Agri-Business
Grasstec: Drying off begins
COMMENT: As we go into November, spring calving herds are now beginning to dry off cows and days at grass...
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Top Stories This Week All things machinery Huge Irish presence set for Agritechnica All things community: Farmers are the heart of...
Dairy
An outline of sexed semen trials on diary cows
The View from Teagasc: Sexed semen is used on dairy cows to increase the number of dairy heifer calves born, and results...
Environment
'Education is key not regulation'
“Education is the key not regulation,” according to Tim Hyde, Teagasc environmental specialist who spoke on the issue of cross...
World News
Researchers uncover origins of cattle farming in China
World View: An international team of researchers, co-led by scientists at the University of York and Yunnan Normal University, has...
Other
High Court hears Henchy cattle claims
The former chief executive of Dairygold has told the court that in order to pay the outstanding balance on his...
Beef
Economics of weight gain
Previous research at Teagasc Grange on the optimum weanling winter growth rate for steers and heifers destined to return to pasture for a...
Agri-Business
Bank on Ulster Bank for young farmer financial packages
Ulster Bank has today officially announced a range of farm packages offerings aimed at supporting the growth ambitions of farmers...
Environment
Experts discuss group agri-environment payments
The greening measures, being introduced as part of reformed Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) added to cross compliance, will form the...
Sheep
The growing scourge of liver fluke
Tyrone veterinary surgeon Seamus O’Kane has told AgriLand that sheep producers with breeding ewes should ensure that all early lambing...
Agri-Business
Time is of the essence, key to farm profit
Good time management is key to farm profit, according to Jim Dockery of Farm Relief Service Training, who was speaking...
Agri-Business
Henchy's farm account recalled in High Court
The farming account of the former chief executive of Dairygold had fallen so far into arrears that it was closed...
Environment
1,000 people attend NEPP EirGrid meeting
More than 1,000 people attended a rally organised by the North East Pylon Pressure (NEPP), which took place in Trim, Meath last night....
Beef
46% drop in young bull kill week year on year
One of the highlights from last week’s beef kill statistics released from the Department of Agriculture is the reduction in the...
Sheep
Sheep Ireland to highlight changes to LambPlus flock recording
Tomorrow evening will mark the start of a series of regional meetings, to be hosted by Sheep Ireland. The events will...
Agri-Business
True blue
“Focus and quality are key business ingredients when exporting to the UK market.” This is according to Sarah Furno of...
Dairy
Transition dairy cow feeding research
A farmers’ booklet on transition cow feeding, reporting the results of one part of a major Research Challenge Fund study,...
Environment
Parasite control at housing
The View from Animal Health Ireland: Once animals are housed they cannot pick up new worm or fluke infections until turn-out...
