Tag: farmers

Wicklow rapeseed oil farmer benefits from value-added products

Couple selling bottled milk directly with vending machine

From a pharmacy in London to farm life and a seaweed company

‘Homebred heifers need to calf at 22-26 months otherwise, they become too expensive’ – Teagasc advisor

Will beef-bred calves purchased this year leave a margin?

‘We need to improve export markets for weanlings and not rely as much on Irish beef factories’

Farming 300 calves and 800-acres and operating a haulage and contracting firm

‘My sisters and I were brought up equally, in terms of work on the farm’

‘My goal is to be one of the top pedigree and commercial farmers in Ireland’

‘If calves do not leave, farming is over here’ – Scallon on live exports