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Agri-business
Profits almost double at National Ploughing Championship firm to €426,883
Pre-tax profits almost doubled to €426,883 at the firm which operates the National Ploughing …

Rural Life
This Mayo woman spent €21,000 restoring a 100-year old granary on her farm, it helped save two donkeys from Storm Éowyn
News
Insurers advise farmers to check what storm damage is covered under their policies
Sheep
‘There is a limit on what sheep prices can do for farmers’
Rural Life
Why this Roscommon farmer is committed to preserving the Curlew
Agri-business
Poland warns EU to avoid dependency on cheap Russian fertilisers
Forestry & Enviro
EU says drive to simplify will not weaken climate agenda
Agri-business
Why it’s worth getting the Green Cert
Comment
Hannah Quinn-Mulligan: Consumers need to cop-on a bit – and stop being taken in by empty buzzwords
Comment
Angus Woods: Why this not the time for farmers to ramp up production – even though global food demand is rising
Agri-business
EU moves to hike tariffs on Russian fertiliser and farm imports amid security fears
Sheep
It was heart-breaking to lose sheep in the snowdrifts
Dairy
Four key steps this Monaghan dairy farmer has taken to improve his farm
Business
Belfast-based Devenish narrows loss to £11m amid ‘significant growth’
News
Warning storms will continue to unleash havoc unless action taken on Ash dieback infected roadside trees
News
Century-old inheritance resolved: Judge rules on Galway land ownership
News
New Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon to engage with other likeminded countries on Mercosur
Agri-business
Thinking of leasing out land? Here’s how to ensure you don’t end up with tenants from hell
Beef
‘You wouldn’t tell Vincent O’Brien how to breed a thoroughbred by a computer’ – why this bull semen supplier is wary of ‘the league tables’
Legal Advice
‘Our young farmer neighbours are driving tractors fast and recklessly on our rural road and I’m terrified my children could be hurt. What are my options?
Beef
€6/kg the starting point as factories chase numbers
Farming
Eamon O’Connell: Antibiotics aren’t needed in a lot of cases, and using less will save you money!
Comment
Darragh McCullough: Storm Éowyn cost me €1,000 but it could have been €100,000 if not for some amazing luck
Comment
Opinion: We desperately need to improve farm succession and avoid a food crisis – and here is what the EU and the government can do
Tillage
I don’t have a grassweed problem – but I take every measure possible to ensure it stays that way

News
Dairymaster charged in connection with death of Co Limerick farmer

BeefMore

Not even Storm Éowyn can keep mart prices in check

‘You wouldn’t tell Vincent O’Brien how to breed a thoroughbred by a computer’ – why this bull semen supplier is wary of ‘the league tables’

€6/kg the starting point as factories chase numbers

Why this Donegal beef farmer is bringing early maturing genetics into his herd

Global demand for red meat will keep farmgate prices high

Record Beef Imports Raising Risk of China Imposing Trade Curbs

MachineryMore Machinery

‘It is putting farmers in a dangerous position’ – Farmers say LESS equipment being used on hilly ground is unsafe

US probe over John Deere’s farm equipment repair policies

Trump threatens John Deere with 200% tariffs if production moves to Mexico

The pros and cons of buying cars at auction – you can pick up great bargains but beware the pitfalls

Toyota Hilux GR review: Over the top but still the best pick-up

‘I’ve always been into vintage machinery – it’s sort of a disease’

Agri-BusinessMore

Profits almost double at National Ploughing Championship firm to €426,883

Poland warns EU to avoid dependency on cheap Russian fertilisers

EU moves to hike tariffs on Russian fertiliser and farm imports amid security fears

Why it’s worth getting the Green Cert

Belfast-based Devenish narrows loss to £11m amid ‘significant growth’

Thinking of leasing out land? Here’s how to ensure you don’t end up with tenants from hell

DairyMore Dairy

Four key steps this Monaghan dairy farmer has taken to improve his farm

Dairygold rows back on planned loyalty bonus being linked to co-op purchases

Pat McCormack: I know farmers who refused €30/hd for five-week dairy bull calves in 2023, held on and recently got €1,900

Gillian O’Sullivan: Are lower stocking rates the secret to a more profitable dairy farm?

Canada accused of dumping dairy products by rival exporters

Dairy prices predicted to hold steady for 2025 as demand grows globally

TillageMore

I don’t have a grassweed problem – but I take every measure possible to ensure it stays that way

Why pressure to improve water quality presents opportunities for tillage farmers

Richard Hackett: Prices for milk, beef and lamb are up – so how can the tillage sector compete?

How conservation measures can help your wallet as well as the environment

Why we must not be too quick to ban unprotected urea

Not sure if a product will be effective on your crops? Here’s how to do your own mini-trial

SheepMore

‘There is a limit on what sheep prices can do for farmers’

Why these Mayo sheep farmers are investing thousands in award-winning Dutch genetics

Reasons to be cheerful for farmers despite 30c/kg cut in hogget quotes

It was heart-breaking to lose sheep in the snowdrifts

Trying to make up for below-par performance

Sheep Improvement Scheme to open for new entrants in March 2025, offering €12/Ewe payment

Farm PropertyMore Farm Property

Land rental prices set to go close to €500/ac

Pictures: Racing legend’s five-star Cork stud farm on 193ac on the market for €4.5m

Carlow dairy farm in ready-to-go condition on the market for €1.7m

Mid-range Mayo residential farms for under a million

East Cork farm with 40-unit milking parlour on sale for €4.5m

North Leinster land sales: Dairy farmers with young sons ‘mad hungry for land’

Legal AdviceMore Legal Advice

‘Our young farmer neighbours are driving tractors fast and recklessly on our rural road and I’m terrified my children could be hurt. What are my options?

‘I managed a family farm for over 10 years but I never had a contract and now the farmer’s son has taken over and got rid of me. What are my options?’

‘I don’t want to leave my farm to my stepson... I want to keep it in the family name, but I would hate to upset my wife’

‘I unexpectedly inherited a farm and got railroaded into leasing it out. Now the tenant isn’t paying the rent and the farm is falling into disrepair. Can I kick him out?’

‘My sibling got the family farm and my mother got right of residence in the farmhouse. But they are making it very hard for us to see her. What can we do?’

‘I’m worried I won’t be able to afford my maintenance payments to my ex. Can I get them reduced?’

CommentMore Comment

Hannah Quinn-Mulligan: Consumers need to cop-on a bit – and stop being taken in by empty buzzwords

Angus Woods: Why this not the time for farmers to ramp up production – even though global food demand is rising

Hannah Quinn-Mulligan: It’s time to stop talking about organics like it’s the hippie neighbour

Opinion: We desperately need to improve farm succession and avoid a food crisis – and here is what the EU and the government can do

Darragh McCullough: Storm Éowyn cost me €1,000 but it could have been €100,000 if not for some amazing luck

Jim O’Brien: Storm Éowyn and Storm Donald leave me feeling the same – helpless

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