Sheep
An industry meeting to discuss updates to genetic evaluations for Ireland’s national sheep...
Rural Life
During the winter, the shorter days, isolation and limited support can have a significant impact on the older generations in Ireland.
Dairy
Christmas is one of the only days in the year where the majority of the workforce gets the day off, but there is never a day off in farming.
A new technology, the CowToilet, promises dairy farmers a practical way to reduce ammonia emissions by separating waste.
A signed t-shirt from golfer Shane Lowry will be auctioned after the tractor run and 6K run/walk in aid of Clonenagh National School, Laois.
A Co. Louth teenager has won an international entrepreneurship competition for her compact portable cooling system for livestock vaccines .
The majority of work is done with heifers ahead of spring calving, however keeping your eye out for heifer mastitis is still crucial.
In episode four of Agriland's limited podcast 'The Dairy Trail', which aired earlier this week, John Byrne spoke about reducing SCC.
N.Ireland
Redhouse Holsteins will host an Open Day on Saturday, January 10 2026 with all proceeds raised going to Northern Ireland’s Air Ambulance
Beef
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has been called on to increase the...
By Peter O'Brien An impressive €52,000 was recently presented to several charities as a result...
Diet is considered key to health by 85% of consumers, while 77% said fitness is also important, according to a new survey.
This year's Shinrone Tractor Run takes place next Sunday (December 28), with registration starting at 12 noon in Shinrone Hall, Co. Offaly.
Kia Ora Mini Farm talks to Agriland about being an open farm for over 30 years, their range of animals, and their Christmas offerings.
With the breeding season kicking off this week alongside Christmas, it's easy to disregard the few late autumn calvers.
Weekly beef kill numbers have been largely steady since early November, hovering generally just...
Agriland Media Group is pleased to collaborate with the National Dairy Council (NDC) on a...
Agri-Business
DAFM has issued an update on payments made to farmers across various farm schemes this week.
A decision to delay signing the Mercosur agreement is a "tragedy at one level" according to the head of the European Commission in Ireland.
Milk production has increased by an estimated 0.8% per year in the EU in the last decade according to a new report.
A farmer from Gorey in Co. Wexford has urged other farmers to register their farming equipment online after a cattle trailer was stolen from his farm earlier this month.
A farm organisation has hit out at meat factories for pulling sheep prices in the week before Christmas, despite sheep numbers being "significantly tighter".
Farmers in Northern Ireland are being advised to familiarise themselves with the new Farm...
Environment
The European Commission has welcomed the final vote by the European Parliament and the EU Council...
Agriland Media Group and FBD Trust are collaborating to produce a series of articles looking...
Agri Politics
Independent Ireland MEP Ciaran Mullooly and agriculture spokesperson Michael Fitzmaurice plan a national demonstration against Mercosur.
Sinn Féin's Conor McGuinness TD has said the PCSA report exposes the continuing failure of government to address Garda recruitment.
NFU Mutual is urging farmers in Northern Ireland to have checks carried out on their electrical systems following a sharp rise in farm fires.
Uisce Éireann has submitted a planning application for the largest-ever water project in Irish...
Agriland Media Group and ESB Networks are collaborating to bring you the ESB Networks Winter...
The Council of Ministers of the EU is unsure if there would be a majority in the qualified majority...
There are no plans to introduce bluetongue disease (BTV) testing for all animal products entering the state.
Schemes
A total of 809 applications out of 1,254 submitted to the "Forgotten Farmers" scheme were "deemed ineligible" according to DAFM.
The Council of the EU has given its final green light on the simplification of the Common...
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon has today (Friday, December 19)...
