Tillage
Growers will start to pull fodder beet crops over the coming days, Teagasc tillage specialist Shay Phelan has confirmed.
Dairy
The breaking news reported by Agriland that Algeria has closed for all cattle imports, could put pressure on a US$635 million dairy contract.
Beef
Tullow Livestock Sales, Co. Carlow hosted its weekly general cattle sale on Friday (October 23) and a weanling sale on Saturday (October 24).
Rural Life
A government backed pilot initiative aimed at addressing isolation in farming and rural communities is due to be launched this year.
Agri-Business
A dispute between knackeries and the Department of Agriculture over the Fallen Animal Scheme has escalated as it enters a second week.
Opinion
If cattle had pocket money, they would buy fodder beet with it. This was a view expressed at a farmers’ meeting some years ago.
Schemes
An MEP has warned that new proposals on the next CAP will put member states on "course for a head-on confrontation" with the parliament.
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is confirming that both grain and oilseed prices have come under pressure
dairy women ireland
Galway dairy farmer Mella Briscoe has been elected as the incoming president of Dairy Women Ireland (DWI) for 2027.
This week's factory quotes for finished beef cattle sees some degree of pressure with weekly kill numbers up 6,000 head/week on 2025.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) confirmed that a total of 62 cases of bluetongue have now been detected in Ireland.
Cattle slaughterings in the first nine months of the year were estimated to be 1.2 million head, data from the CSO shows.
By Gordon Deegan A High Court judge has commented that boundaries are as sacred in rural Co....
A proposal to make the ANC scheme optional for EU countries rather than mandatory under the next CAP has sparked anger.
The dairy sector remains a driving force across the entire farming industry, according to Danske Bank’s head of agriculture, Rodney Brown.
Pig/Poultry
Brazil has detected another outbreak of Newcastle disease in the state of Santa Catarina, the country's Agriculture Ministry said.
Irish weanling exporters have been informed that Algeria has closed for all cattle imports, Agriland understands.
Series
The farms nominated by dairy co-operatives for the National Dairy Council (NDC) & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards are assessed on key factors.
Minister Heydon has said that EU member states have agreed on the format of the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for 2028 to 2034.
The weather will remain largely mixed this week, with rain, showers and breezy conditions, but also some spells of dry weather.
Dairy Focus
Jenny and Neilus Flaherty are milking 140 cows with their two children just outside Listowel, in Moyvanne Co. Kerry.
Weanling exports to date this year are running almost 10,000 head or 25% below this time last year.
This summer’s drought acted as a stress test in terms of farms grass growing availability and the stocking rate attached to each farm.
Podcast
On the first episode of a brand new season of The Dairy Trail podcast, we meet Jenny Flaherty of...
More than €500,000 has been spent on the emergency response for the Slievenamon wildfire in Co. Tipperary, according to Coillte.
Environment
A dairy farm in Carrigeen, Ring, Co. Waterford is demonstrating how targeted environmental actions,...
Securing a well-funded, flexible, and workable Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is a top priority for Ireland's EU Council Presidency.
Nestled on the coast of the Kingdom county, the well-known Leagh Holsteins herd has been engulfed...
Over 120 of the spring-2025-born dairy-beef cattle have now been slaughtered from the ABP Demo Farm in Co. Carlow.
Cow number caps for dairy farmers under the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme (TAMS 3) aim to encourage 'green' investments.
Machinery
As the time nears to stow away machinery for the winter after the harvest, the matter of storage conditions is up for discussion.
Farm Safety
A farm safety seminar will be hosted by the National Irish Safety Organisation (NISO) in Mallow, Co. Cork on Wednesday, November 18.
