Beef
Live animal exports were worth an estimated €480 million in 2025, up 40% when compared to the previous year.
N.Ireland
Farmers for Action (FFA) is calling for the new inheritance tax thresholds to be inflation linked into the future.
Agri Politics
Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald has confirmed that party representatives will attend Saturday's protest against the EU-Mercosur trade deal.
Dairy
Irish dairy exports were valued at a record €7.3 billion in 2025, according to the latest data from Bord Bia.
Opinion
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The total value of primary beef exports in 2025 is estimated at €3.4 billion, up 24% on 2024....
Agri-Business
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon will seek assurances on the EU-Mercosur deal during a meeting of EU ministers for agriculture today.
The value of Ireland’s food, drink and horticulture exports increased by 12% in 2025 to reach a...
Rural Life
Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow weather warning for snow and ice ahead of the arrival of Storm Goretti.
President von der Leyen has committed to make an further €45 billion available in the first year of the next CAP for farm payments.
The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers' Association (INHFA) has joined the list of farm organisations...
Macra has warned of what it calls the "severe impact" of the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement on Irish agriculture if it is ratified.
The 2026 Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition will be attended by over 1,000 students presenting 550 projects this week.
Sheep
Every year, the ABP Demo Farm runs a store lamb system alongside its dairy-calf-to-beef system on...
Tillage
Tillage farmers are being advised to have the early days of January earmarked when it comes to having all relevant soil testing completed.
A number of agri-businesses as well as livestock marts and cattle breed societies have voiced their support for the planned Mercosur protest.
Agriland Media Group and the National Dairy Council (NDC) are collaborating on a series of...
The ICMSA has said a "big jump" in the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index "makes for a great start to 2026".
Meat Business Women (MBW) is calling on food and meat manufacturers to submit data to support the Global Gender Representation Report.
France has said it will officially move to suspend imports of plant products that are grown with substances banned in the EU.
ICMSA president Denis Drennan has criticised the Irish government’s handling of the proposed EU-Mercosur trade agreement.
Brendan Soden has been elected as the new chairperson of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) Poultry Committee.
Positive news in the cattle trade this week as livestock merchant Viastar has commenced the purchase of 4,000 male cattle for a new contract.
The Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors (FCI) confirmed it will be supporting and addressing the anti-Mercosur protest this weekend.
Following a poor run of results in recent months, the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) has recorded a positive start to 2026.
Beef News
The recent cold snap and subsequent frosty conditions have impacted livestock sales across both the...
The start of the week has been dominated with news over the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement, with a vote on the deal seemingly planned for Friday.
1,915 work permits were issued to the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector in 2025, according to new data.
Ahead of the winter breeding season, Agriland caught up with Teagasc dairy specialist, James Dunne,...
A teenage boy was airlifted to hospital yesterday (Monday, January 5) following an incident that is believed to have involved a tractor.
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) has confirmed that tightening supplies characterised beef and sheep markets throughout 2025.
2025 was the second warmest year on record for Ireland since 1900, according to the latest data from Met Éireann.
Farm Safety
Farm safety needs to be modelled on the approach taken on building sites, according to Minister of State Micheal Healy-Rae.
