Agri-Business
What are the rates for using your machinery on a TAMS project?
Many farmers may currently be considering applying for grants under the new Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) to construct...
Labour
Rural Life
Study finds good work organisation on-farm can reduce hours
A study involving 55 Irish dairy farms has found that attention to how work is organised can significantly reduce work...
Sponsored
Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Dairy News
Changes to employment permits to tackle dairy labour shortage
Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Damien English has today (Friday, December 16) announced changes to the employment...
Dairy Technical
Improving labour efficiency on dairy farms
Dairy farming is a labour-intensive job and certain parts of the year require higher amounts than others. Following the increase...
Dairy Technical
Dairy advice: Finding staff for spring
A large number of dairy farms have experienced significant levels of expansion in recent years, which now means that extra...
Dairy Technical
Flexible working hours for staff on dairy farms
Flexible working hours are what most people in modern society are looking for, and the Covid-19 pandemic very much highlighted...
Agri-Business
Ifac report: Agree farm wages on 'gross' basis to save costs
Ifac has advised farmers to agree wages with their employees on a gross basis to avoid additional costs due to...
Dairy Technical
Attracting and keeping staff on dairy farms
Attracting and keeping staff on many Irish dairy farms continues to be an issue as the busy spring-calving period approaches....
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Dairy Technical
What kind of labour will suit your dairy farm best?
Labour continues to be an issue on many Irish dairy farms, with good help hard to find and even harder...
Agri-Business
Department conducts review of non-EEA work permit scheme
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment is currently reviewing the occupations lists of a work permit pilot scheme to...
Dairy Focus
Dairy Focus: 'Walk and Talk' on Macra president's farm
Earlier this week, John Keane hosted a Macra na Feirme Young Farmer Development Group (YFDG) ‘Walk and Talk’ on his...
Agri Politics
Minister urged to 'fast-track' forestry legislation to 'prevent infected timber import'
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has been called on by Labour TD Seán Sherlock to “fast-track...
Agri Politics
Consumers 'can have cheap food or pay a fair price - not both'
Consumers can either have cheap fruit and vegetables or pay a fair price to farmers and workers – not both,...
Dairy
Fancy milking your herd 13 times per week?
Milking your herd 13 times in a week may seem confusing for some, but it is common practice on many...
Sponsored
Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
Dairy
10% of farmers don't finish milking until after 9:00pm - study
A recent Teagasc study looked at the milking time distributions on Irish dairy farms. 37 commercial dairy farmers were involved...
Dairy
What sets the most efficient dairy farmers apart?
Results of a Teagasc study, which analysed labour issues on 38 dairy farms – with herd sizes ranging from 60...
Agri-Business
'Perfect storm' for agricultural workforce
The ability of agricultural industries to attract the people they need to sustain themselves is a concern shared in most...
Dairy
Dairy focus: Two generations drive toward 300 cows in Co. Sligo
Farming in Easkey, Co. Sligo, the Dunphy family has overseen a major expansion of their dairy farm in recent years....