Conor Finnerty

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Conor Finnerty is a recent graduate from the University of Limerick holding an Honours degree in Journalism and New Media. An east Galway native he grew up on a typical Irish family farm with a mixture of suckler cows and sheep. Having now moved to the capital his farming responsibilities are held for the weekend while his father and brother take care of business during the week.

20 sheep reported stolen from a farm in the North

N.Ireland

20 sheep reported stolen from a farm in the North

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is appealing for information after 20 sheep were reported stolen from a farm in...
The 5 Ts to check on your bull before the breeding season

Beef

The 5 Ts to check on your bull before the breeding season

There are five key areas to check on your bull prior to the breeding season, according to Darryl Boyd from...
13ac farm worth $450,000 up for grabs in an essay competition in the US

Rural Life

13ac farm worth $450,000 up for grabs in an essay competition in the US

The owners of a 13ac organic farm, worth $450,000, in North Carolina in the US are willing to hand over...
Factory kill charges cost farmers in the North £7.5m in 2016

Beef

Factory kill charges cost farmers in the North £7.5m in 2016

Factory kill charges in the North cost farmers in excess of £7.5m (€8.8m) in 2016, according to figures from the Ulster...
Video: Drone footage captures the scale of the Australian harvest

Rural Life

Video: Drone footage captures the scale of the Australian harvest

The scale of the 2016 in Australia was caught on camera recently on a farm in Corrigin, in the state...
Calf health event to focus on the key stages of calf-to-beef system

Beef

Calf health event to focus on the key stages of calf-to-beef system

The best practice for rearing Hereford cross beef calves from the dairy herd is to feature at a calf health event which...
Manitou unveils new articulated-steer telehandler as part of its agri-range

Machinery

Manitou unveils new articulated-steer telehandler as part of its agri-range

As part of its new agricultural range, NewAg, Manitou has recently unveiled a new MLA articulated telehandler. In total, one third of the...
White butter is taking off in the Middle East

Dairy

White butter is taking off in the Middle East

Fonterra’s Research and Development Centre has developed a new white butter product to meet growing demand from manufacturers in the...
Tenure of the Agri-Food Strategy Board in the North extended

N.Ireland

Tenure of the Agri-Food Strategy Board in the North extended

The Agri-Food Strategy Board has been given an extension to carry on working until May 31 by the Minister for...
‘Giving surplus supermarket food to charities will not solve waste problems’

Agri-Business

‘Giving surplus supermarket food to charities will not solve waste problems’

Giving surplus supermarket food to charities will not solve hunger or food waste problems, a paper published by the Food...
UK flock of 19,500 turkeys to be culled due to bird flu outbreak

Pig/Poultry

UK flock of 19,500 turkeys to be culled due to bird flu outbreak

A bird flu outbreak has been detected on a turkey rearing farm in the UK, which has a flock of...
€5m investment in Aurivo facilities underway in the west

Dairy

€5m investment in Aurivo facilities underway in the west

Aurivo, one of Ireland’s leading agri-businesses, has put plans in motion to carry out a €5m investment in its facilities in...
Environmental Farming Scheme in the North due to open next month

N.Ireland

Environmental Farming Scheme in the North due to open next month

The Environmental Farming Scheme in the North is due to open at the end of February, while a number of...
LacPatrick increases December milk price

Dairy

LacPatrick increases December milk price

LacPatrick co-op has announced that it will be increasing its milk price by 1c/L for December supplies. This will leave...
Farmer and haulier convicted and fined on animal welfare charge

N.Ireland

Farmer and haulier convicted and fined on animal welfare charge

A farmer and a haulier were recently convicted at Armagh Magistrates’ Court on a charge connected with the transportation of an...
Bird flu outbreak detected in a UK flock of 10,000 pheasants

Pig/Poultry

Bird flu outbreak detected in a UK flock of 10,000 pheasants

An outbreak of bird flu has been detected in a flock of 10,000 farmed breeding pheasants at a premises in...
‘Highly prolific flock’ of 200 ewes to be sold in dispersal sale

Sheep

‘Highly prolific flock’ of 200 ewes to be sold in dispersal sale

A flock of 200 Texel Belclare cross ewes is set to go under the hammer in a dispersal sale in...
Contractors busy spreading slurry as tanks reach storage capacity

Environment

Contractors busy spreading slurry as tanks reach storage capacity

Contractors around the country have been busy spreading slurry since the deadline lifted, just as some tanks were reaching capacity....
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