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Mike Brady: Bigshots buying up land is hard for local farmers – but it’s not a big issue in the overall market
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Third NI farmer to lose life in accidents over last two weeks remembered as ‘a real gent’
Sheep
Why we’re not doing our own shearing this year
Legal Advice
‘I’m due to inherit part of my uncle’s farm but my aunt has stalled the process for seven years because her son is farming the land. What can I do?’
Comment
Angus Woods: Don’t underestimate the value of farmers’ access to politicians at our local shows
Rural Life
US farmers who say yes to solar power face neighbours' wrath
Dairy
Henry Walsh: Greedy, moody, demanding, not great at sharing – clover has plenty of downsides
Farm Property
12.5ac piece of Wexford land sells for €30,000/ac
Farm Property
€84,000/ac paid for parcel of Meath land
Beef
Collapsing carcass weights add 10c/kg to factory costs
News
Redistribute CAP funds for extensive livestock farming, Ag Commissioner says
Comment
Darragh McCullough: The dos and don’ts of driving an electric vehicle – I’m learning them the hard way
Sheep
Quotes up another 10c/kg – lamb is now €1/kg above this time last year
News
No decision due on proposed changes to veterinary medicines bill
Farming
Eamon O’Connell: Don’t rush to use a wormer — parasites are evolving and soon we’ll be defenceless
Beef
‘Star system is skewed against the traditionally better suckler farmer’
News
Cover crops are key to tillage’s water quality battle – but they come with a warning
Sheep
Tom Staunton: I started breeding mules 40 years ago – and I’ve never looked back
News
Farmer fury as Denmark ends Nitrates Derogation
Farm Property
34ac section of dispersed farm near Athlone makes €63,000/ac
Dairy
Dairy demand from China slumps by 20pc
Beef
Lull in supplies expected despite factory confidence
Sex & Relationships
‘I went speed-dating in the forests of rural Ireland – and it has given me a good reason to delete Tinder’
Comment
Jim O’Brien: Hard work can make you an Olympian? That’s just guff if the genetic lottery or social injustice are against you
Dairy
Inside the TB regionalisation plan – the eradication measure farmers hate

Beef
Like it or not, the fertiliser database is here to stay – so stick to your N and P limits

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Like it or not, the fertiliser database is here to stay – so stick to your N and P limits

Collapsing carcass weights add 10c/kg to factory costs

Lull in supplies expected despite factory confidence

‘Star system is skewed against the traditionally better suckler farmer’

Gerry Giggins: Why straw is worth all the fuss

‘Don’t be rushed into accepting the lower quotes being put out there’

MachineryMore Machinery

Darragh McCullough: The dos and don’ts of driving an electric vehicle – I’m learning them the hard way

VW ID Buzz review: New VW does the Buzzness – at a more affordable price

50 km/h option available on John Deere’s new 6M models

Car insurance, NCT and tax discs to become a thing of past in plans to digitise system

Darragh McCullough: My blinged-up ancient Massey looked the part – but a foul stench derailed my maiden tractor run

How this engineer is solving the farm labour shortage with autonomous tractors

Agri-BusinessMore

Abbott must pay $495 million in premature infant formula trial, issues warning over future of sector

Martin O’Sullivan: Why I’m seeing more farmers struggle with debt and how to help

Farmers in Africa say their soil is dying and chemical fertilizers are in part to blame

Britain becomes first country in Europe to approve lab-grown meat

PepsiCo signs fertiliser deal with Yara to cut food emissions

Why this Limerick catering company boss bought a farm to boost his business

DairyMore Dairy

Dairy demand from China slumps by 20pc

Inside the TB regionalisation plan – the eradication measure farmers hate

Henry Walsh: Greedy, moody, demanding, not great at sharing – clover has plenty of downsides

Eamon O’Connell: I’ve heard all the counter-arguments on the vet med regs – and I’m not backing down

Angus Woods: Many farmers are paying the price for believing 2022 figures would be the new normal

Young dairy enthusiasts shine at FBD National YMA Finals in Kilkenny

TillageMore

Cover crops are key to tillage’s water quality battle – but they come with a warning

Everything you need to know about the new €175/ha straw baling scheme

Gerry Giggins: Why straw is worth all the fuss

American farmers' next hot commodity is canola for biofuels

Straw market is like booking a hotel near Croke Park for an All-Ireland final

French Farmers Facing 'Catastrophic' Harvest Seek State Help

SheepMore

Why we’re not doing our own shearing this year

Quotes up another 10c/kg – lamb is now €1/kg above this time last year

Tom Staunton: I started breeding mules 40 years ago – and I’ve never looked back

Eamon O’Connell: I’ve heard all the counter-arguments on the vet med regs – and I’m not backing down

‘Green shoots appearing’ as ICM group lifts lamb quotes by 10c/kg

Angus Woods: Many farmers are paying the price for believing 2022 figures would be the new normal

Farm PropertyMore Farm Property

Mike Brady: Bigshots buying up land is hard for local farmers – but it’s not a big issue in the overall market

12.5ac piece of Wexford land sells for €30,000/ac

€84,000/ac paid for parcel of Meath land

34ac section of dispersed farm near Athlone makes €63,000/ac

€1.85m for 39ac Kildare stud farm that ticks all the horsey boxes

€1.65m for 108ac Lismore holding with ‘potential to be developed into a boutique stud farm’

Legal AdviceMore Legal Advice

‘I’m due to inherit part of my uncle’s farm but my aunt has stalled the process for seven years because her son is farming the land. What can I do?’

‘A piece of my land is accessible via a laneway owned by a neighbour. Is it still worth registering a right of way?’

‘I shook hands on a deal with a local farmer to buy 2ac for my ponies. I built stables on my property... but now he is backing out. What can I do?’

‘My granny said she’d leave me her house, but my aunt has the same name as me and the will isn’t clear. My aunt insists it should be hers – what can I do?’

‘I’m leaving my husband but I’ve put a lot of money into the farm and I want some of it back’

‘I think my sibling forged a lease for the family farm after our mother died. As an executor of the will, what can I do?’

CommentMore Comment

Angus Woods: Don’t underestimate the value of farmers’ access to politicians at our local shows

Darragh McCullough: The dos and don’ts of driving an electric vehicle – I’m learning them the hard way

Jim O’Brien: Hard work can make you an Olympian? That’s just guff if the genetic lottery or social injustice are against you

Angus Woods: Farm orgs’ relationship with the Minister is broken – and our leaders need to look at themselves and ask why

Generous property grants are tempting me to convert my coach-house into a home

Hannah Quinn-Mulligan: Farmers need to realise their land can produce a lot more than food

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