Farm programmes

The latest news and features from the Irish Farmers Journal farm programmes and demonstration farms.

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Dairy cross cows working hard in Newford
Adam Woods
Adam Woods reports from the Newford Suckler Demonstration Farm open day held earlier this week
 
 
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In pictures: hive of activity across the Footprint Farms as the weather improves
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Installing owl boxes in Co Waterford
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Newford Farm update: low level of repeat breeding activity
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Plant counts at 280-290/m2 in Waterford
VIDEOS
FOOTPRINT FARMERS
Ellen Durkin
In pictures: hive of activity across the Footprint Farms as the weather improves
Sunny spells across the Footprint Farms have meant crops have got their final fungicide, as well as single farm payments and SCEP applications being submitted.
Ellen Durkin
Installing owl boxes in Co Waterford
Footprint Farmer Pádraig Connery has put up a couple of owl boxes on his farm in the past couple of weeks.
Ellen Durkin
Plant counts at 280-290/m2 in Waterford
Spring crops are doing well, despite a late start on Pádraig Connery's farm in Villierstown.
Ellen Durkin
In the fields: winter crops making good progress
Winter crops are progressing well on the Footprint farms, with barley needing no fungicide on Gareth Culligan's farm in Co Louth.
FROM THE TRAMLINES
Contributor
From the Tramlines: cereal planting nearly complete
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Kildare, Wexford, and Westmeath as some areas finish planting, while it continues on heavier ground.
Siobhán Walsh
Producing fodder on the Tramlines farms
This week, Conor Kehoe talks to farmers in Carlow, Dublin, and Tipperary.
NEWFORD FARM
Adam Woods
Dairy cross cows working hard in Newford
Adam Woods reports from the Newford Suckler Demonstration Farm open day held earlier this week
Darren Carty
Newford Farm update: low level of repeat breeding activity
Breeding appears to be progressing nicely, with only a handful of animals receiving a repeat insemination in the fourth week of the breeding season.
NI SHEEP PROGRAMME
Darren Carty
Coming out the right side of a difficult year
There are numerous challenges facing farmers in the immediate term including higher concentrate costs, poorer-quality silage and ewes in below optimum body condition.
Kieran Mailey
NI Sheep Programme: Tune in to winter feeding webinar
The NI Sheep programme will hold a winter feeding webinar on Thursday 15 December starting at 7.30pm.
THRIVE
Declan Marren
Watch: grazing gets more difficult on Thrive demo farm
Declan Marren was on the Thrive demo farm this week, where grazing conditions have become a lot trickier since the wet weather returned last weekend.
TULLAMORE FARM
Adam Woods
Breeding 2023 off to a good start on Tullamore Farm
With calving almost complete, breeding has started on Tullamore farm with an ealrier start to calving 2024 planned on the farm.
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Breeding 2023 off to a good start on Tullamore Farm
With calving almost complete, breeding has started on Tullamore farm with an ealrier start to calving 2024 planned on the farm.
SPONSORED
Sunshine for synchronisation on Tullamore Farm
Adam Woods checks in with Shaun Diver to see what’s been happening on Tullamore Farm this week.
SPONSORED
Farm Tech Talk - a SCEP special
This week, we focus 100% on the new Suckler Cow Efficiency Programme that aims to incentivise a more productive suckler sector.
SPONSORED
Tullamore Farm update: lambing enters final stages as weather woes continue
The wet weather has hampered the turnout of more cattle, although short breaks are allowing for the turnout of ewes and lambs.