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Beef
€47m SCEP payments are now being issued
James Hanly
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue made the announcement that will affect 14,943 participating farmers.
4 December 2024 News
British beef production falls in all scenarios
AHDB predicts that beef production in Britain will significantly by 2030 compared with 2023 baseline
27 November 2024 Grass & feeding
Teagasc Beef Conference: what carcase weight can clover deliver?
Adam Woods reports from the Teagasc beef conference which took place in Carrick-on-Shannon last week.
Switching to Stabiliser cows at Lisgoole Abbey
Since taking over as farm manager at Lisgoole Abbey, Connor Donaldson has been put his stamp on the 100 cow suckler herd.
20 November 2024 Northern Ireland
Listen: General Election 2024 - the farming issues
The Irish Farmers Journal team debates the main issues that will sway the farming and rural vote in the upcoming general election on Friday 29 November.
20 November 2024 News
ICSA condemns exclusion of farmer-recorded data from ICBF evaluations
The ICSA said that only weight data recorded by ICBF technicians, which accounts for around 10% of total weights collected under SCEP, is used in the calculation of genetic evaluations.
13 November 2024 News
Tullamore Farm: sheep mating progresses as suckler herd weaning completed
Farm manager Shaun Diver gives an update on what’s happening on Tullamore farm, as breeding progresses well in the ewe flock while the last of the beef calves have been weaned.
8 November 2024 Tullamore Farm
Moving from sheep to low input sucklers
Reno and Nic Renison run a low input upland farm in the north of England.
30 October 2024 Northern Ireland
Opinion: CSO figures a stark indicator of farming's demographic-driven decline
There has been a reduction in suckler cow numbers again this year, which is concerning in itself. Viewed in the wider context of CSO figures, it becomes close to terrifying for farming's future.
12 October 2024 Opinion
Suckler payment of £100/head proposed
The new plan is to have no upper limit on individual claims under the scheme, although an overall cap will be set at the NI regional level.
2 October 2024 Northern Ireland
Finding a niche market in Fermanagh
Adam Woods visits Davy Boles who farms a suckler herd just outside Lisbellaw in Co Fermanagh.
2 October 2024 Breeding & health
Counting the costs of autumn calving
Adam Woods previews what’s inside this week’s autumn breeding focus.
2 October 2024 Breeding & health