Cattle Trade
Kilkenny Mart hosted its weekly cattle sale on Thursday (July 16), where 700 cattle went on offer, including a handful of Wagyu heifers.
Rural Life
Health and safety is a farm’s "most important asset", and to "keep a farm running safely, you must look after your body and mind".
BVD
The amount of positive Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) cases is continuing to follow a downward trajectory in Ireland.
Machinery
Amazone's ZG-TX combi spreader has received new features designed to improve accuracy and make operation easier.
Environment
Young adults are encouraged to apply to a five-day ‘Peat in Practice’ restoration camp in the midlands this summer.
%%excerpt%% The members of Castlerahan Vintage Club which is located just outside Ballyjamesduff on the Cavan/Meath border, have refurbished a Ford 3600 that will be raffled to raise funds for the autism units in their local national schools.
Agri-Business
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is currently seeking to develop a pilot programme focused on upland farms.
Sheep
As the sheep industry pushes to cut emissions, the Texel Sheep Society is targeting breeding for cumulative, long-term reductions.
Tillage
Cover crops form an important cog in the annual cycle of tillage farming activities, according to the Potash Development Association.
Dairy
This time last year there was plenty of chatter around the consequences of a dairy heifer shortage, but is that risk still looming?
Beef
The net cost to produce 1kg of beef on a Tipperary dairy calf-to-beef demonstration farm was €5.71/kg carcass-weight in 2025.
Dairy Focus
Jason Helen is the man behind one of Irelands most prestigious dairy herds, farming with his wife Laura and his parents Robert and Sylvia.
Lamb processor Irish Country Meats (ICM) has announced it is set to host on-farm lamb production events in counties Wexford and Meath.
calf care
Over the coming weeks, farmers will start preparing autumn calf facilities, but calf care can start long before the calf is born.
N.Ireland
Pottinger is renowned for its continuous strides in the machinery market, something which is evident with it's updated mower range.
Monaghan man David McKearney - an escort at this year's Rose of Tralee - is one of a growing number of part-time farmers.
A new business deal will introduce a low-carbon mobile battery option for construction, utility and events sites to the Irish market.
A French-born Charolais cow with a full set of horns caught a lot of attention while winning her breed championship at Omagh Show 2026.
%%excerpt%% 'Rolling Grey along the Atlantic Way,' a tractor run to raise funds for the children's cancer charity, Oscar's Kids' Ireland, will take place on August 22 and 23.
Teagasc is advising growers of oilseed rape not to include brassicas in cover crop mixes: the risk of Clubroot infections is enhanced.
Grass growth has stagnated across the country, and with the forecast showing further dry weather, farmers will feel the pressure mounting.
When it comes to looking at the CBV of a calf, "what you don't want to do is give a five-star price for a one-star calf".
The environment committee of the European Parliament has delivered its opinion on the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
Podcast
Welcome to the first episode of Around the Shows, Agriland's new podcast series celebrating...
Kinisla has said that any audits or inspections carried out under its milk supply contract "would be carried out exceptionally".
Leadership at Aurivo co-op has changed hands, with the board electing Cathal Garvey as chair and Lawrence McNamee as vice chair.
Agriland today launches Around the Shows, a new podcast series taking listeners behind the scenes at agricultural shows across Ireland.
That champion was Clonroche/Poulpeasty Vintage Club who claimed top honours in the Ferguson 20...
More than 6,300 homes have been brought back into use through €348.6 million in Vacant Property Refurbishment Grants (VPRGs) since 2022.
The United States Government this week announced a new tariff on certain goods such as Brazilian beef effective from next Wednesday, July 22.
bTB
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has been urged to publish a Wicklow-specific deer/TB (bovine tuberculous) plan.
NI farmers are urged to apply for the 2026 Farming with Nature Transition Scheme, which offers up to £20,000, before the deadline on July 31.
