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No hassle in Oldcastle for Manhattan
Martin Merrick
Limerick breeder Aisling Burke saw her classy, black heifer collect a host of accolades at this years’ Oldcastle Show.
24 July 2024 Milk quality
Protecting water quality in Limerick
Big investments have taken place on this farm as the Cremin family look to safeguard water quality while not compromising the grass based model.
3 July 2024 News
Over 1,600 farmers to lose land to Limerick- Cork motorway
The M20 project coordinator said the CPOs will issue when planning permission for the road is submitted to An Bord Pleanála next year.
Camera at the Mart: factory buyers drive forward store trade in Kilmallock
factory buyers were very active for forward stock in Kilmallock this week, with exporters keeping a solid floor under the calf trade.
3 July 2024 Markets
Limousin or Angus?
The Dealer has news of a coming together of cattle breeds in the west at the weekend.
3 July 2024 Dealer
Farmers call for retirement scheme’s return
A conference on succession in Limerick hears calls for the reintroduction of a farm retirement scheme, to boost farm transfers and generational change.
3 July 2024 Farmer Writes
New dairy PO has a foot in three counties
The leadership of the newly formed Munster Dairy Producers Organisation is shared among the three counties that supply almost all Kerry Dairy Ireland's milk
26 June 2024 Dealer
€34,000 loss after 34 years growing ash
John Reardon's 8ha ash plantation is now covered with a 2m high blanket of briars.
19 June 2024 News
Young Stock Podcast: innovation and entrepreneurship with Nick Cotter
This week, Anne O’Donoghue chats to young entrepreneur and sheep farmer Nick Cotter of Cotter Agritech about his various business ventures.
17 June 2024 News
What was behind the Thurles 'trespass' rumble?
The big imponderable departing Thurles last Sunday was whether John and Brian would make up if their counties meet again.
12 June 2024 Dealer
Limerick conference to tackle succession
The Irish Rural History and Policy Conference will assess the significance of the Succession Act of 1965 and trace developments in this area into the modern era.
12 June 2024 News
Limerick dairy farm makes over €4m at auction
Farmers from all over the country travelled to view the farm and 15 registered to bid.
30 May 2024 News