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Tullamore Show launches 'sustainable livestock village'
Kelsey Daly
Sustainable farmer awards to showcase how sustainability practices affect the environmental and economic performance on farms.
24 May 2023 Viewpoints
Lessons from Newford farm open day
The challenge for Newford is that in 2022 costs went in the wrong direction. This happened on all farms.
24 May 2023 Opinion
Just how high are food prices?
If we exclude the last 12 months and look at the previous 19 years, food prices actually fell by 6.7%, writes Tadhg Buckley, director of policy at the IFA.
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.
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
Entitlements transfer deadline extended by two weeks
The Department of Agriculture has announced an extension to the deadline for payment entitlement transfers.
23 May 2023 News
McPlant ‘holding its own’ on McDonald’s menu
McDonald’s senior vice president Beth Hart addressed an Ulster Bank event at Balmoral Show.
17 May 2023 Northern Ireland
Wonky food in a wonky food chain
The obsession with perfect looking food is a symptom of misplaced priorities within the food chain, and it's piling unsustainable pressure on growers.
17 May 2023 Dealer
Beef Management: silage quality, SCEP payment rates and Newford Open Day
Adam Woods has some tips on making quality silage, the new SCEP payment rates and details of an upcoming open day on Newford farm
17 May 2023 Management
Dairygold announces April milk price
Dairygold is the second co-op in the Republic of Ireland to announce a milk price below the 40c/l mark for April milk.
16 May 2023 News
Minister McConalogue leads agri-food trade mission to China
This trade mission provides us with an important opportunity to promote our, safe, high-quality, sustainably produced meat, dairy, seafood and beverages, the minister said.
14 May 2023 News
Salesian college’s beef and sheep to go organic
The Pallaskenry-based agricultural college launched a proposal to convert its drystock systems to organics.
12 May 2023 News