Organic dairying is a relatively small but growing sector within the dairy industry in Ireland, writes Dan Clavin, Teagasc organic specialist.
Latest figures from DAFM show...
Most suckler farms that have spring-born calves will be preparing to sell these weanlings in the coming weeks, writes Katie O’Toole, Walsh Scholar, Teagasc Galway/Clare.
Currently,...
A circa 157.80-acre residential holding with sheds and outbuildings has been introduced to the market by Nicholas Dwane Auctioneer and Valuer.
Boasting 1 km of...
26-year-old Cathal Cassidy runs a 200-strong beef herd and 400-ewe flock with his father, Edward, while also working as a ruminant nutritionist with Alltech.
The...
FineStock.ie, a livestock competition website, is the brainchild of an innovative county Armagh beef farmer.
The website, which went live last week, allows entrants to...
Drumderg Farm’s expansion journey has allowed Margaret Little to take an alternative pathway, swapping full-time nursing for life as a full-time farmer.
She farms in...
Aubrac cattle have proven to be game-changers on Alfie Hanbidge’s 70-strong suckler cow herd in Stratford-on-Slaney, Co. Wicklow.
The seventh-generation farmer left school at 14...
Advance payments under the 2020 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) (including Greening), worth €781 million, have commenced issuing, today, (Friday, October 16th). Minister McConalogue has...
“Good” numbers of stock turned out for Castlerea Mart's online-only sale under Level 5 Covid-19 restrictions, according to Brendan Egan.
Store heifers met with a...
