Beef
Pedigree world: A Limousin bull with a lasting impact
Dauphin is one of the most successful Limousin sires of the past 25 years, after coming through the French Sersia...
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Machinery
Farmers urged to 'switch off' work lamps before road use this winter
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has urged farmers to ‘switch off’ their work lamps before taking to the road this...
Dairy
Proposed Dutch dairy cull could help to maintain EU milk prices
Farm lobby groups are putting pressure on the Dutch government to introduce a cow culling policy, which would see up...
Machinery
Latest New Holland balers designed for higher productivity
The latest New Holland balers are designed for high bale quality and productivity, with both a single baler and combi-unit...
Sheep
19-years-old and breeding one of the best Texel pedigree flocks in the country
Darragh Cunniffe is just 19-years-old and is already breeding one of the best pedigree Texel flocks in the country. Cunniffe,...
Agri-Business
First liquid nitrogen futures market launched
Euronext, a European stock exchange based in the Netherlands, has confirmed the opening of, what it claims to be, the...
Beef
Video: A robotic feeding system with a difference in Co. Cork
Glen South Farm finishes close on 1,200 cattle on an annual basis on the outskirts of Banteer, Co. Cork. Since...
N.Ireland
Deer carcass and firearms seized after vehicle is stopped
Firearms and a deer carcass were seized by the Police Service of Northern Ireland after a vehicle was stopped as...
N.Ireland
Deer carcass and firearms seized after vehicle is stopped
Firearms and a deer carcass were seized by the Police Service of Northern Ireland after a vehicle was stopped as...
Machinery
Check out the latest hay and forage equipment from Massey Ferguson
Massey Ferguson recently introduced a full-line up of grassland machinery at the EIMA machinery show in Italy, including mowers, tedders and...
Dairy
Map: EU milk production fell in September, but remains up on the year-to-date
EU milk collections decreased by 3% in September 2016 compared to September 2015, the latest figures from the EU Milk...
Agri-Business
Monsanto to acquire European farm software company
Climate Corporation, a subsidiary to Monsanto, has agreed a deal to purchase a European farm data company. VitalFields is an Estonian...
Beef
Managing herd health on a 1,200 head finishing unit
Glen South Farm finishes 1,200 cattle on an annual basis and since its formation herd health has played a key role...
Dairy
Over 20,000t of skimmed milk powder to be released from intervention stocks
A tender procedure to release the first amounts (22,500t) of skimmed milk powder (SMP) out of public intervention stocks will...
Dairy
Sustainability of North's dairy industry 'questionable' post-Brexit
Without the option of free movement of raw milk, product and staff, the sustainability of Northern Ireland’s dairy industry, in...
Beef
Cattle trade remains stable as Turkish export market supports lighter stock
The cattle trade remained steady in marts throughout the country this week, with mart managers saying that the Turkish export market...
Machinery
Improvements to Hi-Spec spreader will see manure evenly spread to 24m
Hi-Spec Engineering has decided to give its Xcel 1250 manure spreader a complete overhaul on its 10 year anniversary. The new Xcel...
World News
Canada to be short over 110,000 agriculture workers by 2025 - would you go?
The Canadian agriculture workforce could be short workers for 114,000 jobs by 2025, as the gap between labour demand and...
