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McCarthy to lead €8.5m investment in methane-reducing additives

GlasPort Bio is a Galway biotechnology company which has developed the methane-reducing feed additive RumenGlas and methane-reducing slurry additive GasAbate.

13 December 2024 CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT
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Record 50k drop in suckler cow numbers

Adam Woods has the latest on suckler numbers and what direction they are headed

11 December 2024 MARKETS
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FCI national contractor conference next week

The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors (FCI) National Agricultural Contractor Conference will take place at the Killeshin Hotel, Portlaoise, on Wednesday 4 December at 11am.

27 November 2024 NEWS
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Teagasc Beef Conference: what carcase weight can clover deliver?

Adam Woods reports from the Teagasc beef conference which took place in Carrick-on-Shannon last week.

27 November 2024
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Interest rates a killer for profitability

Speaking at the session on farm profitability, a Co Cork dairy farmer said that increased interest rates were cost that ate into profit in 2023.

27 November 2024
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Dealing with empty days and missed opportunities

Louise Clarke, pig specialist at Teagasc, Ballyhaise, takes a look at empty days in sows and the cost involved.

2 November 2024 PIGS
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Profitability and nature work ‘hand-in-hand’

Shane Fitzgerald and his fiancé Kate Curran received an award recognising the work they have done for nature at the annual Farming for Nature Gathering at the weekend.

30 October 2024 NEWS
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What a no vote might mean for Arrabawn and Tipperary

Members of either co-op can kill the merger in votes on 7 November

30 October 2024 NEWS

12 farmers to receive awards for contribution to nature

Award winner, dairy farmer Shane Fitzgerald, who is in derogation, said he wants to show that nature does not have to come at the expense of profitability.

26 October 2024 NEWS