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Cashing in on diversification
The requirement for including a high percentage of broadleaves when establishing woodland is attracting a lot of criticism these days, principally because, once the 20-year premiums end, it is difficult to see how slow-maturing broadleaves can deliver an income for at least the next 40 to 50 years and maybe longer.
Deere steers to hanover prize
John Deere's new ActiveCommand Steering concept has won a gold medal which was awarded at last week's Agritechnica in Germany.
Technology to add €55k to pig profits
Increasing technical efficiency on pig farms could add a staggering €16m to the profitability of Irish pig enterprises.
Hopes high for October milk price lift as markets improve
A FURTHER increase in milk prices is likely for October on the back of the continued improvement in dairy markets.
Claims surge floods Farm Assist scheme
A surge in demand for Farm Assist has resulted in applicants experiencing serious delays, with some families being forced to seek emergency social welfare payments.
These days there are no second chances for our infertile cows
As I write, the lads are sorting out cow numbers for scanning. This batch of cows consists of the late spring calvers and most of them were allowed service by the farm breeding bulls with just a small number served to AI. We consider scanning to be an important management tool here in the dairy herd insofar as it determines the expected date of calving. The lads keep an accurate account of services and carefully record the dates when the different bulls run with the cows, but we prefer to have all of this checked off against a scan date. This ensures that nothing is overlooked since sometimes a service, or indeed a repeat service, or worse still a cow not cycling at all, might be missed.
Rebels put Thompson back in post
IFA members in Co Limerick have reinstated David Thompson as county vice-chairman in defiance of a directive from headquarters on procedures to follow if the Cappamore farmer was to regain his position.
Horse breeders sustain €600/foal losses as auction prices nosedive
Horse breeders incurred average losses of more than €600/foal in 2009, as foal prices fell by 20pc at public auction.
Budget axe is hanging over Teagasc
Suggestions that pig farmers will have to help fund the sector's advisory service could well be a sign of things to come for the industry as a whole.
Judges impressed as MF9280 scoops machine-of-year prize
MASSEY FERGUSON's new Hybrid combine harvester, the MF9280 Delta, has won the combine/machine of the year award at the leading Agritechnica event in Germany.
Inside News & Features
- Pig farmers hit by Teagasc levy
- Web-based grass software package is way of the future
- Boost profits with Kingswood Field
- Horses: Draughting a new policy
- Sustainability 'vital'
- Nod for New Holland
- Forum focus on jobs
- Business workshops offer up ideas for enterprise success
- NI transport plan
- Tree planting 'must treble'
- Robinson is a fighter, but not for our farmers
- Horses: What makes a good Irish Draught horse?
- Join the search for inspiration
- Go hi-tech for a simpler life
- Botulism virus hits farms in Limerick
- Jersey crosses add €16k to herd profits
- Battle to stem crisis in horses
- Heavy rainfall wreaks havoc
- Farm groups demand new tax breaks ahead of Budget
- Identification tops issues on compliance
- Funding in crisis
- Government has 'turned its back'
- Milking: Quality turns sour
- Cooking from scratch back in vogue
- High returns illustrate the intelligence of French Salers
Breaking News
- 03:12 Health care reforms vote in Senate
- 23:12 Hadron Collider gets started again
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- 20:22 Galileo bones to go on display
- 20:02 One killed in Miley tour bus crash
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Columnist Comments
• Kevin Myers: Armistice Day poppycock threatens our free speech
They started wearing the poppy on the BBC last week, midway through October, nearly a month before Armistice Day. They also ambushed the British National Party (BNP) leader Nick Griffin.
• Ian O'Doherty: All hail Xenu. Or something
The Cult of Scientology is having a really, really bad week. They have been found guilty of fraud in France, and slapped with a large fine -- although given how expert they are at bilking money from the gullible morons who buy into their claptrap, they shouldn't have any problem raising it.
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