Agri Politics
The Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris said that farmers and the agrifood sector may “require assistance in the time ahead”.
The Spanish government has approved a support package for farmers that includes direct aid to help Spanish farmers buy fertilisers.
Agri-Business
A grassland expert has warned that Irish farmers are facing a shortage of fertiliser as the conflict in the Middle East continues.
Sinn Féin has said Irish farmers have been "let down again" by the government's failure to address rising fuel and fertiliser costs.
Rural Life
The spike in fuel costs due to the Middle East conflict could see the cost of producing silage "double" a farming organisation has warned.
A farm organisation has said a "policy response" at EU level is "required immediately" amid "rocketing costs of fertiliser".
Yara has warned of a major impact on global fertiliser supplies if the conflict in the Middle East drags on.
The Irish Co-Operative Organisation Society (ICOS) has called for a "comprehensive support package" to reduce higher fuel and energy costs.
Environment
The EU's air monitoring service has said that numerous factors, particularly agriculture, contributed to an expected dip in air quality.
Podcast
The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week...
Minister Michael Healy-Rae told the Dáil this morning that the impact on fertiliser price "will depend on how long the disruption lasts".
Nitrogen levels in rivers increased by 10% in 2025 according to a new report published today (Thursday, March 19) by the EPA.
Grass
AHDB has used Met Office data to calculate excess winter rainfall in order to help farmers adjust nutrient management planning
Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) confirmed that illegal pesticides and fertiliser were seized during recent raids.
Dairy
Slurry tanks are still full and fertiliser is still in the yard, yet May is only seven short weeks away from now.
Video
Agriland visited Kilkenny Mart to hear how the recent increase in the price of inputs, such as...
Find out what farmers at Kilkenny Mart think about the increases in the price of fuel and fertiliser and what it could mean for them.
The average price of agricultural output in Ireland rose in Q4 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, in contrast with most of the EU.
Tillage
Fianna Fáil MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú has called on the European Commission to provisionally “exempt fertilisers” from its carbon tariff scheme.
Milk prices tumbled by 27.3% in the year up to January 2026, a new report from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows.
There is "significant pressure on fertiliser availablility", supplies are tight but orders are being taken, according to some co-ops today.
The conflict in the Middle East has sent shockwaves through global agriculture. It has also...
