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Renewables Roadshow: how to register
Stephen Robb
The Irish Farmers Journal's Renewables Roadshow is set to take place throughout April and will highlight how you can make renewables pay for your farm, business, and home.
 
 
Scanning autumn calving cows before turnout
Scanning autumn calving cows before turnout
If autumn-calving cows have yet to be scanned, it is a job worth carrying out before turnout.
Five tips to prepare store cattle for sale
Five tips to prepare store cattle for sale
Cattle that are well presented in the sale ring will attract greater buying interest. Here are some tips to prepare animals for selling live.
Positive beef outlook for 2024 - ICMSA
Positive beef outlook for 2024 - ICMSA
With factories attempting to 'talk down' the beef trade, the ICMSA are urging farmers to 'hold tough' in the prices being offered, as factory buyers face 'strong competition' from Northern buyers.
Speculation over Ballinakill Mart changes
Speculation over Ballinakill Mart changes
Adam Woods has news of new management at a big midlands mart.
Weather and ground conditions pose risk to early silage cuts
Weather and ground conditions pose risk to early silage cuts
With ground un-trafficable, the chance to get fertiliser out for first cut silage has been slim to none, which may pose an issue with harvesting early silage.
Record rainfall disrupting grazing plans in Mayo
Record rainfall disrupting grazing plans in Mayo
Adam Woods reports from a Teagasc early grass walk in Ballyglass in Co Mayo.
Beef Management: Calf rearing and silage fertiliser
Beef Management: Calf rearing and silage fertiliser
Adam Woods takes a look at calf rearing and silage fertiliser in this week's Beef Management.
UK mart group enters Irish market
UK mart group enters Irish market
The Dealer sees that the UK mart group Harrison and Hetherington is eyeing up the Irish livestock sales market.
Ground conditions causing fieldwork backlog
Ground conditions causing fieldwork backlog
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Cork, Galway, and Derry as growers battle poor ground conditions to get fieldwork done.
Navigating soil test results on Footprint Farms
Navigating soil test results on Footprint Farms
Good nutrient management is about measuring what you can (soil, slurry and crops) and adjusting year on year to improve efficiency and minimise environmental impact across the entire system.
From the Tramlines returns for 2024
From the Tramlines returns for 2024
From the Tramlines is back for another year, with farmers set to share what's happening on their farms in the coming season. Conor Kehoe will keep you up to date each week.
Joined-up thinking on a fragmented holding in Co Antrim
Joined-up thinking on a fragmented holding in Co Antrim
David McBride blurs the false line between farmer and ‘environmentalist’, his love of farming and focus on profit resting easily with a lifelong interest in ornithology, writes Brendan Dunford.
Heart disease risk factors among farmers too significant to ignoreSPONSORED
Heart disease risk factors among farmers too significant to ignore
Health issues including heart disease can be a concern for many working in the farming industry. It is important to understand the risk factors related to heart health and how best to mitigate them.
Steer clear of electricity poles and stay wiresSPONSORED
Steer clear of electricity poles and stay wires
Michael Murray, ESB Networks public safety manager, highlights the importance of identifying risks in the environment you are working in.
Intra-nasal vaccination: a corner stone in calf rearingSPONSORED
Intra-nasal vaccination: a corner stone in calf rearing
Tom Crowley is a busy man! As well as being a family man, he works off farm doing farm building and repairs. On the farm he’s built up a pedigree herd of Aubracs and is rearing 50 dairy-to-beef calves
Bolstering immunity with Bovilis Bovipast RSP: reduce and control pneumoniaSPONSORED
Bolstering immunity with Bovilis Bovipast RSP: reduce and control pneumonia
Sarah Higgins, ruminant and equine veterinary manager with MSD Animal Health, answers some frequently asked questions on bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and Bovilis Bovipast RSP.
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