Dairy Advice Premium Gallery Dairy conversion: 5 things I know now that I wish I knew before I switched
Politics Green Party distances itself from its own MEP after he urges banks not to lend to young farmers
Comment Premium John Connell Opinion John Connell: I can’t understand farmers who claim they don’t feel the loss of an animal
Gallery Weather Premium Storm Barra lived up to predictions as ferocious winds caused widespread destruction
Comment Premium Darragh McCullough Opinion Darragh McCullough: Why farmers must shake off harmful workaholic tag
Gallery Leinster Farm Sales Premium See inside this massive Offaly farm with modern dairy complex for €5.1m
Gallery Dairy Advice Premium Dairy conversion: 5 things I know now that I wish I knew before I switched Paul Fitzpatrick, Clonfane Farm, Trim, Co Meath
Comment Premium John Connell Opinion John Connell: I can’t understand farmers who claim they don’t feel the loss of an animal Through the rain and the grey days, we have ventured into another week. Even in this grey weather, there is still a beauty to be found in the death dishevelled earth.
Comment Premium Eamon O’Connell: How analysing winter forage could save you from a nasty shock The building that serves as the base for our veterinary practice could best be described as rustic. It has served us well thus far, but it is always in need of constant repair and maintenance.
Comment Premium Mike Brady: Has the dairy bubble finally burst? They say all good things come to an end. An economic/business cycle has four stages: expansion, peak, contraction and trough.
Premium Robin Talbot: Demonising all farmers as environmental vandals will only damage the fight against climate change
Gallery Cattle Mart Trade Premium Poorer-quality dairy stock becoming a harder sell Numbers of cattle presenting contracted last week. Although many marts reported good turnouts for the day of the year, some of those numbers were inflated by cull cows, particularly in the south of the country where dairying is strongest.
Gallery Sheep Trade Premium Lamb prices stable with signs of better days on the horizon The majority of factories on our price table remain unable to furnish official quotes, to the dismay of the
Gallery Beef Prices Premium Continuing strong numbers keeping base prices in check Here we are in the second week of December, and the base prices for bullocks and heifers are only 5-10c/kg better than they were in early September.
Gallery Lamb Prices Premium Sheep farmers express anger as Kepak and ICM decline to provide official figures Factory quotes for lamb moved back up as Dawn Ballyhaunis rose 10c/kg to €7.00+10c/kg quality assurance and Kildare Chilling returned to our table at €7.10+10c/kg QA.
Gallery Leinster Farm Sales Premium See inside this massive Offaly farm with modern dairy complex for €5.1m Bellair Estate, a vast 345ac property in Ballycumber, Co Offaly, has hit the market for €5.090m.
Gallery Farm Property Premium Pictures: See inside the 19ac Meath residential farm extended and renovated to perfection This seems to be the time of year for the sale of smaller equestrian properties, and it is certainly a good time to be selling rural residential holdings that include smaller parcels of land.
Gallery Farm Property From Malin to Mizen, coastal properties are attracting big interest Two properties at either end of the country, almost at Malin Head and Mizen Head, are on the private treaty market.
Gallery Leinster Farm Sales €56,500/ac paid for Wexford land as huge prices made across the nation Strong prices continue to be made in the virtual and real auction rooms throughout the country.
Gallery Munster Farm Sales ‘Best of East Cork ground’ dotted around village set to fetch top price You can’t go wrong with east Cork land. Midleton auctioneer David Keane knows this well and is confident a 46ac residential farm at Churchtown South, Cloyne will make good money.
Gallery Munster Farm Sales 73ac residential holding in Clare with traditional yard has many possibilities A fine 73.5ac residential farm near the famous village of Tulla in Co Clare is coming to online auction on Wednesday, December 1 with a guide price of €750,000.
Gallery Why this Galway farmer owns 11 vintage Steyr tractors he restored himself – along with loads of other classic machinery
Comment Premium Eamon O’Connell: How analysing winter forage could save you from a nasty shock The building that serves as the base for our veterinary practice could best be described as rustic. It has served us well thus far, but it is always in need of constant repair and maintenance.
Dairy Advice Eamon O’Connell: Beware the high hidden costs of putting vital jobs on the long finger I had a lovely afternoon off last week while my jeep was being serviced. It has been very busy of late and I didn’t realise just how long overdue a service was.
Gallery Dairy Advice Premium Eamon O’Connell: Flies are more than just a nuisance — how to combat the nastiest fly-borne conditions When I am finished my day’s work and the kids are in bed, I go to check on my own herd.
Dairy Advice Premium Eamon O’Connell: IBR is a big problem at this time of the year, so don’t take your eye off the ball Yesterday was the longest day of the year, but this is the period when we vets spend the least amount of time directly tending to animals.
Comment Margaret Donnelly Opinion Rising fertiliser prices could spur farmers to open their minds to new ideas
Comment Premium Darragh McCullough Opinion Darragh McCullough: Why farmers must shake off harmful workaholic tag
Comment Premium Jim O'Brien Opinion Jim O’Brien: Accepting life’s fragility can be key to learning to live with our new Covid reality
Legal Advice Premium Legal advice: My neighbour polluted the local river but the council have accused me. How can I clear my name without falling out with anyone?
Premium A minor accident with the farm jeep and trailer looks set to escalate into a very expensive claim –what are our options?
Premium All night parties and dogs worrying my sheep – how a neighbour’s right of way has turned into a disaster for me
