Sucklers

Appeal approved due to unclear terms and conditions changes

In March 2023, a farmer had declared his herd would have a programme reference of 100, in accordance with the original terms and conditions.

NEWS 9 July 2025

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Farmer Writes: uncertainty is now our only certainty

Farmer Writes: uncertainty is now our only certainty

FARMER WRITES 9 July 2025

Editorial: TB - New rules disproportionate

Editorial: TB - New rules disproportionate

VIEWPOINTS 9 July 2025

Camera at the Mart: top of €2,550 for weanlings in Macroom

Camera at the Mart: top of €2,550 for weanlings in Macroom

Camera at the Mart: top of €2,550 for weanlings in Macroom

MARKETS 2 July 2025

Land abandonment on view on our Sunday drive

Land abandonment on view on our Sunday drive

Land abandonment on view on our Sunday drive

LETTERS 2 July 2025

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Farm visits make me question what I do

Farm visits make me question what I do

John Egerton took part in a study tour as part of the DAERA funded Farm Innovation Visits programme.

FARMER WRITES 30 April 2025

Camera at the Mart: third of weanling bulls exceed €2,000 in Kenmare

Camera at the Mart: third of weanling bulls exceed €2,000 in Kenmare

New highs were hit in Kenmare Mart, as prices rocketed to unprecedented levels for weanling bulls and heifers at a recent special sale.

MARKETS 30 April 2025

Farmer Writes: heifer breeding ticked off the to do list

Farmer Writes: heifer breeding ticked off the to do list

The first round of breeding is complete on the replacement heifers on Tommy Moyles' farm at Ardfield, Clonakilty, Co Cork, and a bit of planning made the job easier than first expected.

FARMER WRITES 30 April 2025

Farmer Writes: calving wraps up as breeding is on the horizon

Farmer Writes: calving wraps up as breeding is on the horizon

The 2025 calving season came to a close for Tommy Moyles at the weekend and attention now switches to breeding and 2026s calving.

FARMER WRITES 30 April 2025

My Farming Week: Rachel Hamilton, Belturbet, Co Cavan

My Farming Week: Rachel Hamilton, Belturbet, Co Cavan

On this edition of My Farming Week is young Cavan suckler farmer, Rachel Hamilton, who has recently begun a small sheep enterprise as well.

NEWS 30 April 2025

Farmer Writes: enjoy this spell while it lasts

Farmer Writes: enjoy this spell while it lasts

The yard work is beginning to wind down on Tommy Moyles' farm at Ardfield, Clonakilty but already eyes are starting to turn to 2026.

FARMER WRITES 30 April 2025

Almost €7m in Organic Farming Scheme balancing payments issued

Almost €7m in Organic Farming Scheme balancing payments issued

Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon made the announcement on Wednesday which will see 3,961 farmers or 81% of the scheme participants receive balancing payments.

NEWS 30 April 2025

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Netherlands a key market for Irish exports

Phelim O’Neill talks to Laura Crowley, who heads the Bord Bia office in the Netherlands and has lived in the country for 20 years, to find out why and how the Dutch market matters for Irish farmers.

Netherlands a key market for Irish exports

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