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Commission approves 70% slurry storage grant
Siobhán Walsh
Progress has been made on the 70% slurry storage grant, but it is not yet available as details are still being finalised.
17 April 2024 Grass & feeding
Getting back on track in Kilkenny
Aidan Brennan reports from the Teagasc farm walk on the Bowden farm in Co Kilkenny, where weather issues dominated discussion.
17 April 2024 Grass & feeding
Normality to grazing regime begins
With a more settled forecast on the horizon, it seems normality is beginning to return for grazing 2024.
Marts, milk supply and tillage farmers pay price of wet spring
Co-ops are now sourcing fodder for livestock using the fodder transport subsidy worth up to €40/bale, announced by Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue on Tuesday.
10 April 2024 News
Cut back on slurry for first cut, farmers told
Applying slurry in April is not ideal unless ground has been grazed beforehand
10 April 2024 Northern Ireland
Strong interest in solar and AD among Cork farmers
Anne O’Donoghue spoke with farmers at the Renewables Roadshow in Cork about where they see renewable energy playing a part on their farms.
10 April 2024 News
Grazing, slurry, planting and fodder all a struggle for farmers
It has been a tough autumn, winter and spring for all sectors in the industry. The Irish Farmers Journal spoke to farmers about the toll the last number of months have had on their farms.
10 April 2024 News
My Farming Week: Ollie Keating, Ardfinnan, Co Tipperary
Ollie Keating from Ardfinnan, County Tipperary, farms with his wife and three daughters. He runs a tillage and suckler enterprise on 195 acres.
10 April 2024 News
Farmers need finance more than fodder
The winter looks like it may be coming to an end, but the long shadow cast by the last 18 months means farmers need financial backing. So how about a low-interest loan fund for smaller farmers?
10 April 2024 Dealer
Opinion: reasons to be cheerful - parts one to four
With all the awful weather, farmers need to focus on the positives as best they can and wait with optimism for the weather to change.
6 April 2024 Opinion
Five tips for closing off silage ground
Ground conditions are far from ideal, but closing off silage ground is a task to complete by mid-April.
6 April 2024 Management
Options for silage fertiliser in a wet spring
Frequent rain and saturated ground means silage fertiliser will be applied later than normal on many farms. Kieran Mailey outlines some options for getting nitrogen on silage ground.
3 April 2024 Climate and environment