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With the weather up and the work under way at last, some musings from the tractor cab on the issues of the week.
Calf care series week six: good rearing principles and weaning tips
National cattle herd almost 78,000 head higher on 1 February
Farmer Writes: number of herds falling but getting bigger in size
Last few landowners are hard to shift
Lakeland announces fixed milk price option
A bumper potato harvest in Germany has resulted in tons of the tubers being given away for free in Berlin recently. The Dealer has been busy brushing up on German to figure out what's going on.
An informed forum should be assembled immediately and a national policy developed.
Support Irish this Christmas wherever possible from potatoes and vegetables – to crisps and oats.
This week, we have news of a new payment scheme for tillage farmers and the latest on blight forecasting for potato growers.
AgSense is a research project that aims to improve the forecasting and identification of potato blight and its different strains. Alex Neuroth from DCU reports.
Scientists from the University of Aberdeen are part of a team looking to turn potato waste into moisturisers and the likes.
General manager at Finnegan’s Farm, John Smith, is getting geared up for Christmas with harvesting of Brussels sprouts starting to get under way.
Reducing calf pneumonia with vaccination on a Donegal dairy-beef farm In east Donegal, farmer Gareth Peoples explains how a tailored vaccination programme transformed the health and performance of his calves, while reducing stress during this busy period.
