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The weather looks to be improving after the long spell of wet and cold weather. For the near future at least the outlook is for good drier weather with a decent amount of wind which should help drying conditions. There is a lot of pressure on farmers now to get...

I recently had the opportunity to visit a Dutch dairy farm. I found it quite eye opening to see how the Dutch method of Dairying compares with the Irish method. The first thing that strikes anyone visiting rural Holland is the lack of cows in the fields. The land there...

The following Financial Times article highlights the challenges that we face on a day to day basis to get the best value for our customers. With Soya prices continuing to rise and bringing the price of feed protein up with it, we at O’Connell Milling are working hard sourcing quality...

The latest information is that todays forecasted storm will not be as severe as Wednesdays storm Darwin. However there is a lot of rain forecast for today and tonight along with very cold temperatures leading to sleet, hail and snow in places. Please Make sure your buildings and animals are...

My thanks to Des Cronin from Inform Nutrition and all the delegates who braved the inclement weather to attend last night. We had a very informative talk on cow nutrition, cow health and how to boost her productivity economically. Des has been working for Inform Nutrition in Cork for 18 years...