Dairy
Bellair Estate, situated on the Offaly - Westmeath border has made the decision to disperse it's 300 cow dairy herd.
Agri-Business
Climate and other extreme weather events create food security risks, not only for Ireland, but all EU producers.
Rural Life
As the 2026 harvest comes to a close, farmers are trying new ways to improve their soil health after a long dry summer
Beef
A new midge-borne virus that has been infecting cattle across Europe has been detected in cattle in the British Isles.
Met Éireann has extended its Status Yellow rain warning to more counties.
Sean McNamara has stepped down as president of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers' Association (ICSA).
Tillage
Conservation tillage has been widely promoted as a climate-smart approach towards sustainable food production.
The Organic Centre in Rossinver, Co. Leitrim, will host a bigger than ever Apple Day Festival tomorrow (September 27).
This year is the 15th anniversary of the Wheat Initiative (WI), which has co-ordinated research into the world's most important cereal crop
Grass
As we enter into October next week, the talk of closing off paddocks and starting the final rotation will be commencing.
Kilkenny Mart hosted its weekly general cattle sale on Thursday (September 24), with approximately 1,100 cattle on offer.
Schemes
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued over €4.9 million this week in various farm scheme payments.
Over 24,000 farmers have applied for the Beef Welfare Scheme 2026.
Solar
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has launched "dawn raids” on solar firms over suspected bid-rigging.
N.Ireland
A farmer from Co. Antrim has been convicted at Coleraine Magistrates’ Court for a water pollution...
Environment
The finalists for the Teagasc FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards 2026 have been announced.
Delays in transferring land to the next generation need to be urgently addressed by the Irish...
Entries are now open for the Guild of Agricultural Journalists of Ireland’s biennial Agri Guild...
An extension to the slurry spreading deadline has been announced.
An "anomaly" between the livestock VAT rate and the farmer flat-rate addition may be addressed in the next budget, Tánaiste Harris indicated.
Irish co-ops won 11 awards at this year's Global Cheese Awards, one of the world's largest and longest-running cheese and dairy competitions.
Two weeks out from the FBD National Dairy Show, young breeders will be busy preparing to take to the centre stage in Millstreet.
1.1 million cattle were slaughtered in Ireland between January and August this year, according to new data from the CSO.
Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow rain warning for four counties.
A Galway East TD has called for a farm succession scheme to ensure young farmers "can see a viable future on the family farm".
1.14m tonnes of fertiliser were sold in the first three quarters of the fertiliser year, the Department of Agriculture (DAFM) confirmed.
Rural Crime
Gardaí are appealing for information following the recent theft of a tractor from a farm in Clane, Co. Kildare.
Eoin Lynch shares his insights on the challenges faced by farmers in 2026, including weather...
Weather
The weekend will see a mixture of showers and sunny spells across the country, according to the latest forecast from Met Éireann.
Sheep
The Mayo Blackface Producer Organisation (MBPO) is set to host its 22nd annual sale this Saturday (September 26) in Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo.
2026 has being one of the toughest years for dairy farmers in quite some time, with cash flow quickly drying up.
Weekly factory cattle supplies are continuing to trend above last year. Despite this, the...
