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Lameness costs average dairy farmer €8,750 per year - AHI

Lameness costs the Irish dairy industry €129m annually, according to assistant professor at the school of veterinary medicine in UCD Eoin Ryan.

NEWS 5 July 2025
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Watch: six-week-old calf sells for €1,400 in Ennis
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Competition: Win a Husqvarna mower worth €30,000 with the Irish Farmers Journal
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Farm visits make me question what I do
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Camera at the Mart:record-shattering Cahersiveen sale sees 63% break €2,000 mark
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Farmer Writes: settling in with dogs and sheep in Co Tyrone
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Editorial: Moorepark open day – opportunity and solutions to milk on

Farmers waiting for planning and in addition then waiting for Department approval is nonsensical.

by Jack Kennedy
Editorial: Moorepark open day – opportunity and solutions to milk on
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Bednar goes wider with Galaxy ring rollers

Bednar has complimented its 6.3m and 8.3m Galaxy GE roller range with the addition of a new 12300, 12.3m model.

FARM MACHINERY 3 July 2025
Bednar goes wider with Galaxy ring rollers

Prime farming estate hits the market for €10.5m

Eglinton Estate is one of the largest blocks of land in Northern Ireland to come on the market in decades.
FOR SALE 2 July 2025
Prime farming estate hits the market for €10.5m
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1 Watch: six-week-old calf sells for €1,400 in Ennis

Watch: six-week-old calf sells for €1,400 in Ennis
2 Competition: Win a Husqvarna mower worth €30,000 with the Irish Farmers Journal

Competition: Win a Husqvarna mower worth €30,000 with the Irish Farmers Journal
3 Farm visits make me question what I do

Farm visits make me question what I do
4 Camera at the Mart:record-shattering Cahersiveen sale sees 63% break €2,000 mark

Camera at the Mart:record-shattering Cahersiveen sale sees 63% break €2,000 mark

5 Farmer Writes: settling in with dogs and sheep in Co Tyrone

Farmer Writes: settling in with dogs and sheep in Co Tyrone

 

6 Autumn-born suckler weanlings up €700/head

Autumn-born suckler weanlings up €700/head
7 Camera at the Mart: weanlings cross €7/kg in Castlerea

Camera at the Mart: weanlings cross €7/kg in Castlerea
8 Camera at the Mart: top of €2,550 for weanlings in Macroom

Camera at the Mart: top of €2,550 for weanlings in Macroom
9 Farm organisations to be hauled before Ag Committee

Farm organisations to be hauled before Ag Committee
10 Beef farmers should 'sell hard' as factory supply tightens - IFA

Beef farmers should 'sell hard' as factory supply tightens - IFA