Agri Politics
Fianna Fáil MEP Barry Cowen said innovation is the answer to several of the challenges facing Irish agriculture today.
Dairy
Building resilient and competitive farm systems was the focus of the Farming for a Better Future Open Day in Co. Wexford.
Rural Life
Séamus Boland, former CEO of Irish Rural Link and president of the EESC, has highlighted his concerns over rural depopulation in Ireland.
AgriOpinions
AgriOpinions, Agriland's farmer research initiative, is seeking the views of Irish farmers about...
Podcast
In this first episode of Agriland’s new Groundbreakers series we talk to a Co. Galway farmer who...
Machinery
A few months after buying his £80,000 Deutz Fahr, Jeremy Clarkson bids it farewell in the latest season of Clarkson's Farm.
Beef
The increased use of appetite-suppressing, obesity medications can be developed into a good news story for the red meat industries.
Schemes
Over half of applications made under tranche 10 of the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes (TAMS 3) have now been approved.
Ireland's Minister of State for European affairs has defended what he called Ireland's "old school" understanding of the CAP.
FCI
The increasing prices of fuel, parts, repairs and salaries this year have all left contractors "struggling to cope", according to the FCI.
Shrinking profit margins mean milk supply growth is "no longer economically viable" for Irish farmers, according to Rabobank.
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is seeking a meeting with Minister Andrew Muir to discuss "uncertainty" facing a number of NI pig producers.
Bovine TB
England plans to achieve officially bovine TB-free status by 2038 under a new strategy, with hopes of a vaccine for the disease by 2030.
Gardai have confirmed that a break-in took place at the Athenry, Co. Galway premises of McHale Farm Machinery this week.
Forestry
Coillte has welcomed the publication of a report outlining a roadmap to scale up the use of timber in construction.
livestock farming
A European young farmers group has called for the EU to improve the attractiveness of livestock farming ahead of the EU Livestock Strategy.
1,479 new tractors were licensed for the first time during the first five months of 2026, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Tillage
Only Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) tolerant varieties of winter barley will be included in future Goldcrop trials’ programmes.
More time and engagement is needed for Ireland's Nature Restoration Plan, the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers' Association (INHFA) said.
Environment
Last month was the second warmest May on record across land and sea, according to latest research released today.
Disease control in spring bean crops must be addressed by growers over the coming days, according to Teagasc.
Dairy News
The VistaMilk Research Ireland Centre hosted more than 100 stakeholders in Teagasc Moorepark this week for a future breeding conference.
Teagasc’s Ballyhaise Agricultural College in Co. Cavan has published data on key performance indicators (KPIs) of its suckler herd in 2025.
Agri-Business
Agriland understands the Bord Bia board is due to meet on Friday (June 12) to discuss a review into the governance of the Irish Food Board.
Kverneland is using Cereals 2026 which will take place this week, to introduce a new fertiliser spreader to the UK market.
The majority of currently vacant GP panels in the country under the General Medical Services (GMS) Scheme are in rural areas.
The European Investment Fund (EIF) has pledged €25 million to an early-stage venture capital fund targeting agri-food technology companies.
2026 is the International Year of the Woman Farmer and Agriland's new Groundbreakers' series -...
The Irish Blonde Cattle Society said it has "lost one of its most dedicated ambassadors".
In this episode of AgriFocus, Agriland editor Stella Meehan is joined by Matthijs Bremer...
Agriculture was found to be responsible for 31.4% of Northern Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions in 2024, according to DAERA.
The Timber in Construction Steering Group’s final report and recommendations to increase the use of timber in Ireland has been published.
