Beef
News that the Algerian market has "temporarily closed" to cattle imports has seen export buyer activity ease at several mart sales.
Dairy
With the weather getting challenging and milk production still slipping away, farmers will be soon ordering teat sealer for the drying off.
Over 27,000 tonnes of beef was imported into Ireland in the first eight months of 2026, the Department of Agriculture confirmed.
N.Ireland
Equipment from Trouw Nutrition's Belfast manufacturing plant is to be sold at auction following the closure of the facility last month.
Agri-Business
Funding for a new Fallen Animal Scheme "must not come out of farmers' pockets", the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA) said.
Schemes
Direct payments under the CAP for farmers receiving a pension could be spared under the latest version of the CAP proposals.
Machinery
Fendt will be showcasing two 2027 TOTY finalists as well as its celebratory limited edition 900 series next month at EIMA, in Bologna, Italy.
No changes to the inheritance tax have been announced in the UK's Autumn budget, unveiled today (Wednesday, October 28).
Agri Politics
A proposed 24% cut in funding for Irish farmers under the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is "still on the table", the ICSA warned.
As contractors and farmers alike adjust to the clocks 'going back' in October, the price of marked gas oil has not followed a similar trend.
Tirlán has announced a fertiliser support offer for 2027, with measures set to be available for both milk and grain suppliers.
Barry Cowen has backed a threat from some MEPs to pull support for a key part of the next EU budget unless CAP is guaranteed higher funding.
A proposal for installation aid to remain as a mandatory measure under the next CAP has been welcomed by the Macra president.
Farmers could screen cattle for bovine tuberculosis (TB) more quickly using artificial intelligence...
Pig/Poultry
A third outbreak of Newcastle disease has been detected on a poultry farm in Brazil, the country's agriculture ministry confirmed.
Rural Life
Macra is to receive just over €32,000 from the government in capital investment to upgrade equipment and infrastructure.
Farmers in Northern Ireland with an interest in how agricultural research can help the sector are being encouraged to join a new forum.
Tirlán CountryLife has reopened its store in Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, after what it called a "major investment" in the store and its site.
French food company Danone has reported "solid performance" in the third quarter (Q3) of the year, despite a "volatile" environment.
Sheep
This week's sheep trade sees prices holding stable at most of the larger lamb processing outlets with some price movement at smaller outlets.
Concerns have been raised that the closure of Algeria to cattle imports will put downward pressure on weanling prices for Irish farmers.
EU farmers have reacted critically to the latest proposals for the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) published this week.
Tillage
Growers will start to pull fodder beet crops over the coming days, Teagasc tillage specialist Shay Phelan has confirmed.
The breaking news reported by Agriland that Algeria has closed for all cattle imports, could put pressure on a US$635 million dairy contract.
Tullow Livestock Sales, Co. Carlow hosted its weekly general cattle sale on Friday (October 23) and a weanling sale on Saturday (October 24).
A government backed pilot initiative aimed at addressing isolation in farming and rural communities is due to be launched this year.
A dispute between knackeries and the Department of Agriculture over the Fallen Animal Scheme has escalated as it enters a second week.
Nestled on the coast of the Kingdom county, the well-known Leagh Holsteins herd has been engulfed...
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.
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.
