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    FARMING

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    • NewsPlus Artikel

      Blacklist of bad payers discussed by marts

      A database of bad payers at marts was mooted at a recent meeting of mart managers and their …

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      Why this 25-year-old Donegal farmer with 500 sheep and 60 sucklers is confident about the future of Irish farming

    • Legal AdvicePlus Artikel

      ‘We don’t want to get bogged down in dispute with neighbours over boundaries on our family turf plot’

    • NewsPlus Artikel

      Judge directs owner of halal meat plant to attend court over failure to fully pay off €16,931 debt

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      ‘Treating a sick animal and bringing new life into the world is incredibly rewarding’ – Leitrim UCD vet student

    • SheepPlus Artikel

      ‘Over the summer, I could shear between 10,000-15,000 sheep’

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      Proposal for TB labelling at marts to focus on cows only, Department confirms

    • DairyPlus Artikel

      ‘Dairy needs attention-grabbing communication’ – National Dairy Council CEO Emma Walls

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      Beef farmers warned to brace for bigger tax bills as incomes surge

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      ‘It is a very big conundrum – who is going to be farming our land in 20 years’ time?’

    • SheepPlus Artikel

      Lamb prices finally stabilise as kill numbers continue to slide

    • SheepPlus Artikel

      Why is beef flying while lamb prices are floundering?

    • FarmingPlus Artikel

      It pays to keep calves performing and grouping by size and age can help ensure even competition

    • CommentPlus Artikel

      Hannah Quinn-Mulligan: With cattle prices through the roof I’m not sure I can afford to buy beef for the farm shop

    • FarmingPlus Artikel

      Power washing vital to stop disease spreading

    • BeefPlus Artikel

      Dwindling numbers of feeder cattle forcing factories to halt beef price pulls

    • FarmingPlus Artikel

      Measures I take to help improve water quality

    • TillagePlus Artikel

      Now is a golden opportunity for growers to step away from the day-to-day and dream up fresh ideas for the future

    • SheepPlus Artikel

      A key area of improvement for the future will be to reduce the lambing spread

    • NewsPlus Artikel

      Dairy incomes continue to power away from other enterprises

    • Farm PropertyPlus Artikel

      Roadside 30.5ac Tipp farm sells for almost €20,000/ac

    • Farm PropertyPlus Artikel

      74ac residential Kilmallock farm on the market for €420,000

    • Farm PropertyPlus Artikel

      ‘Superb’ Wexford house on 41ac guided at €1.3m

    • BeefPlus Artikel

      How our kill-out figures confirmed we’re on the right track

    • BeefPlus Artikel

      Farmers being priced out of the market for light stores as shippers dominate mart trade

    • NewsPlus Artikel

      FOI documents reveal regulator’s concerns over finances at livestock marts

    BeefMore

    Plus Artikel

    How our kill-out figures confirmed we’re on the right track

    Plus Artikel

    Dwindling numbers of feeder cattle forcing factories to halt beef price pulls

    Plus Artikel

    Farmers being priced out of the market for light stores as shippers dominate mart trade

    Plus Artikel

    How to spot the signs of sunburn in cattle – it’s a problem that’s more than just skin deep

    Plus Artikel

    What this Tipperary farmer credits for his successful continental store-to-beef farm

    Plus Artikel

    Japan’s beef farmers can get up to €250/kg for the right cattle – but will the Wagyu business survive?

    MachineryMore Machinery

    Deere predicts Brazil machinery sales will surpass Europe figures in 10 years

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    Built to order, backed by family – how the third generation is driving the future of Abbey Machinery

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    Peter Hynes: Stop complaining that tractors go too fast on rural roads – it’s just not true

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    A rugged, reliable status symbol of Rural Ireland – but can farmers still justify a Land Cruiser?

    Newly unveiled: It’s the first all-new model of Toyota’s Land Cruiser commercial in 15 years

    Plus Artikel

    Avenger 4Xe review: Jeep go back to the future with a genuine off-roader for the farm

    Agri-BusinessMore

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    How buying two pet goats with Communion money turned into a goat’s milk soap and skincare business

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    IFA raises alarm over CAP as Germany pushes back on bigger EU budget

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    Them bones, them bones... they still need calcium, but how will the National Dairy Council convince the next generation of that?

