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.

New Zealand bull could blow world’s smallest bull competiton wide open

World News

New Zealand bull could blow world’s smallest bull competiton wide open

A bull in New Zealand maybe the shortest bull in the world, standing at just 28 inches tall from hoof...
Kiwi dairy operation which milks over 3,000 cows to go under the hammer

World News

Kiwi dairy operation which milks over 3,000 cows to go under the hammer

A major dairy farming portfolio has recently been put up for sale in New Zealand, which is currently milking a herd...
‘Access to the Single Market vital for the UK food industry’

Agri-Business

‘Access to the Single Market vital for the UK food industry’

UK food producers are calling for tariff-free access to the Single Market, as well as continued access to a competent...
Over 1 million copies of Farming Simulator 17 sold in less than a month

Rural Life

Over 1 million copies of Farming Simulator 17 sold in less than a month

Over one million copies of Farming Simulator 17 were sold in less than a month after the game being released, according...
Pics: Tractors with Christmas lights wow crowds at parade in the west

Rural Life

Pics: Tractors with Christmas lights wow crowds at parade in the west

A total of 25 tractors took part in the first annual ‘Christmas Lights Tractor Parade’ in Ballinrobe Co. Mayo and...
Beef price gap between the North and the Republic widens again

Beef

Beef price gap between the North and the Republic widens again

The price differential between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland for an R3 grade heifer carcass continued to widen...
Farmer in the North fined for polluting waterway

Environment

Farmer in the North fined for polluting waterway

A farmer in Northern Ireland has been fined £650 (€770) for making a polluting discharge to a waterway in 2015. Robert...
New Zealand’s ‘largest farmer’ to sell off 10 farms totalling 11,650ha

World News

New Zealand’s ‘largest farmer’ to sell off 10 farms totalling 11,650ha

State-owned farming business Landcorp is set to sell off 10 farms in New Zealand totalling close to 11,650ha over the...
Over 100 new outbreaks of Bluetongue reported in France

Beef

Over 100 new outbreaks of Bluetongue reported in France

There was a further 109 new outbreaks of the Bluetongue disease reported in France during the month of November, figures from...
John Deere adds two new ‘top of the range’ tractors to the 6R Series

Machinery

John Deere adds two new ‘top of the range’ tractors to the 6R Series

John Deere is launching two new top of the range six-cylinder tractor models rated at 230 and 250 horsepower. According...
Fonterra gain access to Kiwi dairy farmers who were forced to dump milk

World News

Fonterra gain access to Kiwi dairy farmers who were forced to dump milk

New Zealand dairy processor Fonterra has gained access to dairy farms in the Kaikoura region on the South Island nearly...
Cereal crops and potato production estimated to fall in the North this year

N.Ireland

Cereal crops and potato production estimated to fall in the North this year

Production levels across all of the main cereal crops and potatoes is estimated to fall in the North this year,...
Calls made to appoint an independent Ombudsman to police the grocery sector

Agri-Business

Calls made to appoint an independent Ombudsman to police the grocery sector

An Independent Ombudsman to oversee and monitor the regulations within the grocery sector needs to be appointed, according to Fine Gael TD and...
Overseas suppliers included in the UK’s Groceries Supply Code of Practice

Agri-Business

Overseas suppliers included in the UK’s Groceries Supply Code of Practice

The UK’s Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) Christine Tacon has said that her powers extends to overseas suppliers who feel they are...
250,000th Fendt Vario transmission has just rolled off the production line

Machinery

250,000th Fendt Vario transmission has just rolled off the production line

The 250,000th Fendt Vario transmission unit rolled off the production line at the company’s German factory on Sunday, November 27....
Lamb rescued after being trapped in New Zealand earthquake chasm

Rural Life

Lamb rescued after being trapped in New Zealand earthquake chasm

A lamb has been rescued after being trapped for five days in a hole caused by the recent earthquake in New...
Milk price climbs in Northern Ireland despite rising October collections

Dairy

Milk price climbs in Northern Ireland despite rising October collections

Farmers in Northern Ireland have seen some recovery in the farm-gate milk price despite the volume of milk collected in...
‘Primary producers are often the weakest link in the food supply chain’

Agri-Business

‘Primary producers are often the weakest link in the food supply chain’

Primary producers are often recognised as the weakest link in the food supply chain, according to the Minister for Jobs,...
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