In this week’s Farmer’s Diary, sheep farmer Clodagh Hughes discusses the benefits of maintaining a closed herd policy and lambing in 2022. Apologies, I’m late with my “weekly” journal entry. But, I think you’ll forgive me when you hear what I’ve done. As I mentioned in my last article, myRead More →
Technology Demonstration Farms (TDFs) provide a network of local farms that allow other farmers to discover new technologies and innovations that they could adopt within their own business. William Egerton, Rosslea, Co. Fermanagh, was recently appointed TDF for sheep grasslands, writes Ruth Moore, Cattle and Sheep Adviser, CAFRE. William EgertonRead More →
In this week’s Beef Focus, Agriland traveled through “Garden County” to Tom Burke’s farm. Tom is a suckler and sheep farmer outside Baltinglass, County Wicklow, and farms with the help of his wife and children. The Burkes farm about 70 ha of fragmented land, both owned and leased, most ofRead More →