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'What aboutism' won’t solve water quality issues - Teagasc
Niamh Murphy
Speaking at a Lakeland Dairies farm walk on Friday, Joe Patton of Teagasc told farmers that they must accept responsibility for the water quality issue.
1 May 2024 Northern Ireland
Moy Park increases payment to growers
On a typical broiler unit with 40,000 birds and seven crops per year, the higher stocking density pay rise equates to over £11,000.
14 April 2024 News
Not enough milk and too much capacity means co-ops face another difficult year
Investments in capacity need to process enough product to run efficiently.
Muir pushes London for more farm money
At present, NI receives around £300m of ring-fenced funding each year for direct payments to farmers
27 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Rise in NI dairy profits forecast
Economic modelling by The Andersons Centre is based on a typical 150-cow dairy herd in Northern Ireland.
27 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Dairy beef on the edge
The value of good farm infrastructure was on display at the DairyBeef 500 farm walk near Union Hall in west Cork recently. Stock have had almost three weeks at grass in February. Tommy Moyles reports.
13 March 2024 Grass & feeding
ESB profits soar to €868m in 2023
Electricity generator says profitability needs to be maintained to fund investment plans.
7 March 2024 News
Devenish made £14.2m loss in 2023 ahead of significant restructuring
Northern Ireland animal nutrition company moves to focus on core business.
6 March 2024 News
Registration open for IFJ / LMC conference
The event takes place on Thursday 21 March at the Glenavon House Hotel, Cookstown
21 February 2024 Northern Ireland
Positive outlook for 2024 pig trade
Adam Woods reports from the Bord Bia meat marketing seminar where Joe Burke gave an overview of the 2023 trade and looked forward to 2024.
21 February 2024 Pigs
Is there profit potential in dairy-beef systems?
Nicky Byrne, Ellen Fitzpatrick and Jamie O’ Driscoll from Teagasc take a look at the profit potential in dairy-beef systems.
21 February 2024 Breeding & health
Fall in feed ingredient prices should see continued profitability
Thankfully, feed prices improved throughout 2023, writes Ciarán Carroll, Teagasc.
21 February 2024 Pigs