Growing lavender commercially

Growing lavender commercially
21 Aug 2019A former Derry hurler whose background is in IT has started Ireland’s first commercial lavender farm near Courtmacsherry, writes Emma Connollyread more

Tom Halliday's take on the future of the Irish beef industry

Tom Halliday's take on the future of the Irish beef industry
21 Aug 2019Every Wednesday on www.southernstar.ie we'll be publishing a new cartoon by the very talented Tom Halliday

Minister’s appeal described as ‘bizarre’

Minister’s appeal described as ‘bizarre’
19 Aug 2019IFA president Joe Healy has described the appeal by the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed to the agri-food sector to make sure it is ready for Brexit, as ‘bizarre’.

Regular weighing of lambs the priority

Regular weighing of lambs the priority
17 Aug 2019The weaning of lambs on the lowland flocks is well under way with most of the flocks having weaned lambs by July at approximately 14 weeks of age.

How weather hit farmers’ margins in 2018

How weather hit farmers’ margins in 2018
16 Aug 2019Al types of farm enterprises suffered decreases in margins last year due to a series of unprecedented weather extremes.

What do farmers do with their plastic?

What do farmers do with their plastic?
12 Aug 2019There’s been an 88% increase in the number of bags of farm plastic collected in Ireland, compared to last year, and the countryside looks the better for it writes Emma Connolly

Help your calves to pile on the pounds!

Help your calves to pile on the pounds!
12 Aug 2019Maximising weight for age in calves should remain a vital priority in the months leading up to housing as the greater the housing weight the reduced pressure on meeting growth targets during the winter period.

Von der Leyen elected first female EC president

Von der Leyen elected first female EC president
04 Aug 2019Germany's Ursula von der Leyen narrowly secured the backing of the European Parliament at the plenary session in Strasbourg last week, with 383 votes (just nine more than the 374 she required) in favour of her landing...

Timoleague man heads up dairy arm of co-operatives

Timoleague man heads up dairy arm of co-operatives
03 Aug 2019Peter Fleming from Timoleague, chairman of Barryroe Co-op, is the new chairman of the ICOS (the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society) National Dairy Committee.
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