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Longford Farmers advised of Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year Competition 2023

...Grassland Farmer of the Year award, there are different award categories including awards for best dairy enterprise, best DRYSTOCK enterprise, nutrient management use and efficiency, young farmer (<30 years) and organic farming. The competition is...

13 Jun 2023 at 14:04

Farming

ICSA expresses concerns over credit

...and the stress and strain associated with this never ended. “The bad weather has taken its toll on man and beast; most DRYSTOCK farmers are at their wits end trying to hang on for better weather which would facilitate grass growth which in turn would...

12 Apr 2018 at 15:00

National News

Could you be Ireland's next Biodiversity Young Farmer of the Year?

...from Co. Mayo, won the inaugural National Rural Network Biodiversity Farmer of the Year Award in 2018, while Alan Doyle, a DRYSTOCK farmer from Co. Kilkenny, won the award in 2019 and Joe Melody, a dairy farmer from Co Clare won the award in 2020. A...

17 Nov 2021 at 12:05

Farming

Teagasc ‘Let's Talk Cattle & Sheep’ webinar series

...Derrypatrick suckler herd in Grange. A discussion will be facilitated by Alan Dillon, Teagasc Cattle Specialist. Head of DRYSTOCK Knowledge Transfer in Teagasc, Pearse Kelly said: “Tomorrow’s ‘Let's Talk Cattle & Sheep’ Webinar is part of a series of...

13 May 2020 at 15:05

Farming

Longford Leader Farming: One in four farmers short of winter fodder

...country in January 2019. The survey consisted of data collected from over 360 Teagasc clients representing both dairy and DRYSTOCK enterprises. While results from the survey initially seem positive, with 73% of farmers surveyed having enough winter feed...

20 Feb 2019 at 19:00

Business

Fears that budget cuts will impact
negatively on farm families

...this budget, at a time when they were also forced to face other challenges such as bad weather and higher input costs. “The DRYSTOCK section suffered heavily as a result of the closure of the Suckler Cow Welfare Scheme. “Cuts in the Sheep Grassland Scheme...

15 Dec 2012 at 14:00

Farming

Longford Leader Farming: Reaping the rewards of improved soil fertility

This statement often draws bright comments, but when margins are tight everything must be questioned. Usually, fertiliser and meal prices crop up in a conversation about improving profitability. Obviously we have little or no say in the price of ...

27 Aug 2018 at 13:00

Local News

Longford Teagasc advisor outlines multiple benefits of creep grazing for suckler calves

By Donal McCabe DRYSTOCK Advisor, Teagasc Longford For those of you with spring born suckler calves, now is the time to consider creep grazing. Creep grazing is allowing the calves to graze ahead of the cows, but with access to the cows at all times....

20 Jul 2025 at 08:00

Longfordleader

CSO figures show pressure on farm families

...price of inputs. “For the first time this year, aggregate prices paid to farmers, particularly among the low-income DRYSTOCK sectors, have fallen. “This is at a time when inputs have risen nearly 40%. Fertiliser is up 133%; energy has risen 51%...

27 Sept 2022 at 10:54

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Farmers in Longford need improvements to income not access to cheap loans

...said Mr Reynolds before pointing out that farmers needed improvements to their income not access to cheap loans. “I know DRYSTOCK farmers that switched to dairying and then there was a collapse in milk prices. “They are now trying to pay back loans...

23 Oct 2016 at 12:00

Farming

Longford Leader Farming: Don’t overlook pre-calving minerals

The next six weeks will be one of the most important periods in the calendar for your Spring calving suckler cows. We have to ensure we have the cow set up to give birth to a healthy calf and keep calf mortality under 5%. One important factor ...

05 Jan 2020 at 13:00

Farming

The top ways to reseed grass

...% from 68-72 will reduce meal feeding by 1kg/head/day. Reseeding can be done either in the Autumn or Spring, in most DRYSTOCK and beef farms Spring reseeding has more advantages than Autumn. Lower stocked farms can afford to have a block of...

09 Jun 2019 at 11:00

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