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I would like to see the people who put in the hard work of breeding and calving cows getting well paid for it, because God ...
Scientific research into silage inoculants and the link between sward type and methane output in lambs saw two Teagasc reserachers pick up awards from the British Society of Animal Science.
A new tool is available to dairy and beef farmers in their fight against the impacts of mycoplasma bovis disease. Aidan ...
The Department of Agriculture has said it does not know how many derogation farmers are to be impacted by the latest ...
Nevan McKiernan was at Gigginstown House for its annual sale of Angus bulls and heifers, on Saturday 19 April.
Teagasc head of education Anne Marie Butler spoke to the Irish Farmers Journal about this year’s college open days held at ...
A motion brought forward by the IFA Tipperary County chair, Baden Powell, against the ban on splash plate slurry spreaders ...
UK look to be in favour for a trade deal with the US but acceptance of food production standards is a major hurdle with no ...
Spot spraying is here and can be used at field scale. It has the potential to save on inputs, but for now is probably limited ...
Under the Noxious Weeds Act, 1936 it is an offence for owners and occupiers of land not to prevent the spread of certain weeds, specified in secondary legislation. The legislation currently includes ...
Marts in Leinster recorded a 29% year-on-year increase (sold 46,683 head) while marts in Connacht sold 37,931 bovines, up 23% ...
As TB runs out of control, the Department of Agriculture and farmers have never been further apart on how to tackle the ...