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Climate and environment
EPA ‘not holding back’ from Teagasc methane research
Barry Murphy
Attendees at the EPA’s annual conference heard that the agency is open to incorporating the latest farm emissions science when updating national carbon inventories.
24 May 2023 News
TB reactors up 15% in 12 months to April
The Department of Agriculture's spend is up significantly in the first three months of 2023.
24 May 2023 News
Buying calves based on breed alone has to change - Teagasc
“We have to get the dairy farmer and the beef farmer working together but it’s going to be based on the genetic merit of that calf for beef,” Teagasc’s Padraig French has said.
Farmer Writes: picking out cull cows and show heifers
Karen McCabe writes of the difficulties in selecting cows for the cull list and the right heiferfor the commercial show ring.
24 May 2023 Farmer Writes
Organic sector gets €1.5m Brexit reserve funding
Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) funding has been allocated to the organic sector due to concerns around regulatory divergence from UK producers.
24 May 2023 News
BSE case discovered in US
The US has discovered its 7th case of BSE in a cow at a factory in South Carolina last week.
24 May 2023 News
A sweet finale for Sugar Daddy
With an average of €4,011 for bulls and an average price for females of €2,433, Shanon Kinahan reports from the final Irish Limousin Cattle Society sale of the spring.
24 May 2023 Pedigree
Factories get €1.7m to process organic produce
Beef and dairy processors will be able to draw down funds from the new Organic Processing Investment Grant Scheme.
24 May 2023 News
High hopes for Gerrygullinane production sale
'Quality breeds quality', the Gerrygullinane Limousin herd production sale timed auction, will take place from 26 May to 29 May, writes Shanon Kinahan.
24 May 2023 Pedigree
Kerry farmer airlifted to hospital after cow attack
The elderly farmer is understood to have received serious injuries and is receiving emergency medical treatment at Cork University Hospital (CUH).
24 May 2023 News
Over 20,000 suckler farmers apply to SCEP
The scheme has seen a spike in applications in recent days, driving total numbers over the 20,000 mark.
23 May 2023 News
In pictures: Tina was simply the best at Nobber Show
Shanon Kinahan attended Nobber Show in Co Meath on Sunday where Carrickmore Tina was selected as the supreme champion of the show.
23 May 2023 Pedigree