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Jack Kennedy

Jack Kennedy is the Editor with the Irish Farmers Journal, which he joined in October 2002. His main areas of responsibility relate to outlining the best existing and emerging technology inside the farm gate to dairy farmers. He previously worked as a researcher at Moorepark Grassland and Dairy Research Centre. He hails from a farming background in Cahir, Co Tipperary. He has a degree from the University College Dublin in Agriculture and a doctorate from Moorepark and UCD. His interests outside of farming are cycling and following all sports.

Farm Tech Talk: storm Éowyn, lambing and milk price

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Editorial: storm Éowyn's impact significant

Editorial: storm Éowyn's impact significant

The storm has also reinforced the very basic needs in new homes in rural Ireland of at least leaving the option of a timber stove possible in new builds.

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Farm Tech Talk: dairy beef margins and lamb prices

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Editorial: silent boom of the beef market

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We do have to recognise the muscle of the beef superpowers when they put their minds to exporting.

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Editorial: clear messages at IFA AGM

Editorial: clear messages at IFA AGM

IFA AGM address - Francie Gorman called out the imbalance between environmental, economic and social policy.

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Editorial: loyalty on show for Liffey Mills

Editorial: loyalty on show for Liffey Mills

Loyal and informed customer base on display at Liffey Mills meeting this week.

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Dairygold tillage conference

Dairygold tillage conference

Cultivation workload can be spread out much more in the season and potentially this could reduce costs significantly.

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Farm Tech Talk: new TB proposals, higher Irish sheep prices and calf housing

Farm Tech Talk: new TB proposals, higher Irish sheep prices and calf housing

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Editorial: Looking into 2025 – TB change needed
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Editorial: Looking into 2025 – TB change needed

We are spending €170m on the island trying to eradicate TB, on top of lost output and further on farm cost while the numbers are going the wrong way.

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Editorial: Dairygold price row

Editorial: Dairygold price row

Linking a contractual milk supply arrangement and subsequently tying in a trading requirement with an annual milk price top-up makes for lazy management.

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