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Adam Woods on 24 Jan 2022
Irish genetics to the fore in first White Gold sale in Carlisle
Adam Woods has the latest from the first White Gold sale of females in Carlisle at the weekend.
Phelim O'Neill on 23 Jan 2022
Retail demand for beef eases
Retail demand for beef dropped in 2021 from the highs of 2020 as more catering and hospitality opened up, the Bord Bia meat seminar was told.
Kieran Mailey on 19 Jan 2022
Solutions still sought for pedigree trade
The current arrangements for NI breeders taking cattle and sheep to premier sales in Britain remain unworkable according to breed societies and auctioneers.
Phelim O'Neill on 19 Jan 2022
Global Report: stories from around the world
News briefs from China, Argentina, Canada and the UK.
David Wright on 19 Jan 2022
Majority of MLAs favour 82% GHG target
Out of nine members on the Stormont agriculture committee, six were in favour of the 82% emissions target.
John Sleigh on 19 Jan 2022
Scottish Prices: beef steady in Scotland as hogget trades softens
Scottish R grading steers are getting paid less than those in northern England.
David Wright on 19 Jan 2022
Farmers being sold a pup on climate bill
Some of the claims made by those pushing for net zero by 2045 are akin to the £350m on the Brexit bus.
Adam Woods on 17 Jan 2022
Beef prices: heifer quotes edging upwards
Adam Woods has details of this week’s beef trade, including the latest quotes for factory-fit cattle.
Gary Abbott on 13 Jan 2022
In pictures: Cheffins to host timed online auction of tidy contractor kit
Cheffins will host an online timed auction running from 26 January to 31 January. With over 80 lots booked, machines will include tractors, grass and muck equipment as well as plant machinery
Phelim O'Neill on 12 Jan 2022
Article 16 is a red herring for farmers
More Brexit talks on NI protocol prolong uncertainty for farmers but Article 16 isn’t the problem.
Stephen Robb on 12 Jan 2022
IFA potato report: trade for the processing variable
IFA market report 11 January 2022.
David Wright on 12 Jan 2022
If we are clever, the money is there
There now seems to be a recognition among politicians that farming needs long-term support.
John Sleigh on 12 Jan 2022
Five new climate change projects launched
The Government has allocated £170,000 on new projects to reduce emissions and tackle climate change in agriculture.
Maria Moynihan on 12 Jan 2022
Meet The Maker: scent of success with Milis candles
In a new series, Maria Moynihan meets some of rural Ireland’s makers and doers, starting with Fiona Young of Milis candles, which is based near Dunmore East, Co Waterford.
Noel Bardon on 11 Jan 2022
Human case of bird flu confirmed in UK
An individual has tested positive for the H5N1 strain of the bird flu in the first human-to-bird transmission of the strain to occur in the UK.
Kieran Mailey on 05 Jan 2022
Gas price drop too late for spring N
Local merchants maintain that fertiliser prices will remain high into the spring.
Ask Miriam on 05 Jan 2022
Dear Miriam: ‘We can’t afford to send my daughter to college in the UK’
Dear Miriam, my daughter is applying to study medicine in the UK, but we can’t afford to send her.
David Wright on 05 Jan 2022
UK is food secure, concludes Defra report
The Defra report is the first major study done on UK food security since 2010.
Peter McCann on 05 Jan 2022
Young farmers need ‘track record’ to borrow money
An inability to demonstrate ‘experience and a track record’ is a key issue that holds new entrants back when they look to borrow money.
The Dealer on 05 Jan 2022
Sheeran to plant trees
Ed Sheeran admitted his job isn’t a hugely sustainable one, with all the travel around the world, he said he is “trying his best”.