Tillage
Teagasc's Cereals Enterprise Fact Sheet contains a breakdown of the physical outputs and financial margins generated on tillage farms in 2024
Teagasc has produced an ‘oats factsheet’, which summaries the role this unique cereal can play within Irish beef finishing systems.
N.Ireland
TUV agricultural spokesperson, Samuel Morrison, has highlighted the pressure now coming on dairy incomes in Northern Ireland.
The Agricultural and Horticultural and Development Board (AHDB) has launched its 2026/2027 recommended lists of cereals and oilseeds online.
AgriSearch is confirming a significant increase in the scope of the technical services it provides to agriculture in Northern Ireland
There is growing concern that the spring planting options available to tillage farmers in 2026 could prove problematic.
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is confirming that most winter cereal crops are looking very well
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is projecting a significant fall-off in demand for malting barley.
The RUAS has confirmed that cattle from the Republic of Ireland will not be competing at the 2025 Winter Fair.
Opinion
World Soils Day 2025 takes place on Friday of this week: December 5. It should be a ‘re-set’ date for every Irish farmer.
The RUAS is to host an emergency meeting today (Monday, December 01) to assess the potential impact of suspected Bluetongue outbreaks
A recent Teagasc-focussed discussion centred on the underutilised role of benchmarking within Ireland’s tillage sector
AERA Committee chair, Robbie Butler MLA, has highlighted the importance of the red meat sectors to Northern Ireland’s economy.
Momentum continues to build at Stormont surrounding the attainment of a workable animal health agreement involving London and Brussels.
Beef
A striking Charolais beef heifer has won the 2025 Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) Commercial Beef Championship.
A decision has been allowing the £1 million inheritance tax threshold in the UK to be transferable between spouses.
Dairy
The inquisitive nature of calves can be used to drive performance rates in the period from birth to weaning.
Rothamsted scientists have identified a natural, in-built, defence mechanism against Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV).
Fane Valley Feeds’ technical support manager, Matthew Armstrong, has pointed to the role of Spanish straw in calf diets.
The timely and effective destruction of cover crops is crucial for ensuring the successful establishment of a new cropping regime
The weather represent a totemic heartbeat for Irish agriculture with every day bringing a new perspective on the subject
Political pressure is growing at Stormont to secure agreed post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland’s agri-food sectors.
Celebrated Co. Down ploughman Andrew Gill has been at the very top of his sport for the last number of years., despite battling leukaemia
The area of winter oilseed rape has planted in Ireland over recent weeks increased to approximately 16,000-17,000ha, according to Teagasc.
