Beef
Autumn fertiliser decisions vital for successful grazing season
The amount of nitrogen spread in August/early September will determine how much grass you have for the last three rotations,...
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Agri-Business
Teemore Engineering confirms first export order to Australia
Co. Fermanagh-based Teemore Engineering has recently completed its first export order to Australia. Comprising 520 of the company’s Elite Cow...
Beef
First 200 days key to suckled calf performance
Good calf performance, along with the control of costs, is critical in achieving a positive net margin from the suckler...
Agri-Business
Massive UK property deal including almost 40,000 acres sells for £249m
The Co-operative Group has agreed to the sale of its farms business for £249 million to the Wellcome Trust. The...
Agri-Business
Dunnes performs well as Tesco’s share slides
The latest supermarket share figures from Kantar Worldpanel in Ireland, published today for the 12 weeks ending July 20, show...
Machinery
John Deere launches new compact tractors
John Deere has launched new mid-chassis 3R Series and large-chassis 4R Series compact tractors for 2014 to replace the previous...
Beef
High risk of pasture contamination from lungworm and gutworm this August
Unvaccinated calves during their first grazing season and in the absence of an appropriate parasite control programme are most at...
Agri-Business
New Keenan area manager for Cork region
Keenan has appointed a new area manager for the Cork region. It says that due to continuing growth and expansion...
Agri-Business
Sugar, salt and fat taxes impact food sales
Non-harmonised taxes on high sugar, salt and fat products such as soft drinks, sweet and salty foodstuffs do induce a...
Machinery
Case IH presents the new Magnum CVX
Since Magnum was launched onto the market in 1987, these tractors have been considered a benchmark worldwide when it comes...
Beef
Reseeding this year?
“Plant breeders are continually striving to produce improved grass varieties while weeds and weed grasses are continually invading existing swards....
Other
Does no-till farming really mitigate the impact of climate change?
An international group of scientists, led by Professor David Powlson, Lawes Trust Senior Fellow at Rothamsted Research, have published a...
N.Ireland
Booth family enjoys a week to remember
What a few days it’s been for the Booth family, from Stewartstown in Co Tyrone. Last Saturday saw them secure...
Other
Leinster set to be hit with 24hrs of heavy rain
Met Eireann has, this morning, issued a rainfall warning for Leinster with up to 70mm expected overnight and into the...
N.Ireland
Calls for guaranteed farmgate price mechanism in Northern Ireland
In the wake of falling milk prices and the continuing market challenges within the beef and lamb sectors, Farmers for...
Agri-Business
Chinese company buys 34,000 acre farm in New Zealand, complete with 3 airstrips
Reports from New Zealand this morning are saying that a Chinese company, Shanghai Pengxin, through a New Zealand subsidiary has...
Beef
Farmers must remove PI animals by tomorrow
Applicants for the Beef Genomics Scheme and those looking for BVD compensation have until tomorrow to remove PI calves from there...
Opinion
Exploring the 'third option' for dairy farmers
I was recently involved in a discussion with a small group of west of Ireland dairy farmers. While delighted with...
