Farming News

• Rental price of conacre holds firm January 31, 2012
  Fears of a widespread land grab ahead of the proposed 2014 reference year look to have abated as grazing and tillage conacre prices remain close to last year's levels. […]
• Future is bright but costs are rising and grain prices falling January 31, 2012
  Last year was a year of big harvests. For Irish cereal growers, most of their horses romped home. Compared to 2010, which in itself was also a good year for the grower, 2011 acreage was up 7pc, yields were up 13pc and prices were up 7pc. The 2011 scene was similarly excellent for oilseed rape, peas and beans. […]
• A second-hand hedgecutter can save precious time -- and money January 31, 2012
  Winter is now almost at an end, and without the difficulty of the previous two where snow and extreme freezing temperatures brought a level of hardship to farming that we can do without. […]