    Plus Artikel

    Poultry broiler sector removed from VAT flat rate scheme after ‘significant over compensation’ found

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    How to manage cash flow in the good times so your farm enterprise doesn’t suffer

    Plus Artikel

    Higher food prices for consumers are here to stay, says Agriculture Minister on trip to boost sales in Japan

    DairyMore Dairy

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    ‘Dairy needs attention-grabbing communication’ – National Dairy Council CEO Emma Walls

    Plus Artikel

    Peter Hynes: How a controlled calf-rearing system boosted our heifer performance

    Plus Artikel

    Gillian O’Sullivan: After 16 years’ milking, I thought I was good...then I started milking with my husband

    Plus Artikel

    Henry Walsh: More storms will come our way – so will our new structures still be standing in decades to come?

    Plus Artikel

    €60m boost to dairy incomes as milk intake jumps 12pc

    Plus Artikel

    Why it’s time to get rid of my teaser bull

    TillageMore

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    Now is a golden opportunity for growers to step away from the day-to-day and dream up fresh ideas for the future

    Plus Artikel

    AI is taking weather forecasting to the next level – but should we trust the tech giants?

    Plus Artikel

    How to get the most from your maize

    Plus Artikel

    Are farmers really better off than they were 40 years ago?

    Plus Artikel

    The world is running out of farmers – so we’re going to run out of food

    Plus Artikel

    This Carlow tillage farmer was ‘daunted’ by the idea of converting to organic – so he did it in stages

    SheepMore

    Plus Artikel

    A key area of improvement for the future will be to reduce the lambing spread

    Plus Artikel

    ‘Over the summer, I could shear between 10,000-15,000 sheep’

    Plus Artikel

    Lamb prices finally stabilise as kill numbers continue to slide

    Plus Artikel

    Why is beef flying while lamb prices are floundering?

    Plus Artikel

    Why this 25-year-old Donegal farmer with 500 sheep and 60 sucklers is confident about the future of Irish farming

    Plus Artikel

    More cuts to factory quotes but mart prices hold steady

    Farm PropertyMore Farm Property

    Plus Artikel

    ‘Superb’ Wexford house on 41ac guided at €1.3m

    Plus Artikel

    74ac residential Kilmallock farm on the market for €420,000

    Plus Artikel

    Roadside 30.5ac Tipp farm sells for almost €20,000/ac

    Plus Artikel

    One of NI’s largest farm estates goes on sale for £9m

    25ac of Wicklow land rewilded for 20 years on market for €225,000

    Plus Artikel

    Co Meath dairy farm to go under the hammer with guide price of €2.3m

    Legal AdviceMore Legal Advice

    Plus Artikel

    ‘We don’t want to get bogged down in dispute with neighbours over boundaries on our family turf plot’

    Plus Artikel

    ‘Our new neighbour is trying to close off a right of way that’s been there for generations. Can he?’

    Plus Artikel

    ‘Our elderly dad is leaving the farm to us in his will. But his new wife says she is automatically entitled to a third of his estate so we will have to sell the land. Can this be true?’

    Plus Artikel

    ‘I rented a shed but now the landlord has locked me out – and I can’t get to my cattle. What can I do?’

    Plus Artikel

    ‘We paid €40,000 for a log cabin for my father – but now he’s in a home and my brother says the cabin is his’

    Plus Artikel

    ‘My accountant gave me bad advice and now I’ve been hit with a big tax bill. Can I sue him?’

    CommentMore Comment

    Plus Artikel

    Hannah Quinn-Mulligan: With cattle prices through the roof I’m not sure I can afford to buy beef for the farm shop

    Plus Artikel

    Sarah Carey: The future of Irish farming is in our hands, but we must do something now to ensure it survives

    Plus Artikel

    Darragh McCullough: Five years on – what I wish I had known when I first installed my solar panels

    Plus Artikel

    Hannah Quinn-Mulligan: We saved thousands on farm bills – here are six ways you can take back control of your finances

    Plus Artikel

    Angus Woods: Why we need more Irish beef products on supermarket shelves

    Plus Artikel

    Darragh McCullough: Why farming doesn’t have to mean being stuck in a tractor or a milking parlour

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