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Ireland's largest selling farming & rural living publication with 400,000 weekly print readers on the Island of Ireland. Source: Kantar 2024 TGI Survey
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High-level conversations are under way on how BVD will be monitored once the disease is eradicated.
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The BVD technical working group is preparing for Ireland to be BVD-free and is looking at how disease surveillance will then take place.
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Farm Tech Talk is now live - click in to listen Brought to you by @Grasslandagro
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On this week's Farm Tech Talk show, the team talks about the Mercosur deal and the beef trade, sheep numbers in Europe and milk markets.
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“Primarily, if you want to reward people who are farming the land, you have got to reward people who have the stock and who grow the crops. Otherwise, you are rewarding people from owning land, sitting in an armchair leasing it out.”
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IFA president Francie Gorman wants to see the association revisit the issue of headage payments, but does not want entitlements scrapped.
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What could 2026 hold for beef farmers. Adam Woods takes a look at his top five. Read more here
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Adam Woods takes a look ahead to 2026 and what it might hold for Irish beef farmers.
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The recent collapse in sheep throughput with 445,000 head fewer sheep processed in 2025 is expected to stabilise in 2026 with a higher carryover of 2025-born lambs expected
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The recent collapse in sheep throughput with 445,000 head fewer sheep processed in 2025 is expected to stabilise in 2026, with a higher carryover of 2025-born lambs expected.
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Ursula von der Leyen will sing the Mercosur deal in South America on Saturday, but the European Parliament could still scrap the trade deal
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With the member states having ratified Mercosur, the last hope for those opposed to the trade deal between European and South American countries lies with the 720 MEPs.
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" No offense to the males of the species, but over the years it’s much more likely that calves of the female variety are faster to find both their feet and the teat," writes Karen McCabe.
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It was heartening to see such a large turnout at the Mercosur protest despite the majority approval vote on Friday.
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Roadstone has held its second public consultation on its proposed anaerobic digestion plant at Killough quarry in Co Tipperary, where it sought to answer questions and listen to concerns from local residents.
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Roadstone has held its second public consultation on its proposed anaerobic digestion plant in Co Tipperary, where it sought to answer questions and listen to concerns from locals.
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China could work this time for Irish beef exports
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This week's announcement about China opening for Irish beef exports could be a new opportunity or another false dawn based on past experience.
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Bord Bia meat marketing seminar hears of declining global beef production and increasing consumption. Watch the video here https://t.co/cMbqoasMI9
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Adam Woods reports from the Bord Bia meat market seminar in Laois.
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The Irish Farmers Journal market intelligence expert Phelim O'Neill speaking on the impact of Brexit 10 years on at this morning's Bord Bia Meat marketing seminar. For live updates follow us on https://t.co/ul0RaBpaTJ
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Farm Tech Talk is live. In this week's episode, Adam Woods talks about Mercosur and the beef trade, Darren Carty on sheep flocks declining across Europe and Daire Cregg chats about milk markets and keeping costs on dairy farms down. Listen now: https://t.co/AKlVuuF4si
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The livestock team are onsite this morning covering @Bordbia meat marketing seminar in Laois. In this video, deputy editor @ajwwoods talks through some of the highlights of what is being covered today. Follow https://t.co/WkF9ktRKf0 for live updates and videos during the day.
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Tune into Farm Tech Talk at 11am this morning where Adam Woods talks about Mercosur and the beef trade, Darren Carty on sheep flocks declining across Europe and Daire Cregg chats milk markets and keeping costs on dairy farms down. We want to hear your feedback on Farm Tech Talk.
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Jim O'Toole, Bord Bia CEO, outlines today’s events, sighting some of the challenges and opportunities that exist within the meat sector in 2026. Follow https://t.co/qzdzWtvq4h for live updates at @bordbia meat marketing seminar in Laois this morning
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Noel Grealish, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Food and Marine opens this mornings @Bordbia meat marketing seminar in Laois. Follow https://t.co/SqdXZxQFBF for live updates and videos during the day.
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Three vaccines for the bluetongue virus (BTV-3) have been approved for use in Ireland, the Department of Agriculture has confirmed.
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A Department spokesperson confirmed multiple vaccines have been licenced for use.
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The general advice is to spread approximately one third of the grazing platform with slurry in early spring and to spread the other two-thirds with nitrogen fertiliser in early February.
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With the slurry spreading season set to open this week in the southern and eastern counties, Aidan Brennan looks at the best way to manage slurry.
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China is now effectively closed to beef imports from the US.
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US beef exports improved in October compared with preceding months, but China remains effectively closed because of import licence policy.
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