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My Farming Week: John Smith, Bellew, Balrath, Navan, Co Meath

General manager at Finnegan’s Farm, John Smith, is getting geared up for Christmas with harvesting of Brussels sprouts starting to get under way.

NEWS 3 December 2025

My Farming Week: John Smith, Bellew, Balrath, Navan, Co Meath

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Young farmer takes up the mantle of broccoli growing

Young farmer takes up the mantle of broccoli growing

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Everything from a needle and thread to a laying hen

Everything from a needle and thread to a laying hen

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Supervalu spinach being recalled to bacteria detection

Supervalu spinach being recalled to bacteria detection

Supervalu spinach being recalled to bacteria detection

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Heavy rain brings relief to vegetable growers

Heavy rain brings relief to vegetable growers

Heavy rain brings relief to vegetable growers

NEWS 23 July 2025

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Three convicted in €3.8m Spanish farm subsidy fraud

Three convicted in €3.8m Spanish farm subsidy fraud

The verdict, issued on 30 June 2025, marks the first judicial decision delivered after a trial in a case investigated by the EPPO in Spain.

NEWS 2 March 2025

Commitment to organic farming to be showcased at Bloom

Commitment to organic farming to be showcased at Bloom

The show garden - Nature’s Symphony: Celebrating Organic Growth - is designed to educate visitors on the principles of organic production and the advantages of sustainable growing methods.

NEWS 2 March 2025

EU aid for German farmers affected by foot-and-mouth restrictions

EU aid for German farmers affected by foot-and-mouth restrictions

Farmers in Germany experienced income losses due to undelivered milk and reduced commercial value of pigs due to foot-and-mouth disease movement bans.

NEWS 2 March 2025

Vegetable growers move to irrigate crops

Vegetable growers move to irrigate crops

The Irish Farmers Journal spoke to vegetable growers about the ongoing dry period which Wexford-based John Dockrell and Kilkenny-based Julian Hughes described as “one of the most challenging".

NEWS 2 March 2025

New scheme launched to support setting up producer organisations

New scheme launched to support setting up producer organisations

Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon announced the Early-Stage Support for Producer Organisations (ESSPO) scheme on Wednesday 16 April, which is a multi-annual measure under the CAP Strategic Plan.

NEWS 2 March 2025

Price increases needed to cover vegetable costs – Teagasc

Price increases needed to cover vegetable costs – Teagasc

Teagasc released its 2025 Horticulture Crop Input Price report which showed since 2021, combined horticultural inputs have risen by on average 51%.

NEWS 2 March 2025

Healy-Rae to make vegetable growers ‘stronger’ with big retailers

Healy-Rae to make vegetable growers ‘stronger’ with big retailers

Addressing the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) national horticulture and potato meeting on Tuesday, he spoke against below cost selling, which last had ban in the mid-2000s against the practice.

NEWS 2 March 2025

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Udder Vital Bolus to support vitality and resilience

Udder Vital Bolus can be used for animals with somatic cell count problems and during the transition period.

Udder Vital Bolus to support vitality and resilience

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