TAMS 3
Payments to women farmers under the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) total €17.7 million to date.
Podcast
The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week...
Weather
As farmers continue to deal with the impact of the dry weather, the forecast shows below average rainfall for most areas in the next week.
Tillage
Demand for lime spreading services has increased significantly over the past fortnight - a trend that looks set to continue.
Sheep
Tullow Livestock Sales held its weekly sheep sale at Tullow Mart on Tuesday, seeing some positive trading despite challenging conditions.
fuel costs
The government has been called on to provide a 'rural mobility dividend' payment to combat the rising fuel costs for rural people.
Opinion
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) will shortly publish its recommended lists of winter cereal varieties.
Agri-Business
Figures published today (Thursday, August 13) show that prices decreased for butter, milk and steak in July 2026.
Environment
A debate has kicked off with regard to the merits of including palm kernel expeller in Irish livestock rations.
Farm Roadways
Farm yard and roadways design can play a large part in how smoothly operations on-site run, and in turn affect the productivity of your cows.
Live Exports
The government needs to commit to a national plan to ensure resilience in the live export sector, an Offaly TD said.
Kilkenny Mart held its weekly sheep sale on Monday (August 10), where the mart saw 820 sheep through the ring as prices were back on average.
Dairy
Grass tetany can be an issue for many dairy farms during the autumn months, especially once rain starts to fall and grass growth rockets.
Beef
Weekly factory beef kill numbers have surged in the past three weeks. Supply numbers in the week...
Over €9.92 million has been paid to participants in the Farming for Water European Innovation Partnership (EIP).
Bluetongue
The department has said the implications for livestock trade of revised EU rules on bluetongue are expected to become clear next month.
Machinery
Farming machinery from a bygone era roared back into action at this year’s Moynalty Steam Threshing Festival.
Clare Co-Operative Marts held its annual sheep breeding sale in Ennis Mart on Saturday (August 8), attracting over 600 sheep.
Grass
Tirlán has announced that it will extend its rebate for suppliers for a second time amid continuing drought conditions.
1,932 new tractors were licensed for the first time up to the end of July this year, new data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows.
N.Ireland
A union has welcomed "practical measures" introduced by DAERA to protect staff following concerns raised in the wake of Tyrone cattle cull.
Sheep farmers supplying lambs to factories are in a weak position due to drought, one farm organisation has said.
Irish agricultural land values remained resilient in the first half of 2026, according to research by real estate agency, Sherry FitzGerald.
As milk supplies "look certain to fall", dairy farmers have called on co-ops to raise prices.
The scope of an independent review into the controversial culling of 51 cattle in Co. Tyrone has been set out today (Wednesday, August 12)
Milk Price
The average European standard milk price for June fell by €0.10/kg but prices varied widely across the continent, new data has shown.
Farm Safety
Farmers are being urge to apply for the grant measure for power-take-off (PTO) shaft covers, which is currently open for applications.
The farm of Bernard Fox in Ballivor, Co. Meath, hosted the Irish Country Meats (ICM) on-farm lamb...
The Agricultural and Horticultural and Development Board (AHDB) is reporting that UK wheat futures (November 2026) rose by £3/t.
The opening of the third application window for Landscape Actions within the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) has been announced.
Cattle Trade
Tullow Livestock Mart, Co. Carlow, held its weekly cattle sale on August 7, where trade was "slightly easier" for beef amid low grass growth.
The ICMSA has slammed what it claims is the "potential self-destruction at marketing level" of Irish butter in the US market.
