Agri-Business
Frustration and anger over the rising cost of fuel were voiced at a public meeting in Moate this evening (Sunday, September 27).
Beef
A show and sale of organic heifers will take place in Gort Mart in Co. Galway next week. The sale is organised by the new OBLIG sector group.
Farm Safety
Farm safety is of paramount importance and amending current grant conditions to build or improve farm buildings will not be considered.
Pig/Poultry
The recovery of finished pig prices in the EU has lost momentum as lingering disease risks and rising production weigh on the pork market.
Despite a lower number of mushroom producers in Ireland, overall mushroom production has remained consistent over the past five years.
Dairy
The September edition of the monthly Border and Lakeland show and sale saw a top price of 3,700gns this week.
Machinery
Krone has redesigned three of its forage wagon ranges with the aim of setting new standards and a focus on operator comfort and efficiency.
Rural Life
The government should promote local and organic produce by using it in the school meals scheme, according to Mark Durnin of Coole Farm.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is currently inviting tenders for an area monitoring system (AMS) service.
Farmers from Monaghan, Cavan and surrounding counties are being invited to take part in a free six-week course exploring soil health.
Animal Health Ireland (AHI) recently held a heathy hooves to healthy herds event on the Walsh's family farm in Ballyroan, Co. Laois.
Keeping an eye on young stock performance in the final few weeks of grazing is important to ensure they achieve their target housing weights.
Bellair Estate, situated on the Offaly - Westmeath border has made the decision to disperse it's 300 cow dairy herd.
Climate and other extreme weather events create food security risks, not only for Ireland, but all EU producers.
Grass
As the 2026 harvest comes to a close, farmers are trying new ways to improve their soil health after a long dry summer
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
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...
Eoin Lynch shares his insights on the challenges faced by farmers in 2026, including weather...
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.
