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.

Holstein heifer calf sells for over €175,000 in Australia

Dairy

Holstein heifer calf sells for over €175,000 in Australia

A Holstein heifer calf recently sold for $251,000 (€177,500) at an auction in Australia, breaking the previous national record. The two-month-old...
30% fall in New Zealand sheep numbers in the past decade

World News

30% fall in New Zealand sheep numbers in the past decade

The number of sheep in New Zealand has fallen by 30% in the past decade, figures released by Statistics New...
New Holland looks back on 100 years of tractor history

Machinery

New Holland looks back on 100 years of tractor history

New Holland is celebrating 100 years of tractor production in 2017, with a number of events organised in honour of...
Video: How to keep an insatiably hungry harvester moving

Other

Video: How to keep an insatiably hungry harvester moving

Struggling to find an operator that can drive steadily alongside a self-propelled forage harvester? Why not simply abandon the whole...
Hundreds of livestock injured, dead and missing following Italian quakes

World News

Hundreds of livestock injured, dead and missing following Italian quakes

Hundreds of livestock have been injured, killed or are still missing following a series of earthquakes in the central region of...
Bird flu prevention zone extended in the North

Pig/Poultry

Bird flu prevention zone extended in the North

The bird flu prevention zone in Northern Ireland, which was declared just before Christmas, has been extended until March 16....
Scanning results for March lambing flocks improve on 2016

Sheep

Scanning results for March lambing flocks improve on 2016

March lambing flocks this year are averaging close to 1.9 or two lambs per ewe this year, compared to 1.8...
Funding applications for food projects in the North available from tomorrow

N.Ireland

Funding applications for food projects in the North available from tomorrow

Applications for funding for projects aimed at raising the profile of quality regional food in the North will be accepted...
Video: Group of cyclists help farmers to deliver calf

Rural Life

Video: Group of cyclists help farmers to deliver calf

A group of cyclists in Spain stopped in the middle of their journey to help some farmers with a cow who...
Could this new tool help maximise returns for forest owners?

Environment

Could this new tool help maximise returns for forest owners?

A new forestry tool has been released to help forest owners maximise returns from their forest, by the Department of Agriculture,...
Video: Deutz-Fahr increases its ‘6’ appeal

Machinery

Video: Deutz-Fahr increases its ‘6’ appeal

New from Deutz-Fahr at this week’s LAMMA farm machinery show in the UK was the new 6 Series. There are new transmission...
Newborn lambs and in-lambs ewes stolen in the North

N.Ireland

Newborn lambs and in-lambs ewes stolen in the North

A farmer in Northern Ireland was left particularly upset after six newborn lambs were stolen from his farm along with...
Video: This strip-till drill goes straight into stubble

Machinery

Video: This strip-till drill goes straight into stubble

Strip-till specialist Mzuri introduced a low disturbance coulter system for its Pro-Til machines at LAMMA 2017 today. The new coulter design...
Aurivo the latest co-op to increase December milk price

Dairy

Aurivo the latest co-op to increase December milk price

Aurivo has increased its December milk price by 1c/L, a spokesperson for the co-op has confirmed. This will bring Aurivo’s...
Initiative offers €100,000 in funding to agriculture technology companies

Agri-Business

Initiative offers €100,000 in funding to agriculture technology companies

Yield Lab Ireland will invest €100,000 in between four-to-six food and agriculture technology (AgTech) companies each year from all over...
Kubota rolls out more agri implements at LAMMA

Machinery

Kubota rolls out more agri implements at LAMMA

Kubota is showcasing a wider range of agricultural implements at this week’s LAMMA show in England. The range of orange-liveried machines...
Video: Farming mad bride drives to her own wedding in a Massey Ferguson

Rural Life

Video: Farming mad bride drives to her own wedding in a Massey Ferguson

A farming mad bride got her lifelong wish when she drove herself to her own wedding in a Massey Ferguson...
Limousin and Charolais lead the way in Northern calf registrations

Beef

Limousin and Charolais lead the way in Northern calf registrations

Limousin and Charolais accounted for 52.3% of calf registrations in Northern Ireland in 2016, figures from the Livestock and Meat Commission...
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