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Cotter Agritech showcasing new handling equipment
Darren Carty
The company is holding open days next week in Kilkenny and Mayo and will be demonstrating new mobile versions of the Cotter Crate and their automated drenching gun.
Cotter Agritech showcasing new handling equipment
 
 
Watch: milking up to 300 organic ewes at the foot of Mount Olympus in Greece
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Watch: milking up to 300 organic ewes at the foot of Mount Olympus in Greece
Later completion dates for hill farmers in new sheep scheme
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Later completion dates for hill farmers in new sheep scheme
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New campaign to remind dog owners of their responsibilities
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National Sheep Welfare Scheme: reader queries answered
VIDEOS
MANAGEMENT
Sheep Management: days left to sheep welfare scheme deadline
Darren Carty
Sheep Management: days left to sheep welfare scheme deadline
The closing date for the scheme offering payment of €8 per breeding female in return for completing two actions is approaching fast on 21 May 2024.
NSWS payment can help offset global slump in wool prices
Darren Carty
NSWS payment can help offset global slump in wool prices
The scheme offering payment of €8 per ewe in return for completing two actions closes on 21 May 2024.
MARKETS
Sheep Trends: more life as Northern trade rebounds
Darren Carty
Sheep Trends: more life as Northern trade rebounds
Base quotes in factories in Ireland are largely similar, but quotes in plants in Northern Ireland have rebounded strongly, rising by 20p/kg to 30p/kg in some plants.
Sheep mart comment: agents keener for lambs and hoggets
Darren Carty
Sheep mart comment: agents keener for lambs and hoggets
With numbers remaining tight and more competition between factories, agents have been willing to compete with greater intensity in recent days.
GRASS & FEEDING
Timing of treatment critical to optimum weed control
Darren Carty
Timing of treatment critical to optimum weed control
The lift in temperatures in the last two weeks has boosted grass growth rates but the growth of weeds has also taken off.
The Grass Week: grass growth set to rocket, but so are weeds
Martin Merrick
The Grass Week: grass growth set to rocket, but so are weeds
It seems spring has finally sprung (in May) and growth is now exceeding on-farm demands for many, though the conditions will also favour weed growth.
BREEDING & HEALTH
Brand new Zurich Farm Insurance NSBA Crossbreed All-Ireland finals launched
Shanon Kinahan
Brand new Zurich Farm Insurance NSBA Crossbreed All-Ireland finals launched
Shanon Kinahan has all the details of the upcoming and newly launched Zurich Farm Insurance NSBA Crossbreed All-Ireland finals.
What is the prevalence of lameness on Irish sheep farms?
Darren Carty
What is the prevalence of lameness on Irish sheep farms?
Jake Delaney, Teagasc, gives an update on current research establishing the incidence and causes of lameness and also touches on dealing with a spike in cases of scald.
FARM PROGRAMMES
Tillage Podcast: walking crops in sunny Waterford
Siobhán Walsh
Tillage Podcast: walking crops in sunny Waterford
On this week’s show, we chat to a Waterford farmer and have a report on crops across the country from agronomists.
Cereal planting nearing completion
Conor Kehoe
Cereal planting nearing completion
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Dublin, Wexford, and Laois as the planting focus turns to maize and vegetables.
Pedigree cattle and pollinators in Kildare
Brendan Dunford
Pedigree cattle and pollinators in Kildare
The Pollinators EIP Project is a valuable reminder of the role farmers play in integrating biodiversity into farming practice, writes Brendan Dunford.
Tullamore Farm update: collars simplifying heat detection
Martin Merrick
Tullamore Farm update: collars simplifying heat detection
The recently installed heat and health detection collars on Tullamore Farm have started to make breeding much easier on the farm.
Outpacing the field with the only non-stop baler, the Kverneland FastBaleSPONSORED
Outpacing the field with the only non-stop baler, the Kverneland FastBale
In Clogheen, Co Tipperary, Thomas Moloney, alongside his father Jim, has been steering the family business through the evolving landscape of Irish agriculture for over six decades.
How FRS fencing and DURA² helped transform our home and farmSPONSORED
How FRS fencing and DURA² helped transform our home and farm
DURA² fencing provided John Paul Bennett and his wife Laura with a durable and environmentally friendly fencing solution for their home and farm.
Upgrading barley yields with a new fungicide solutionSPONSORED
Upgrading barley yields with a new fungicide solution
Due to relentless wet weather, the spring of 2024 has proven to be an extremely testing time for growers.
Pump up your crops with VIXERAN®SPONSORED
Pump up your crops with VIXERAN®
VIXERAN®, a proven bacteria-based biofertiliser by Syngenta Biologicals, allows your crop to fix nitrogen (N) directly from the atmosphere. This improves nitrogen use efficiency on your farm.
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