Prices static as kill figure still topping 38,600 head

Ballymote Mart Weanlings. Lot Number 636. Weight 296Kg. DOB 13/3/18 Breed CHX. Heifer. Price €720. Photo Brian Farrell

They say no news is good news, except, I expect, when you’re expecting news. Two months ago as factory kill numbers started to climb, few could have foreseen the current reality that as we head into November weekly average kill numbers over the last two months have remained stubbornly over 38,600.

Beef farmers can make €105/ha extra net profit with proper grazing management - Teagasc

 Beef farmers

Irish farmers are only seeing 50-60pc of their grass growth potential and are not realising the full benefits of the cheapest form of feed – grazed grass, according to Teagasc.

Key data on Nitrates and Phosphorus now available online

 Key data on Nitrates and Phosphorus now available online

The Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine has announced that interim Nitrogen and Phosphorus statements for the period January to September 2018 and are now available online at agfood.ie

IITA Director General, Dr Sanginga addresses presidential delegation from Sudan seeking collaboration on cassava transformation

…As Sudan and IITA sign MoU

The Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Nteranya Sanginga 

The Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Nteranya Sanginga said today that a collaboration between IITA and Sudan will put smiles on the faces of farmers in the northern African country.

Soil fertility - can you afford to ignore it?

Taking soil samples is essential to establish baseline fertility

Albert Einstein once said “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting a different result”.

female farmer decries presidential fertilizer distribution

Mrs Comfort Sunday

A woman farmer in the Federal Capital Territory, Mrs Comfort Sunday has called on the attention of government over the insincerity displayed on the distribution and sales of fertilizers as against the promises made to the farmers on easy accessibility and affordability especially through the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative programme created to aid increase in productivity.

NGO emphasizes role of extension services in agric

Meeting cross session

A non-governmental organisation, Action Aid of Nigeria has lamented the absence of extension agents in the agricultural sector in the country. This was disclosed during the dissemination of assessment of government expenditure on agriculture/community score cards on smallholder farmers’ access to extension services held in Abuja.

NASC,PERL-Advocacy group partner to enhance seeds’quality

group picture

 The National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) and Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learning (PERL) advocacy group have agreed to work together in principle towards ensuring formulation of appropriate policies and effective performance to make the sub sector work efficiently for national food security.

Watch: Maggots on calves - more hardship for farmers from the drought

 Maggots on calves

The extremely dry weather during the summer has tested farmers in many ways, including bringing new animal health problems to the farm.

New Zealand to cull 120,000 cows and spend €522m in bid to eradicate cattle disease

Cows

New Zealand, the world’s biggest dairy exporter, will spend more than NZ$880 million (€522 million) in a bid to eradicate the mycoplasma bovis cattle disease, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday.