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20,000 water quality ‘issues’ identified on farms in last 5 years
A total of 20,000 issues relating to water quality have been identified on Irish farms over the last five years, according to Teagasc director, professor Frank O’Mara. In a briefing to Oireachtas and...
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Listen: ICBF chief discusses changes to beef breeding index
The chief executive officer (CEO) of the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) has said that he doesn’t agree with farmers blindly selecting animals based on their star rating. Sean Coughlan was...
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‘Soil science delivering tangible climate mitigation measures’
Soil science is delivering very real and tangible climate change mitigation measures on behalf of Irish agriculture. This was the view expressed by Teagasc’s Dr. David Wall, during his presentation to...
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Drainage work must deliver over a prolonged period of time
Drainage work does not come cheap. It is a significant investment on all farms that must pay for itself in a very meaningful sense. In the opinion of Teagasc soil hydrology specialist, Pat Tuohy, this...
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Gort sheep farmer’s building repair provides roosting area for bats
A sheep farmer from Ballylee, Gort, Co. Galway who has just concluded work on her repair project under the latest tranche of the Traditional Farm Buildings grant scheme, was required to apply for a...
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Eurogene hosting ‘future solutions’ breeding events
Eurogene in association with Teagasc are hosting future solutions information meeting accross the country over the coming weeks. The events will cover a number of topics, including the significant...
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Suckler farmers ‘have lost faith in ICBF, Teagasc and DAFM’
The five Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) county chairpeople in Connacht have released a joint statement saying that suckler farmers “have lost faith” in the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF),...
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Factory quotes: Beef price continues in positive direction
This weeks factory quotes have seen beef prices continue to move in a positive direction with further price increases seen for all types of cattle. With just two full weeks and one three-day week...
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Lack of consultation on beef index changes raised at IBLA meeting
Representatives from beef breed societies have voiced their anger about a lack of consultation in advance of beef breeding index changes. The concerns were raised during a meeting organised by the...
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Beef price trends echoing last year but will uplift continue?
This weeks factory quotes have seen beef prices rise again for all types of cattle, and despite weekly kills being higher than equivalent weeks of last year, processors are increasingly keen for...
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Autumn-calving: Selecting dairy and beef sires
Autumn-calving herds will be starting the breeding of cows in just a few weeks, so it is important that you select the correct sires for your herd. For farms that are milking cows during the winter or...
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Tillage: Fieldwork priorities between now and Christmas
Teagasc tillage specialist, Shay Phelan, has highlighted a number of fieldwork priorities for tillage farmers, which should be addressed in the run-up to Christmas. The dry spell of weather at the...
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Milk Quality Ireland calls for ‘restoration of VAT refund’
Milk Quality Ireland has today (Tuesday, December 12) called on the government to restore the value added tax (VAT) refund for essential farm infrastructure. The cross-sector collaborative body...
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ICBF due before agri committee as breed societies vent anger
The Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine is set to hear from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) later this morning, Wednesday, December 13. The main focus of the meeting...
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Are slurry storage requirements likely to increase?
Farmers will most likely see an increase in slurry storage requirements as a result of ongoing research to determine if current storage requirement figures are accurate. The Department of Agriculture,...
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ICBF: Index change reversal would ‘create chaos’
The Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) chief executive officer (CEO), Sean Coughlan, has said that if the changes to the beef breeding indexes were reversed, it would “create even more chaos”....
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The importance of winter maintenance of sprayers
With the days fast-shortening, now is the time for tillage farmers to get on with the winter maintenance of sprayers. This is an issue addressed in-depth by Teagasc machinery specialist, Dermot...
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Call for ‘independent review’ of ICBF beef index changes
A member of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine is calling on the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) to immediately suspend its recent re-classification of beef breeding...
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Macra: Revenue needs to provide clarity on farmer VAT refunds
Macra has called on Revenue to provide “clarity and certainty” on Value Added Tax (VAT) refunds on prescribed capital investments for unregistered farmers. The farm organisation said that the...
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Minister to back SCEP participants in index changes
With much debate surrounding changes to the beef breeding index, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine said he is “making sure” that farmers in the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme...
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