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Weather grinds turnout and fieldwork to a halt
Rachel Donovan
The national fodder and food security committee is to meet on Friday to see what fodder stocks are like around the country.
27 March 2024 Letters
Diary note: BSAS annual conference in Belfast
The British Society of Animal Science’s (BSAS) annual conference is set to take place in Belfast from 9 to 11April 2024, coinciding with the society's 80th anniversary celebrations.
27 March 2024 Dealer
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.
Two years without stopping: Keenan’s revamped Mechfibre+ sticking the pace
Keenan launched its updated MechFiber+ range of paddle feeders two years. Midland’s farm Cows.ie bought the first 28m3 machine, and it hasn’t had a day off in two years. Peter Thomas Keaveney reports.
27 March 2024 Farm machinery
Urgent clarity needed for farmers on net zero definition - study
Researchers in the University of Galway analysed the strengths and weaknesses of different definitions of net zero.
Beef prices: no Easter bounce for quotes
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest factory quotes for finished animals.
25 March 2024 Markets
Feed sales surge whilst fertiliser hits new low
The 12% drop in fertiliser deliveries in NI last year is notable given that prices were well down from record highs seen the year before
20 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Farmer Writes: soil, slurry and sheep
It's amazing how a slight change in the weather can affect livestock performance, writes James Strain.
19 March 2024 Farmer Writes
Shorthorn Express sets sail with 2,300 bulls
Adam Woods has the latest on the live export trade and news of an increase in beef quotes this week.
13 March 2024 Markets
Camera at the Mart: high prices for top quality in Templemore
The trade peaked with a 30-month-old Charolais-cross-Limousin bullock weighing 860kg that sold for €2,800, reports Shanon Kinahan.
13 March 2024 Markets
Cattle farmer frustration hitting new highs
With weather, ACRES, and nitrates issues on top to the distrust of the revamped ICBF index, anger is being expressed at meetings across the country.
13 March 2024 Dealer
Regulator to investigate UK corporate vet firms
A consultation exercise, which aims to gather views from the public, opened for responses on Tuesday.
13 March 2024 Northern Ireland