Commodity trends for 2024
Last year ended with commodity prices trending upwards. Milk prices received a 2c/L lift for...
Zoë’s legacy
Zoë Kavanagh is leaving the National Dairy Council (NDC) after 12 years as CEO. She will be...
Throwing out the baby
An Taisce may be in danger of falling foul of the Law of Unintended Consequences in seeking a...
WISH-LIST FOR 2024
We have been increasing our milk output since 2015. A combination of existing producer expansion...
Macra anniversary
Macra will celebrate its 80th anniversary next year.
Ploughing returns to Ratheniska
Despite rumours of a venue relocation by the National Ploughing Association (NPA) for next year’s...
McGuinness will not contest Euro elections
Commissioner Mairead McGuinness has served as an MEP since 2004, becoming first vice-president...
Drastic fall in grain output
If there was any doubt about the impact of weather on this year’s grain harvest, The Harvest...
Fixing milk prices
Hedging milk prices got a bad reputation because of the unprecedented price volatility last year...
Womanpower
The Women in Dairy conference, which took place last month, is another example of womanpower...
Pearson expansion
Pearson, the family-owned milking technology company, has ambitious growth plans.
BBC to drop Farm Gate from Radio Ulster
Over 30 years ago, Farm Gate started as a standalone radio programme serving rural communities in...
Tractor of the Year 2024
The Tractor of the Year (TOTY) Awards will be announced this month at Agritechnica, in Germany.
O’Reilly’s first year with ICOS
It’s hard to believe it’s 12 months since Damien O’Reilly joined ICOS in Brussels.
No comfort zone for farmers
Some years ago, Trinity College Historical Society disinvited Richard Dawkins from a speaking...
Wyeth woes
The planned closure of Wyeth Nutrition, the Nestlé-owned infant-formula manufacturing plant in...
Big birthday for Irish Farmers Journal
The Agricultural Trust is running an event in the RDS this month to celebrate the Irish Farmers...
Congratulations to McHugh Components
Congratulations to our friends in McHugh Components who will celebrate 50 years in business this...
Suckler farmers reticent over IBR testing
Suckler farmers have been slow to enlist for the latest support scheme, the National Beef Welfare...
ASA Conference
As we were putting this issue of Irish Farmers Monthly to bed, the countdown was well and truly...