and CAP changes could combine to cost the rural economy up to €3bn annually and as many as 29,000 jobs could be lost.
24 July 2024 News
€3bn hit to the economy and 29,000 jobs at risk
KPMG report for the Irish Farmers Journal shows economic impact of 25% reduction in emissions, CAP changes and loss of nitrates derogation at €3bn annually, putting up to 29,000 jobs at risk.
23 July 2024 News
Most farms don’t need to cut stocking rates in organics - Dept organic chief
Many farms are operating at stocking rates which do not need to fall if they switched to organics, a top Department of Agriculture official said.
18 July 2024 News
Two new oat varieties showing promise
There are two new oat varieties available this year. WPB Enya for both winter and spring seed and Titant for spring seed.
10 July 2024 Varieties
Gardening with Kitty: July in the kitchen garden
It’s summertime and the living is easy but there are still plenty of tasks that need attending to in the kitchen garden, writes Kitty Scully.
3 July 2024 Gardening
A Wicklow way of arable innovation
Wicklow farmer Nigel Gillis talks to Brendan Dunford about his fascination with trying new approaches to build more resilience into his farming system.
19 June 2024 Footprint Farmers
Young Stock Podcast: innovation and entrepreneurship with Nick Cotter
This week, Anne O’Donoghue chats to young entrepreneur and sheep farmer Nick Cotter of Cotter Agritech about his various business ventures.
17 June 2024 News
Organic PO study to be ready this year
Submissions to tender for the feasibility study are currently being reviewed by Teagasc.
12 June 2024 News
Tillage Podcast: in the fields in Co Cork
On this week’s podcast, we chat to an agronomist in Co Cork and a farmer in Co Wexford to hear what’s happening in the fields.
6 June 2024 News