Rural Life
The fine weather continued for much of the final day of the National Ploughing Championships at...
The location for the 2027 National Ploughing Championships has been revealed.
Agri Politics
European Commissioner Christophe Hansen has told Macra he he was committed to pushing for 10% ring-fenced funding for young farmers.
The National Ploughing Association has confirmed the total attendance over the course of the three-day event.
Aindrias Moynihan, Cork North-West Fianna Fáil TD, told Agriland that Ireland hasn’t seen the biggest pressure on fertiliser “yet”.
ICMSA outlined its key issues for CAP post-2027 after meeting with EU Agriculture Commissioner Christoph Hansen.
National Ploughing Championships
A key theme of the 2026 National Ploughing Championships is the assertion that young people represent the future for farming in Ireland
Four days of competition has begun at the Sheep Dog World Trial 2026 in Scotland, with over 300 handlers and dogs from 34 nations competing.
Machinery
The National Ploughing Championships is celebrated as a "gathering of everybody that is involved in rural Ireland".
Dairy
The Dairygold board has increased the August quoted milk price by 0.5c/L to 39c/L.
News
Three suspect animals in three separate herds have tested positive for bluetongue virus (BTV-3), it was confirmed today (September 17).
Michael Healy-Rae TD said that “violence can never be accepted or normalised in a democratic society” following an arrack on him in Dublin.
N.Ireland
The UFU has warned that inflation is placing pressure on farming viability, exposing the vulnerability of food production to geopolitics.
Agri-Business
The National Ploughing Championships 2026 has entered its third and final day (Thursday, September 17).
Horse ploughing took centre stage on Day 2 of the National Ploughing Championships at Screggan in Co Offaly.
Series
Steven Normoyle farms between Croom and Adare in Co. Limerick, running a calf-to-beef operation, buying 95 calves each spring for rearing.
Schemes
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) received over 3,900 applications from farmers applied for tranche 13 of TAMS.
live updates
Stay up to date with all the action from Day 3 of the National Ploughing Championships on our live blog today.
Agriland caught up with Gerard Brickley, owner of Celtic Sires to hear how the uptake of Fleckvieh semen is looking in Ireland.
Beef
Ireland has once again been crowned the top-performing country at the World Steak Challenge, taking home a record-breaking 82 medals.
From tug-of-wars to bread-making and from reversible ploughing to award-winning livestock, Day Two of Ploughing 2026 had all bases covered.
Environment
The EPA has said that their new findings "will be disappointing for many" given the work being undertaken by farmers.
McConnel sees the National Ploughing Championships as the "perfect opportunity" to support the Irish market.
91,000 people have attended the second day of the 2026 National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly.
Mary Lou McDonald said that if the younger generation leaves farming, it would mean trouble for both the sector and the whole country.
Kerrygold owner Ornua has announced the launch of its 2027 graduate programme, which is now open to applications.
Payments under the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme have today (September 16)commenced issuing to farmers.
On day three of the National Ploughing Championships 2026 in Screggan, competitors and judges...
Tillage
UK November 2026 feed wheat future fell by £2.75/t (1.3%) to £209.75 for the trading period that ended: Friday, September 11.
The president of ICMSA expressed “real concern” over the finding that 57% of farmers haven’t seen a garda checkpoint in two years.
Minister Martin Heydon has been criticised by TD Carol Nolan for his approach to the growing crisis in vet nursing and rural vet services.
Manitou's MLT 625 e battery-powered compact telehandler was crowned Machine of the Year at the 95th edition of the Ploughing Championships.
