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'No major changes to in-spec incentives in Northern Ireland'
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) in its latest market bulletin that there will be no major changes to in-spec...
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Decisions with slurry
“With slurry there are two very simple questions to ask: where to Spread? and when to spread?” This was the...
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Native Tree Area Scheme makes planting trees easier
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
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Strategic Worming at Turnout
At this time of year farmers know that preventative worming strategies are important in reducing the parasite burden in their...
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Weekly live exports reach a 3-year high of over 13,000 head
Live cattle exports of 13,123 head were recorded for the week ending 15th of March, according to the Department of...
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Beef to feature more prominently at 2014 Livestock Event
Beef will feature more prominently at The Livestock Event in response to positive exhibitor feedback and visitor demand for more...
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Minister responds to calls for beef regulator
In recent weeks the Government have been called on to appoint a regulator for the meat processing industry. Addressing the...
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Fallen Animal charges raised in the Dail
The issue of fallen animal charges was raised in the Dail yesterday. Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney was asked if...
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Demand remains mixed for beef in key export markets
In its latest update Bord Bia report the cattle trade over the last week saw ongoing strong supplies, with demand...
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Wexford farmer sees benefits of Youngstock Monitoring Technology
Seamus O’Leary, who milks 130 pedigree Holstein Friesian cows at Coolnagree Dairy in Co. Wexford, splits his calving between autumn...
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The second Nitrogen application conundrum
With the month of March coming to a close. Many farmers on drier farms will be in the process of,...
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ICSA labels new regional veterinary lab charges as another stealth tax
ICSA president Patrick Kent has labelled the new regional veterinary laboratory (RVL) charges as “just another stealth tax on farmers.”...
Agri-Business
Teagasc addresses Oireachtas Agriculture Committee
Teagasc Director Professor Gerry Boyle told members of the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee today that his organisation had been flagging up the...
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ICMSA says no to additional BVD testing
The proposal from the Technical Working Group responsible for the oversight of the BVD eradication programme that those farmers who entered...
Agri-Business
Oireachtas to resume hearings on bull beef crisis today
Representatives from Bord Bia, Teagasc and the Livestock Exporters Association are before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and...
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Ó Cuív calls for introduction of beef regulator
Speaking in the run up to last weekend’s Ard Fheis Fianna Fáil’s Agriculture spokesperson Éamon Ó Cuív called for the appointment...
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RDS Announces Opening of Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards
In its sixth year, the RDS Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards celebrates the work of individuals, farming families and...
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EU beef supplies set to recover
In a recent update from Bord Bia Eoin Kelly, Business Analyst, with the organisation outlined the results of the latest...
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Developing countries to play key role in future meat demand
Increases in the global demand for meat over the next decade is expected to be driven by improved economic growth...
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Cattle supplies 25% higher on 2013 last week
Cattle supplies at export meat plants have surged in the past two weeks up 25 per cent and 17 per...
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Farm unions seek clarification on spec requirements
The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) along with National Farmers’ Union, NFU Scotland, NFU Cymru and the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU)...