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How to choose feeding machinery that fits your farm and earns its keep

Dermot Forristal discusses why every farmer should take time to consider what is the most suitable feeding method to suit their farming system.

FARM MACHINERY 30 September 2026

How to choose feeding machinery that fits your farm and earns its keep

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Ploughing highlights: Tipp manufacturer launches cubicle bedder attachment

Ploughing highlights: Tipp manufacturer launches cubicle bedder attachment

NEWS 23 September 2026

Ploughing highlights: Anner Agri unveils new Tuchel cubicle bedder

Ploughing highlights: Anner Agri unveils new Tuchel cubicle bedder

NEWS 18 September 2026

Anner Agri to debut new cubicle bedder and more

Anner Agri to debut new cubicle bedder and more

Anner Agri to debut new cubicle bedder and more

NEWS 9 September 2026

Irish debut for new Teagle straw blower

Irish debut for new Teagle straw blower

Irish debut for new Teagle straw blower

NEWS 9 September 2026

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Straw becoming key AD feedstock in Europe

Straw becoming key AD feedstock in Europe

If the tillage industry is looking for new opportunities to safeguard its future, straw to biogas could be one.

RENEWABLES 19 December 2025

Beef Management: fodder supplies, calf health and lice

Beef Management: fodder supplies, calf health and lice

Martin Merrick gives some key advice surrounding managing diminishing fodder supplies and animal health this spring.

MANAGEMENT 19 December 2025

Why this German farmer made a switch from cattle to miscanthus

Why this German farmer made a switch from cattle to miscanthus

German farmer Gerd Möhren tells Claire McCormack about his journey to growing miscanthus, after selling the last of his 250-300 head of cattle.

FEATURE 19 December 2025

Dairy Management: spreading slurry and preparing for calving

Dairy Management: spreading slurry and preparing for calving

Aidan Brennan has some advice for farmers worried about wet land with slurry tanks filling up.

MANAGEMENT 19 December 2025

Calf housing: the key areas to focus on

Calf housing: the key areas to focus on

Housing is a critical factor in getting calves off to the right start in life, and getting all the boxes ticked can be difficult.

BUILDINGS 19 December 2025

Q-Bed saves mixed Armagh farm time and money

Q-Bed saves mixed Armagh farm time and money

Since moving to a Q-Bed 324 cubicle bedder, Armagh farmers Samuel and Thomas Dickson have cut labour and bedding usage by a third and witnessed an improvement in cow cleanliness, writes Gary Abbott.

FARM MACHINERY 19 December 2025

Weekend weather: colder temperatures on the way

Weekend weather: colder temperatures on the way

Temperatures are set to drop slightly across the final weekend before Christmas, with some mixed weather also forecast.

NEWS 19 December 2025

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Bord Bia launches HortLink to strengthen Ireland’s horticulture community

New grower-led network will foster collaboration, support emerging leaders and help attract the next generation of horticulture talent into the sector.

Bord Bia launches HortLink to strengthen Ireland’s horticulture community

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