1+ hour, 7+ min ago   (1798+ words) The decision of Tirlán to supply Irish butter to US retail giant Costco for its own Kirkland brand has caused the deepest conversation about the structure of our dairy sector in my memory. The facts are well established at this…...

13+ hour, 11+ min ago   (121+ words) Young Stock Irish Farmers Journal The paper code cannot be redeemed when browsing in private/incognito mode. Please go to a normal browser window and enter the code there ENTER YOUR LOYALTY CODE: The reader loyalty code gives you full…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (629+ words) There’s an unwritten rule in politics that if someone in public office is in the headlines for more than two days over something controversial, they’re goosed. The row between Tirlán and Ornua over butter in the US is now entering…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (519+ words) News of a yellow rain warning for counties in the south east on Thursday and Friday is not before time. Over 20mm is expected and aside from Electric Picnic goers, everyone in the counties of Laois, Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford will…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (183+ words) Tirlán is launching a series of fodder solution branch clinics across its network to help farmers plan for the months ahead and address potential fodder shortages this winter. The clinics are open to dairy, beef and sheep farmers and will…...

5+ day, 46+ min ago   (343+ words) Bord Bia is targeting younger Irish shoppers aged 25 to 44, encouraging them to purchase quality assured Irish beef through a new campaign by highlighting the taste, nutritional benefits and versatility of beef as an everyday meal option. Beef sales in Ireland…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (369+ words) Friday’s announcement that farmers will receive 75% of their own EU payments on 16 October, instead of 70%,will have little or no impact at farm level, IFA president Francie Gorman has said. He said the announcement, instead, constituted "more back tracking than…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (417+ words) I spoke with Dr Michael Dineen, Teagasc dairy nutritionist, this week about the feed situation of dairy farms and his top tips for the week ahead. Michael began by cautioning that the feed supply situation is very farm specific, so…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (429+ words) Fodder import subsidies ahead of the winter is a non-runner, Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon insisted last week as he rejected farming organisation calls for a 2018-style import subsidy scheme. Minister Heydon maintains that there are sufficient fodder reserves across…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (224+ words) The CSO published its quarterly labour force survey this week, showing that there were a record 2.839m people in employment in the Irish economy at the end of June. Over the same decade, the value of Irish agri food exports has…...