This week's Irish Farmers Journal looks in detail at the recent evolution of fertiliser prices. Agribusiness editor Eoin Lowry and farm finance specialist Peter Young discuss how much cheaper various types of fertilisers have become and how farmers should plan their purchases for the season ahead.
Northern Ireland correspondent Peter McCann was at the Young Farmers Club of Ulster’s conference at the weekend and he met Jonathan Birnie, the company’s head of agriculture, for an update on what factories expect from beef farmers.
Teagasc advisor Grainne Hurley speaks with Irish Farmers Journal dairy specialist Aidan Brennan during the first of Teagasc's spring grass walks on the farm of Peter Hynes near Bandon in Co Cork.
Irish Farmers Journal reporter Odile Evans met beef exporter Dorene Mallon at the Lismullin agriculture seminar and asked her about the importance of branding Irish beef for export markets.
We are just a few weeks away from the first agri careers fair organised by the Irish Farmers Journal and open eir on the 3rd of March. Irish Country Living careers editor Mary Phelan knows all about the plans for the event; she answered questions from consumer editor Ciara Leahy.
Finally, this week's Irish Country Living offers information and advice for people suffering of tinnitus, this annoying buzzing in your ears. Health correspondent Margaret Hawkins tells us more.