Seán Cummins

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Seán Cummins holds an honours degree in Animal Science for UCD. At AgriLand, he has a particular focus on the beef, dairy and sheep sectors.

Fancy a non-glysodic nitrile whiskey? It’s the future for malting barley growers

Tillage

Fancy a non-glysodic nitrile whiskey? It’s the future for malting barley growers

Non-glysodic nitrile (NGN) malting varieties are the future for Irish malting barley growers, according to Seamus Kearney of the Department of...
World dairy leader expects stock piling of food in Greece

Agri Politics

World dairy leader expects stock piling of food in Greece

One of the world’s largest dairy exporters is expecting stockpiling of food in Greece and has increased the quantity of...
Now is the time to start planning for Easter lambs

Sheep

Now is the time to start planning for Easter lambs

Although it may be a distance idea for most farmers, consideration for next year’s Easter lamb should be coming to...
Farmers are using less sexed semen this year (here’s why)

Dairy

Farmers are using less sexed semen this year (here’s why)

Sexed semen demand has been lower than expected in 2015. This is primarily due to the lower milk price farmers...
Lamb and beef price gap narrows – just 10c between the two

Beef

Lamb and beef price gap narrows – just 10c between the two

The price differential between lamb and beef has continued to narrow this week and Irish lamb and beef prices have...
‘Conception rates from sexed semen will soon be as good as conventional’

Dairy

‘Conception rates from sexed semen will soon be as good as conventional’

Sexed semen is expected to match the conception rates of conventional semen in the near future according to a leading...
‘I had a herd of infertile cows and a farm that wouldn’t grow grass’

Dairy

‘I had a herd of infertile cows and a farm that wouldn’t grow grass’

Sean O’Donnell, FBD young farmer of the year and Nuffield Scholar, told farmers at Moorepark that his first year on...
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