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Beef
Grass buyers light up cattle trade
Adam Woods
Better weather has brought renewed confidence to the cattle and sheep trade this week.
24 April 2024 News
Milk supplies down 7% to end of March
Southern processors were hardest hit with Barryroe Co-op back 10% on 2023 levels and Dairygold Co-op back 8.6%.
24 April 2024 Renewables
Developers eye up 200ac sites for solar leases
Solid legal advice is key to farmers getting watertight lease agreements with solar developers, a Teagasc energy expert stated.
Spring lamb prices heading for €10/kg
Base quotes for quality assured lambs have increased by 20c/kg to 30c/kg and are now averaging around €9.70/kg, with those handling big numbers pushing returns upwards of €10/kg.
24 April 2024 Markets
Win €1,000 as we celebrate the 1,000th Irish Farmers Journal podcast
We are delighted to announce the release of our 1,000th podcast - thank you for listening!
24 April 2024 News
How Ireland's MEPs voted on key farming issues from 2019 to 2024
With votes from CAP to Brexit to nature restoration coming before the European Parliament over the last five years, how have our MEPs voted?
24 April 2024 News
Opposition to Mayo forestry planting by French firm
Locals claim that 50% of the lands at Craggagh, between Balla and Kiltimagh, is already planted to Sitka spruce and other conifers.
24 April 2024 News
Positivity mixed with unknowns needs leadership
The 2023 results do nothing to recognise what is happening at farm level as the rug is being pulled from under farmers.
24 April 2024 Viewpoints
More growers leave Moy Park for eggs
Before eggs packers started recruiting existing poultry units, Moy Park had firm control over its supply chain.
24 April 2024 Northern Ireland
Are herbicides effective on broadleaved weeds in your crops?
Effective spring weed control, including of herbicide-resistant broadleaved weeds, requires products with different modes of action, writes Teagasc researcher Vijaya Bhaskar.
24 April 2024 Crops
In pictures: 2002 New Holland TM150 sells for €21,000 at Carlow auction
Last Wednesday, 2,500 people watched an online machinery auction where 120 lots were offered by Michael Doyle Auctions with a 2002 New Holland TM150 topping the poll, selling for €21,000.
24 April 2024 News
Quarter one tractor registrations back 8% on 2023
Recent FTMTA figures show that 216 new tractors were registered in March this year, 13% less than March 2023 as figures for the first quarter of 2024 are back 8% at 878 units.
24 April 2024 News