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Bullocks to £3,650 at Markethill Christmas sale

The Christmas show and sale saw prices reaching a top price of £3,650 in Markethill Mart

Beef Trends: quotes up again

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including news of quotes increasing again this week.

Trump is costing Kerry Co-op money

Developments in the US may have a large influence on the final bill for the co-op.

Teagasc research sounds alarm on social vulnerability of farms

Caitríona Morrissey take a closer look at Teagasc

Editorial: get your questions ready

The canvassers are knocking and there are lots of important rural topics to discuss, writes Ciara Leahy.

Bluetongue outbreak implications laid bare

Adam Woods reports from the Teagasc beef conference which took place in Carrick-on-Shannon this week.

FTMTA Farm Machinery Show highlights continued

Last week the hugely successful FTMTA Farm Machinery Show took place at Punchestown Event Centre. Gary Abbott looks at part two of the shows hig…

Concerns over farm privacy and vet workloads with new medicine rules

James Hanly asked merchants, co-ops and vets for their opinions of the changes signed into law by Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue.

Editorial: political promises broken on land tax

The fact that over 6,000 farmers turned up to from all over Northern Ireland on Monday night answers a lot.

Regulations, clover and looming problems

Matt Dempsey reports on this year’s Nuffield Ireland conference, which focused on shaping the future of Irish agriculture.

Analysis: farming promises in party manifestos

With detailed manifestos from all the major parties listing specific costed policies for farming, what exactly is on offer?

Harris to revamp farming payments

The Taoiseach says that the

Traditional hay milk farming makes a profitable comeback in Austria

While Johann Schinwald farms using the traditional Austrian hay milk method, he has invested in modern technology to make this work. Claire McCo…

French lessons to be had for sheep trade

They target expensive meal at young, growing lambs for a short period and grow high-protein crops with little inputs on land, that traditionally…

Ground-nesting birds declining faster than other species, report warns

The new data came from the UCD School of Agriculture and the Spanish research institute, Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IRE…

Maggie Molloy:

Owning a home in a rural area is possible for many – that’s if potential buyers are willing to think outside the box, Cheap Irish Homes star Mag…

Farmhand appoints new harvester dealers for NI

Farmhand has just appointed Irwin Brothers in Co. Fermanagh and McMullan Agri in Co. Antrim as BiG X forager dealers for Northern Ireland.

High volume of calls from farmers to Make the Moove

The biggest spike in calls has been from farmers worried about fodder, Macra president Elaine Houlihan said.