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Weekend weather: showery few days ahead
Noel Bardon
The Easter weekend looks set to bring showery conditions for much of weekend, according to Met Éireann.
Weekend weather: showery few days ahead
Exciting 10 days ahead for pedigree sheep enthusiasts
17 April 2025 Breeding & health
Exciting 10 days ahead for pedigree sheep enthusiasts
Rachel Gallagher previews an exciting 10 days ahead of sales and open days for pedigree sheep breeders.
Tirlán cuts milk price for March
17 April 2025 News
Tirlán cuts milk price for March
The price reduction marks the second consecutive price cut for Tirlán suppliers this year.
Coolmore company granted permission to demolish farm buildings
The Magnier family bought 64ac of land at Parkville, near Clonmel, Co Tipperary, for almost €38,000/ac at auction in March 2024.
17 April 2025 News
IFA encourages farmers to draw full €75/cow from Budget 2025 beef scheme
The IFA sees the 2025 Beef Welfare Scheme's actions as being practical and in line with good farm practice.
17 April 2025 News
Tillage Podcast: walking crops in Tipp and talking resistant weeds
On this week’s show we’re out walking crops with an agronomist in Tipperary and learn about herbicide resistance.
17 April 2025 News
ICSA wants payment limit in Beef Welfare Scheme upped to 100 calves
Increasing the payment limit would better support full-time suckler farmers, according to the ICSA.
17 April 2025 News
Further delays confirmed to flagship biomethane scheme
The news was confirmed at today’s IrBEA seminar, which saw calls for an urgent update by Minister Darragh O'Brien on the status of the renewable heat obligation.
17 April 2025 News
Project proposals sought for farm safety funds
The funding call will be see successful projects awarded funding from the Department of Agriculture's €2.5m farm safety budget for 2025.
17 April 2025 News
Technology For Profit: insight drives impact – meet the winner
Seán Kelly’s success as the overall MSD Animal Health Technology for Profit competition exemplifies a forward-thinking approach to dairy farming in Co Tipperary.
17 April 2025 Advertisers' anouncements
Big Interview: No reason why feed additives ‘can’t be rolled out in morning'
Jack Kennedy and Amy Forde sit down with Marie Donnelly, chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council to talk about the key issues facing Irish farmers.
17 April 2025 News
ACRES scheme to feature new rewetting measure
Farmers could be offered funding to cut land use emissions under a series of commitments listed in the updated Climate Action Plan.
16 April 2025 Climate and environment