Agri-Business
A €3 million on-farm integrated grass biorefinery and anaerobic digestion demonstration plant has been officially launched in Co. Cork.
Sheep
A "three-fold approach" is needed to ensure ewes are fit for breeding after a challenging summer, says Teagasc sheep specialist Ciaran Lynch.
Beef
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has said a move to ban Brazilian beef exports to the EU is "the right call".
What triggered a VCI president’s resignation, was there a TB testing link and are there questions over governance for the body to answer?
Dairy
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has increased after the latest trading event today (Tuesday, September 1).
Independent Ireland has been called on to ramp up its campaign against the Mercosur trade deal in light of the ban on Brazilian products.
The Belgian Beltex Breeders Society of Ireland hosted its premier show and sale on Friday, August 28, at GVM Tullamore Mart, Co. Offaly.
Ploughing 2026 Exhibitor
Successful reproductive performance is crucial to dairy farms' profitability, yet the period around calving is about much more.
Machinery
Krone's new BiG Pack Plus and Pro balers are designed to share components as "identical icons", but with slightly different philosophies.
Rural Life
The agroecology advocacy group Talamh Beo has said the retailer 'charter' on Irish horticulture will not address the 'crisis' in the sector.
Tillage
Take-all, not barley yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV), had the greatest impact on Irish winter barley grain yields recorded during Harvest 2026
Great Britain’s milking herd declined 34,500 year-on-year, the biggest drop in five years, according to new figures released from AHDB.
Mullinahone Co-op is heading to the National Ploughing Championships again this year, and with plenty of attractions set for its stand.
Women in agriculture and food production are being celebrated for International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF).
Irish-based livestock sourcing and supply company Viastar is seeking a farm manager to oversee the running of its cattle farm in Co. Kildare.
Series
Choosing the right calf milk replacer (CMR) to meet farm requirements and marrying that with attention to detail is the formula for success.
N.Ireland
Herd keepers in Northern Ireland will be able to identify newborn cattle using approved electronic identification (EID) ear tags from next week.
International wool prices have fallen back slightly from the highs recorded at the end of June this year, though demand remains sustainable.
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has become the first retailer to use AI-powered systems on its dairy farms to monitor animal welfare.
The long-standing AgFood portal for farmers on the department's website will be officially discontinued from today (Tuesday, September 1).
Harvest 2026 is now almost complete in the UK, the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed.
People in Ireland remain overwhelmingly proud of our food and farming sector, however eight in 10...
Beef farmers that want maximum available breed bonus on their prime Angus and Hereford cattle must sign up to AgNav from September 7.
Following one of the hottest summers on record across western Europe this year, should farmers be considering breeding for heat resistance?
This week's sheep trade sees the lower lamb price offers tabled last week holding for this week, though higher prices have eased.
Ireland’s annual hedge-cutting season officially gets underway tomorrow, September 1, and runs through to the end of February.
An investigation has been carried out into fraud of satellite navigation funds for machinery, which was linked to Russia's military industry.
When grass regrowths stalled in late July on the farm of Micheal and Kieran Dunne in Trim, Co....
Store lamb buyers "are in short supply" in the south-east with the lack of grass preventing them from "getting involved in the trade".
FRS Solutions Group Society will be known as Feirm Co-op, with all aspects of the co-op's business coming under the new identity.
An Coimisiún Pleanála has ruled that the use of a shed on a Co. Wexford farm to house pigs is not exempted development.
Farmers have welcomed a total ban on beef from Brazil entering the EU from Thursday (September 3).
