Farming

The land auction scene has been busy for the last few weeks with some notable sales throughout the country.

Eight farmers stood at the bridge at the entrance to Meadow Meats in Rathdowney at 7.30pm last Saturday night.

Originally introduced in 1995, the Claas Lexion combine revolutionised the way that arable crops are harvested and became the benchmark for cost efficient, high output harvesting of cereals and other...

A number of meat factories have been forced to lay off staff temporarily as the Beef Plan protest enters its 12th day.

Britain will experience shortages of some fresh foods for weeks or even months if a disorderly no-deal Brexit leaves perishable produce rotting in lorries at ports, Britain's food and drink...

As the Beef Plan protests continue into a second week at factories around the country, the group has said it will mobilise more protests unit it says there is a...

The national beef kill fell by 16pc last week as ongoing protests by the Beef Plan Movement caused disruption to meat plants.

Global dairy prices fell at a fortnightly auction, largely reversing a previous lift, and dragged down by rising supply.

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed T.D. recently announced details of the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM).

TENSIONS are rising at beef factories across the country, including in nearby Rathkeale, as hundreds of protesters continue the campaign for meat factories to pay better prices to beef farmers.

The summer heatwave has enabled west Europe's farmers make rapid progress with wheat harvesting, but rain in recent days has slowed progress in some countries, experts said on Wednesday.

British meat processors have said a sense of panic is now gripping the UK meat industry amid claims the UK Government is frighting continental buyers with uncompromising threats of a...

Storm Powell travelled to Kilkenny Mart to hear farmers' views on the Climate Change Advisory Council's proposal to reduce cattle numbers, the ongoing beef protests and Brexit

There isn't any good news on the mart front this week.

Soaring insurance premiums are leading to the closure of agri-tourism businesses and forcing country shows and festivals to look for public support to finance their insurance cover.

All lambs are now weaned and divided into three main groups. Lambs that are over 38kg are in one group - these should finish over the next month and they...

Meat factories have accused the Beef Plan Movement of "illegal blockades" as tensions escalate over protests which have brought the industry to a halt in many areas.

Straw prices have eased back by €5-6/bale for 4x4 bales as slower demand from beef farmers has hit the trade.

Topping both the honours in the show ring and the prices in the sales ring added up to a very successful outing for a well-known West of Ireland breeder at...

I'M in dread of being side swiped or ‘nose wiped' on the road this summer.

I'M in dread of being side swiped or ‘nose wiped' on the road this summer.

Tense scenes have erupted outside the Dawn Meats plant in Co Kilkenny after as farmers' claim they were told to move away from factory entrance gates.

The Department of Agriculture is set to clamp down on so-called 'armchair' farmers who lease out their entitlements.

The last six weeks has to be among the best periods for grass growth I have witnessed during my years of farming. Growth of over 100kg/day were recorded in a...

Questioned as to whether the pickets currently outside beef plants will continue Beef Plan joint national chairman, Hugh Doyle, said over the weekend that the organisation intended to "scale up...

Farmers from the Beef Plan Movement are picketing outside over 20 meat factories today as their protest enters a second week.

There is growing unease among tillage farmers that the tonnage of malting barley processed by Boortmalt in Athy this harvest could be slashed following a major incident at the Kildare...

Broken weather conditions have delayed progress in the harvest over the bank holiday weekend, but cutting is continuing between showers, and yields generally remain strong.

A small number of cattle importers and farmers risk introducing the animal disease Bluetongue into the national herd by continuing to purchase and ship cattle from continental Europe during the...

THERE'S no getting away from the debate about the current state of our industry.

As we went to press yesterday there were unconfirmed reports that ICM was now paying 40c/kg above their base price of €4.60/kg to individuals and producer groups. If true this...

Land sales at auction have slumped in the first six months of the year due to Brexit uncertainty and the impact of the beef crisis.

The auction scene in Connacht Ulster is always quieter than the rest of the country with private treaty being by far the favoured route for land sales in this region.

A review of the public auction scene for the first six months of the year makes for some grim reading.

Munster continues to be the success story in terms of farmland sales. The abolition of quotas in 2015 has seen the dairy industry firmly consolidate its position as the backbone...

Sales in South Leinster remained steady in the first six months of the year and while the region saw some declines in figures there is substantially little difference in its...

A review of the public auction scene for the first six months of the year makes for some grim reading.

In normal times the land market in North Leinster has always been buoyant with strong sales and much land changing hands in Meath Westmeath and Louth. Prices generally reflect their...

A spokesperson for the Minister for Agriculture has stressed that neither he nor the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine can legally have any role in determining the prices...

Imports of lambs from Northern Ireland increased dramatically recently following a fall-off in recent months.