Dairy Advice ‘Carbon credits might not be the big money-spinner we were banking on’ I had a very interesting trip to the Teagasc Johnstown Castle Open Day at the end of August.
Gallery Beef Advice How I’m pulling back the age of slaughter on my farm The recent good weather has made farming life very enjoyable. A lot of jobs have been done over the last few weeks without having to watch the weather forecast the previous night.
Tillage ‘Why I’m reducing my area of winter barley and planting more spring beans’ The harvest of 2022 will be one to remember on my farm, for all the right reasons.
Finance Premium Martin O’Sullivan: Why everyone should consider putting Enduring Power of Attorney in place
Gallery Tillage Premium Andrew Bergin: Our insecticides are becoming obsolete and we need solutions fast
Gallery Irish News Premium Glenisk is rising like a phoenix a year after fire gutted Offaly organic yogurt factory
Gallery Rural Life Why this Laois farmer’s pedigree Angus are such a big hit with local dairy farmers Laois farmer Michael G Phelan was busy last week, between the Ploughing Championship taking place nearby and selling 15 ewe lambs from his pedigree Kerry Hill flock.
Comment Premium Darragh McCullough: Chewing over a schnitzel I realised my farming ambitions look very amateur compared to some others All agricultural eyes have been on the Ploughing for the last week. But as with a lot of pre-Covid habits, after three years I forgot about blocking off the third week in September for the annual media circus.
Gallery Tillage Yes, fertiliser is expensive, but you can’t afford to not apply nutrients if you want good yields The closed period for the application of farm slurries has been brought forward to October 8, so time is running out to apply them .
Agri-Business Premium Gallery For decades, the water on this Leitrim farm was thought to have healing powers, and now they are monetising it through a range of skincare products
Cattle Mart Trade Premium Prices tipped to rise as numbers of better stock start to fall off Last week there was considerable disruption to the mart trade as sellers and buyers headed to the Ploughing and to Listowel races , which is like a week-long holiday in Kerry.
Gallery Beef Prices Premium Beef game on a knife edge as factories weigh up further cuts My highlights from the Ploughing? A discussion with Waterford hurling legend John Mullane that covered everything from politics to third-level education costs.
Gallery Lamb Prices Premium Factory quotes unchanged but mart prices move up It was a case of ‘as you were’ on the factory side of the sheep trade yesterday, while on the mart front prices for store lambs moved up by €5-7/hd, with reduced numbers lifting factory lambs by around €2/hd.
Gallery Cattle Mart Trade Premium Mart managers expect trade for lighter stock to pick up Numbers last week remained strong, partly due to the traditional surge in the week before the Ploughing — sellers reckon attendances will be down at marts this week .
Gallery Leinster Farm Sales 12.55ac Kildare farm makes €26,000/ac as trade booms across the land The autumn auction season is in full swing and sales around the country are recording healthy prices.
Gallery Munster Farm Sales Same auctioneers, same venue, 63 years on In a piece of historical symmetry, a 49ac residential property at Drombane Upper, Thurles, Co Tipperary will be brought to auction by Thomas V Ryan — the firm that conducted the sale when the farm was last on the market in 1959.
Gallery Leinster Farm Sales €13,000/ac for 85ac grass and tillage farm in Co Carlow Holdings between 17ac and 86ac coming to auction over the next few weeks are the kind of places that attract a lot of custom and sell well.
Gallery Farm Property Opportunity in Laois and Limerick roadside farms A compact 26ac residential farm, Baunogemeely, Timahoe in southeast Co Laois is typical of holdings selling well at the moment.
Gallery Leinster Farm Sales See inside this 18th Century house on 90ac in Carlow with a €1.95m guide It seems to be the time of the year for the sale of period properties, undoubtedly, they look their best in the rich autumn colours.
Gallery Munster Farm Sales 170ac farm for lease between Nenagh and Limerick on M7 Big farms rarely feature on the letting market and, as land prices continue to climb, leasing is sure to become a more attractive option, particularly for new entrants.
Agri Contractor Profiles Gallery This Limerick contractor says ‘we have to pass on as many costs as we can’ as his sector feels the pinch
Ploughing Championships Premium Angus Woods Opinion Angus Woods: Has the Ploughing Championships passed its peak?
Comment Margaret Donnelly Opinion Farmers are prepared to make big changes – but they need carrots rather than sticks
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 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.
Rural Life Premium Eamon O’Connell: How to keep your prize animal healthy before, during and after a show Show season is in full swing. For the last two years, Covid deprived us of our fix of machinery, trade stands, food stalls and my favourite, livestock.
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?
Gallery Farm Property Premium Property price survey: Dairy farmers dominate the market as farm values surge War, inflation and energy shortages are having no impact on land sales where prices remain high, with no shortage of customers from across the farming sectors and beyond.
Comment Margaret Donnelly Opinion When will farmland’s bull run come to an end? We’ve all heard the oft-quoted phrase: ‘Buy land, they’re not making it anymore.’ Having read Jim O’Brien’s six-month review of the agricultural land market, it’s a phrase that seems truer than ever.
Gallery Munster Farm Sales Premium Overall acre price of €17,858 in Munster exceeds the national average
Gallery Farm Property Premium Property price survey: Dairy farmers dominate the market as farm values surge
Gallery Leinster Farm Sales Premium Price survey shows total sales of €9.775m in the South Leinster area
