Beef
Another hike in UK cattle prices last week
There was more upward pressure in the UK cattle trade again last week on the back of a tighter demand/supply...
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Pig/Poultry
Fire at pig farm in Carlow leaves hundreds of pigs dead
A fire at a pig farm in Co Carlow has a substantial amount of of pigs dead. The fire, which...
Sheep
Lynx could soon be re-introduced to parts of the UK to the dismay of farmers
A local and national consultation is underway in the UK over plans to re-introduce wild lynx in parts of northern England...
Agri-Business
Final ruling clears way for new French country of origin labeling laws
New French laws on country of origin labeling cleared the last hurdle this week and will come into force next...
Sheep
Ivan Scott shears a world record breaking 867 lambs in 9 hours!
It took 867 lambs for Donegal man Ivan Scott to set a new world record this weekend, but it all...
Arable
Disappointment in Northern Ireland at loss of leatherjacket control product
The Ulster Farmers’ Union says it is disappointed that the Chemicals Regulations Directorate (CRD), which is part of the UK...
Dairy
24,228t of SMP offered to intervention in three weeks after ceiling increases
Some 24,228t of skimmed milk powder (SMP) has been offered to the public intervention system in the three weeks after...
Agri-Business
It's official, increased use of beef bulls on dairy herds
The number of calves sired by beef AI bulls in dairy herds last year increased by 39%, an increase of over 11,000...
Machinery
Pics: New round balers from Case IH for 2017 season
With the RB 545 series, Case IH has a new generation of high-calibre fixed chamber balers on the starting blocks...
Dairy
Current greenfield US dairy projects could add 200,000t of milk powder to market
US producers of milk powder are set to bring significant amounts of new production capacity online over the next two...
Beef
How not to increase resistance to wormers on your farm
Anthelmintic resistance has been detected on some Irish cattle farms. It occurs when worms are able to withstand a normally...
Arable
A conservative EU sugar beet production level estimated in the last quota year
In 2016/2017, EU sugar beet production is estimated 5% above last year, at 107 million tonnes, according to latest data from...
Rural Life
'Coolmore Stud's land portfolio is the equivalent of 166 farms with 120ac each'
Coolmore Stud’s reported 20,000ac land portfolio in the south Tipperary region is the equivalent of 166 farms with 120ac each,...
Dairy
Lely calf feeder designed to help identify calf health problems at an early stage
Lely has introduced a new automated calf feeder, which it says not only supplies calves with precisely what they need,...
Machinery
Before you put the combine or baler back in the shed, here's how you should store it
In a few weeks, baling and harvesting will be wrapping up on Irish farms, so it’s important to ensure that...
Beef
Farmers warned of high-risk period for hoose infection in cattle
Cattle farmers are being warned that they are now entering a high risk period for parasitic pneumonia, commonly known as hoose...
Arable
Should more farmers use forage crops as a winter feed?
Forage crops are valuable and farmers should consider using more of them as a winter feed, according to DLF Seeds...
Pig/Poultry
'EU pig prices reach highest level since September 2014'
EU pig prices continued to rise throughout June and July, taking the reference price to €162.54/100kg for the week ending July...
