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Contractors on labour: 'novices looking for big money are not worth it'

Rachel Donovan spoke to a number of contractors to see how they're fixed for drivers ahead of the busy summer period.

NEWS 8 May 2025

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Beef Management: nitrogen and silage, grass quality and BISS deadline looming

Beef Management: nitrogen and silage, grass quality and BISS deadline looming

MANAGEMENT 7 May 2025

Silage contractor charges likely to stay steady

Silage contractor charges likely to stay steady

NORTHERN IRELAND 30 April 2025

My Farming Week: Jim White, Mullinahone, Co Tipperary

My Farming Week: Jim White, Mullinahone, Co Tipperary

My Farming Week: Jim White, Mullinahone, Co Tipperary

NEWS 23 April 2025

Teagasc researchers among BSAS award winners

Teagasc researchers among BSAS award winners

Teagasc researchers among BSAS award winners

NEWS 21 April 2025

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Big-bale silage: a 45-year retrospection

Big-bale silage: a 45-year retrospection

While big-bale silage is well accepted today, Michael Moroney looks back to the early days of the system and his first introduction to the system in 1980.

FARM MACHINERY 9 April 2025

Clampdown on farm plastic returns

Clampdown on farm plastic returns

There are stricter rules ahead for farmers disposing of silage plastic this year.

NEWS 9 April 2025

Non-stop baling keeps Galway contractor moving

Non-stop baling keeps Galway contractor moving

Peter Thomas Keaveney caught up with Sean Gilligan, a Galway contractor baling for three decades who made the move to a Kverneland FastBale ahead of last season.

FARM MACHINERY 9 April 2025

Farmer Writes: grass is flying it

Farmer Writes: grass is flying it

All cows are calved now, and they’re on 4kg of a breeder nut along with an allocation of 17kg DM of grass.

FARMER WRITES 9 April 2025

Is it time to rethink round bale pricing?

Is it time to rethink round bale pricing?

Fergal O’Sullivan spoke with Irish contractors to understand why they believe the current payment system per bale is outdated and what needs to change so bale density is rewarded and not punished.

CONTRACTING 9 April 2025

Agricultural tyre levy will create ‘tyre-based black economy’ - IFA

Agricultural tyre levy will create ‘tyre-based black economy’ - IFA

The IFA urged the government to retain the current derogation until market imbalance issues are addressed and a practical disposal system for existing waste tyres on farms is put in place.

NEWS 9 April 2025

Old-style meadow lettings making a comeback

Old-style meadow lettings making a comeback

The general run of prices is €150/ac for a single cut and €250/ac where a second cut is taken.

NEWS 9 April 2025

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Levelling up calf rearing with Teemore Mono Calf Building

Proper calf shed ventilation is crucial for maximising calf performance and profitability.

Levelling up calf rearing with Teemore Mono Calf Building

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