Premium Why this farmer is only putting out enough silage for three days this year, rather than four or five
Milk Prices Premium Global factors are crunching dairy sector numbers as farmers prepare for ‘mixed’ year ahead
News Premium ‘Railroaded’ Leitrim farmers were given just five days to accept bog-slide scheme or go without
Comment Premium Darragh McCullough Opinion Darragh McCullough: If the State can’t recruit workers for €75,000, I’ve no chance of finding a manager for €40,000
News Premium New agri-food watchdog will have power to slap €10m fine on offenders in unfair trading practices cases
Gallery Connacht Farm Sales Premium 220ac North Galway holding is ‘One of the finest farms I’ve had on my books in 55 years of auctioneering’
Dairy Advice Premium Gerard Sherlock: Don’t underestimate the social value of your local clubs and shows This Friday night (December 2nd) the Breffni-Oriel Holstein Friesian Club celebrates 50 years in existence with a dinner dance and the launch of a specially compiled history book of the club.
Beef Advice Premium John Joyce: Why we are going to cut back our stocking rate from the current 2.4u/ha
Premium Tom Staunton: Any ewes not in lamb yet probably have fertility issues and aren’t worth keeping
Premium Eamon O’Connell: How investing a bit of effort now will save you a lot of time and money next year
Rural Life Premium Gallery Meet the pioneering 83-year-old who took over the running of her 150ac family farm at just 16 in 1959
Premium Gallery How this couple’s bedding business could spearhead a recovery for the Irish wool market
Premium Why these father-and-son pedigree Belclare breeders from Offaly swear by the stars – but they aren’t blinded by them
Premium Gallery How this North Co Dublin dairy farmer rebooted the family trade and started selling milk directly from parlour to customer
Cattle Mart Trade Premium Stock getting ‘dearer by the day’ as mart trade booms Michael Harty of Central Auctions says cattle are “getting dearer by the day” . That sums up the mart trade.
Gallery Beef Prices Premium Lack of numbers forcing prices up despite consumer switch to cheaper cuts The most telling comment made by Dawn Meats’ Paul Nolan was not his speculation about where price are heading as the festive season approaches, but why.
Gallery Lamb Prices Premium Lamb quotes level off but culls improve After last week’s 15-30c/kg improvement in lamb prices, the factories had little appetite to give more yesterday.
Gallery Cattle Mart Trade Premium Falling numbers at marts prompt price rises – especially for lesser stock Mart numbers continue to decline, resulting in prices for bullocks from 300-600kg edging further forward, while heifers reversed the falls recorded three weeks ago.
Gallery Munster Farm Sales Premium 230ac farm in prime Déise dairy country with sea views and plenty of road frontage for €2.5m There have been some sizeable farms on the market in 2022 and one of the biggest of the year must be a 230ac west Waterford holding with a range of sheds and an old house.
Gallery Leinster Farm Sales Premium Jim O’Brien: My reputation is ‘berried’ after Carbury gaffe As fate would have it this week sees another property on the market from Carbury in Co Kildare.
Gallery Connacht Farm Sales Premium 220ac North Galway holding is ‘One of the finest farms I’ve had on my books in 55 years of auctioneering’ I took advantage of one of the rare fine mornings we had last week to travel to Bolisheen, Corundulla in Co Galway where a 220ac roadside sheep farm is on the private treaty market in a sale handled by veteran auctioneer Martin Tyrrell.
Munster Farm Sales Premium 103ac North Cork farm ‘in great condition’ guided at €1m Cork farms are always the focus of intense competition. While land buyers from the county are known to travel for good ground, they are also very competitive on the home front.
Leinster Farm Sales Premium 94ac North Kildare beef farm guided at €10,000/ac Farms in North Kildare have been a frequent feature of this year’s land sales. Large and small holdings in the area have been making good money at auction and by private treaty.
Gallery Munster Farm Sales Premium Golden opportunity in the Silvermines –56ac residential farm near Nenagh guided at €495,000, A 56ac farm at Garrymore, Capparoe is in a lovely location in the shadow of the Silvermines not far from Nenagh in North Tipperary.
Comment Premium Margaret Donnelly Opinion Why many farmers can’t afford to put a proper pension plan on the long finger
Comment Premium Darragh McCullough Opinion Darragh McCullough: If the State can’t recruit workers for €75,000, I’ve no chance of finding a manager for €40,000
Comment Premium Everyone else looks forward to retirement but many full-time farmers dread it – we need help to prepare for the adjustment
Tractors Premium Inside Massey Ferguson’s state-of-the-art 133ac plant that has produced a million tractors
Premium Gallery This Limerick contractor says ‘we have to pass on as many costs as we can’ as his sector feels the pinch
Dairy Advice Premium Eamon O’Connell: How investing a bit of effort now will save you a lot of time and money next year It plain for all to see that this year, dairy farmers are awash with money. And yes, I can hear the indignant voices already — “Sure the inputs are gone up!”. Yes, fertiliser and feed have increased dramatically but even so, the price of milk has gone up exponentially in comparison, and it’s been a bumper year.
Dairy Advice Premium Grass tetany, phosphorous deficiency, lungworm and blackleg can all strike at this time of year – key steps to prevent them All the talk over the past few weeks has been about the Ploughing. Are you going? What day are you going? What time are you going at? Arranging TB testing and scanning for this week has been an absolute nightmare.
Comment Premium Eamon O’Connell: Crisp ’n Dry days are playing havoc with the health of our calves and cows As I walked across a field overlooking Louth Derg this week, a memory from my childhood came to the forefront of my mind. Every Friday night in our house, we used to have home-cooked chips as a treat.
Beef Advice Premium Eamon O’Connell: Don’t pass the buck — a proper weaning protocol is a win-win for buyer and seller A collective groan could be heard throughout the farming community as the new TB proposals were leaked in the media.
Legal Advice Premium Gallery A farmhouse divided? Everything you need to know about what happens when farmers divorce
Premium We want to transfer our farm to our daughter but we don’t trust her husband. What happens if they get divorced?
Premium Who is liable? I rented out a field and a young worker hired by a contractor damaged my neighbour’s pier
Premium Legal advice: My uncle rents out his land with no written contracts. Can his tenants claim squatter’s rights and ruin my inheritance?
Premium Legal advice: My ex-husband’s last will left the farm to our son. But then he died unexpectedly, leaving a pregnant second wife. Does our son still get the land?
