Agri-Business
Farmers are leading in the take-up rates for high-speed fibre broadband, with almost 60,000 farms now able to access the service.
Although EU funding is helping them to become more competitive, fruit and vegetable producer organisations are losing ground.
Grass
The story for most of the summer growing season has been that the south and south-east of the country has been struggling.
Machinery News
What if a ‘humanoid’ robot could take on the ‘three Ds’ of farm work - dirty, dull and dangerous - in Ireland and beyond?
Schemes
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued over €182 million this week in various farm scheme payments.
Solar
DAFM has proposed sharing data with SEAI to prevent farmers receiving double funding for solar installations.
Dairy
Kinisla has apologised to farmers after a "technical banking issue" impacted on some milk payments this month.
Farm tragedy
An investigation into the circumstances surrounding a fatal farm incident in Co. Galway is underway by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA).
Beef
The 2026 Beef Welfare Scheme worth €28 million will close soon for applications.
Podcast
Katie Gleeson, a dairy farmer from Templemore, County Tipperary, shares her journey into dairy...
Former Macra president Thomas Duffy has raised several questions over aspects of Ireland's TB regime, including the skin test.
Tirlán has confirmed its price for August while also announcing a milk price 'floor' for September, October, November and December.
Pig/Poultry
A range of resources to help farmers prevent the spread of avian influenza have been published.
The Agriland team sit down for special edition of The Farming Week podcast on stage at the Agriland...
Rural Life
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued a recall of various branded prepared meals.
National Ploughing Championships
The 2026 National Ploughing Championships culminated on a high yesterday (Thursday, September 17) for Wexford and Donegal.
Teagasc has launched its Farm Business Options Training Programme for 2026. The programme was launched at Ploughing 2026 this week.
A man has been charged and is set to appear in court in connection with an assault on Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae.
A spell of more settled weather is forecasted early next week as high pressure is set to build, though there will still be showers at times.
The Ploughing Championships provides agri-food producers a chance to learn what government-funded supports for upskilling are available.
Tillage
Early autumn should be used as a priority period to soil test on tillage farms after a difficult growing year, Teagasc has advised.
The National Ploughing Championships often acts as a marker for the end of the season, with winter housing quickly approaching.
Leinster Aberdeen Angus Club farm open day at Country Crest, Rathmooney, Lusk, Co. Dublin was...
The fine weather continued for much of the final day of the National Ploughing Championships at...
The location for the 2027 National Ploughing Championships has been revealed.
Agri Politics
European Commissioner Christophe Hansen has told Macra he he was committed to pushing for 10% ring-fenced funding for young farmers.
The National Ploughing Association has confirmed the total attendance over the course of the three-day event.
Aindrias Moynihan, Cork North-West Fianna Fáil TD, told Agriland that Ireland hasn’t seen the biggest pressure on fertiliser “yet”.
ICMSA outlined its key issues for CAP post-2027 after meeting with EU Agriculture Commissioner Christoph Hansen.
A key theme of the 2026 National Ploughing Championships is the assertion that young people represent the future for farming in Ireland
Four days of competition has begun at the Sheep Dog World Trial 2026 in Scotland, with over 300 handlers and dogs from 34 nations competing.
