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My Farming Week: John Crawford, Dowra, Co Leitrim

This week, we spoke to John Crawford about his own farm and his family’s in-calf heifer business, which saw triplet heifers born recently.

FEATURE 2 April 2025

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Sustainable beef production Australian style

Sustainable beef production Australian style

FEATURE 2 April 2025

Roscommon contractor celebrates 50 years of lime spreading

Roscommon contractor celebrates 50 years of lime spreading

FARM MACHINERY 19 March 2025

Better to farm under the devilish EU subsidies we know than the devil we don’t

Better to farm under the devilish EU subsidies we know than the devil we don’t

Better to farm under the devilish EU subsidies we know than the devil we don’t

FEATURE 19 March 2025

From leafy suburbs to farm ownership in Australia

From leafy suburbs to farm ownership in Australia

From leafy suburbs to farm ownership in Australia

FEATURE 15 March 2025

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Better to farm under the devilish EU subsidies we know than the devil we don’t

Better to farm under the devilish EU subsidies we know than the devil we don’t

Nuffield Scholar Niall Hurson's travels have taken him around the world, including to Australia, which has led him to take an alternative view of our agricultural regulations and subsidy systems.

FEATURE 15 January 2025

From leafy suburbs to farm ownership in Australia

From leafy suburbs to farm ownership in Australia

Nuffield scholar John Keane reports on two first-generation farmers who got their foot on the land ladder in South Australia.

FEATURE 15 January 2025

Getting an extra €975/ha to graze between the trees

Getting an extra €975/ha to graze between the trees

A farmer in Donegal is pairing up Organic Farming Scheme payments with agro-forestry premia, writes Noel Bardon.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 15 January 2025

What can producer organisations do for Irish farmers in the future?

What can producer organisations do for Irish farmers in the future?

Given the official recognition of a number of producer organisations (POs) in Ireland of late, how did these groups come about and what they can provide to farmers.

FEATURE 15 January 2025

Black cattle on green grass: why roan mania hasn’t hit Australia

Black cattle on green grass: why roan mania hasn’t hit Australia

Angus cattle are king across much of Australia and the trend is not set to change any time soon, writes Barry Murphy.

FEATURE 15 January 2025

Is Céide wheat making a Mayo comeback?

Is Céide wheat making a Mayo comeback?

Plans are afoot to get farmers in the northwest to grow the Stone Age and Bronze Age wheat for specialised high-end bakers in the region.

FEATURE 15 January 2025

Shed roof blown away and no power as calving kicks off on Clare dairy farm

Shed roof blown away and no power as calving kicks off on Clare dairy farm

West Clare dairy farmer Niall Reidy speaks to Anne O’Donoghue about damage to his farm from storm Éowyn and how he is coping coming into the busiest time of the year with no power.

FEATURE 15 January 2025

Alternative grassland management to address the nitrates challenge

Alternative grassland management to address the nitrates challenge

For his Nuffield scholarship, David Fennelly examined the root causes of high nitrogen levels in water bodies and what can be done to improve water quality in this regard.

FEATURE 15 January 2025

Lessons in sustainable horticulture

Lessons in sustainable horticulture

With a background in the horticulture, Liagh Whelehan examined the commercial viability of new sustainable horticultural practices in the industry.

FEATURE 15 January 2025

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New for 2025: Syngenta enters grassland market with CASPER ®

Syngenta Ireland recently launched CASPER®, a new broadleaved weed herbicide for newly sown and established grassland.

New for 2025: Syngenta enters grassland market with CASPER ®

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