Beef
Average calf prices firmed up in several categories last week after declines in previous weeks,...
Agri-Business
As the conflict in the Middle East continues to impact on the cost of farm inputs, the EU is being urged to take "immediate action".
Machinery
Cuma, standing for (farm machinery cooperative) are local co-ops where farms pool resources such as machinery, labour, sheds and workshops
Environment
The Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) is inviting people to enter its My Favourite Waterbody 2026 competition.
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is currently seeking an expert to help with the conservation of wild birds.
Rural Life
Farmers are being reminded that the clocks are set to "spring forward" by one hour at 1:00a.m tomorrow (Sunday, March 29).
'We wanted to take back control and get more income' is the perspective of Ciara and Robert Stanley from Tullow, Co. Carlow.
Tillage
Seedtech has issued a crop update from its Co Waterford trials’ site, covering a range of winter cereal and oilseed rape varieties
Dairy
The dairy trade is continuing to hold strong across the marts of Ireland this week, with heifers making as much as €4,640.
New data from over 145,000 slaughtered animals shows that top‑ranked Commercial Beef Value (CBV) cattle return €120-€400 more per head.
Agri Politics
The cost of overseas visits by ministers and senior officials from DAFM for the St. Patrick’s Day programme could total nearly €64,000.
Machinery auction company Cheffins has reported sales of over £12.4 million in the first three months of 2026.
The ICMSA has called on Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine, Martin Heydon to support a "call for action on EU dairy".
The Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris said that farmers and the agrifood sector may “require assistance in the time ahead”.
The Lee and Bandon-Ilen Catchment Action Plan, part of the Teagasc Better Farming for Water campaign, has been launched.
Legislation which provides for the enforcement of payments to farmers from meat producers “could have come in years ago” a court has heard.
Episode three, the final episode, of the Lambing Season Series with Irish Country Meats (ICM) sees...
Forestry
An open call has been announced for proposals for forestry skills training.
N.Ireland
Farmers for Action has written to eleven UK supermarkets in the wake of the organisation’s recent protests outside six Tesco outlets
Coillte said it is making "good progress" working on forestry which was damaged during Storm Éowyn last year.
Minister Martin Heydon said government departments “have no role" in regulating salary scales for those working in private vet practices.
It is estimated that a "comprehensive package of financial and administrative measures" arising from a forestry review will amount to €3.5 million for the sector for 2026.
Sheep
MEP Maria Walsh has called on the European Commission to urgently reform EU rules that classify wool as a waste product.
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Berlin, Germany has filed an indictment against...
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board has reviewed the impact the Middle East conflict is having on UK farm production costs.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued a condition yellow moderate fire risk warning.
A sawmill company in Northern Ireland has been fined £87,000 after an employee had his foot amputated following a serious injury at work.
A Fianna Fáil TD has called for "dialogue between government, farmers and farming organisations" amid growing concern over costs.
Episode two of the Lambing Season Series with Irish Country Meats (ICM) brings viewers up close and...
The final episode, of the Lambing Season Series with ICM sees the ICM Camolin, Co. Wexford general manager James Byrne on the lamb trade.
NI Water has announced that a farm chemical disposal scheme is now available for farmers in the Lough Erne catchment area.
The weekend weather forecast from Met Éireann indicates a mixed bag over the next few days with...
AHDB is confirming that its new Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) online tool will be launched at the beginning of September.
