Environment
The European Commission has told An Taisce it will not grant an “internal review” of the decision to extend Ireland’s nitrates derogation.
Solar
Installed solar capacity today passed 3 GW for the first time, though some say that solar support for farmers is lacking.
Rural Life
South East Technological University (SETU) is welcoming over 3,000 first-year students, including its inaugural class in veterinary medicine.
Agri-Business
Carrigallen Mart in Co. Leitrim has said that it is rolling out two new guidelines for sellers of livestock in its weekly sales.
Podcast
The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week...
A new study has mapped how changes across agriculture could help Ireland achieve climate neutrality by 2050, while also increasing protein production.
Beef
A Kazakhstan buyer is expected to arrive in Ireland shortly with the intention of purchasing up to 300 pedigree-registered Hereford heifers.
Dairy
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued a recall notice for certain batches of cheese products.
Independent Ireland MEP Ciaran Mullooly is due to meet with senior management at Brittany Ferries in France next month.
Soil moisture deficits
Soil moisture deficits (SMDs) are expected to decrease by 20-40mm in the south and east this week with above average precipitation forecast.
New research by Ireland’s Just Transition Commission shows strong public support for climate action alongside concerns over fairness.
A Limousin bull was crowned supreme champion at the Iverk Show in Piltown, Co. Kilkenny, which was marking its 200th anniversary.
Between January and July 2026, cattle slaughterings decreased by 8.5% when compared with the same period in 2025.
A Co. Galway farmer has been selected as one of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' (UN) 100 Women Heroes.
Fuel
Excise rates on fuel will begin to be restored from November 1 on a phased basis, according to proposals being presented to Cabinet.
Beef News
The ICSA has called on beef factories to explain why prices are around €1.10/kg behind this time last year.
Arla Foods has reported a net profit of €213 million for the first half of 2026, up from €158 million in the same period last year.
Tillage
Research is confirming that clubroot thrives in a low pH environment. The 2025/26 season has seen a flare-up of the disease
There are less than three weeks remaining to spread chemical fertiliser before the prohibited application period begins on September 15.
With rain finally falling in parts of the east this week, farmers will be eager to get fertiliser out and get grass growing.
Brazil
The European Commission said discussions with Brazil are "ongoing" ahead of an expected halt to Brazilian beef and poultry exports next week.
global dairy sector
The future of dairy is shifting, with protein, nutrition and "functional products" set to drive the next wave of growth.
The President of the Veterinary Council of Ireland, Joseph Walsh, has resigned as president of the council, and as a member of the council.
Weather
Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow thunderstorm warning for three counties.
A Wexford farmer who is completing a Masters in Animal Health has scooped this year’s Communications Prize from the Agri-Guild.
Machinery
John Deere’s six decades of business in the UK and Ireland will be marked at the Newark Vintage Tractor and Heritage Show in Nottinghamshire.
Clare Co-Operative Marts held its annual weanling show and sale in Ennis on August 25, with some very high prices and a "super yard".
When grass regrowths stalled in late July on the farm of Micheal and Kieran Dunne in Trim, Co....
The Strokestown Agricultural and Industrial Show has warned of scam emails and fake vendor application forms using the event’s name.
The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today issued 90,866 round one offers to 62,166 applicants.
BVD
The number of cattle in Northern Ireland that have a negative status for BVD is now over 99% of the total population for the first time.
Schemes
The deadline for submitting completed scorecards under the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is just around the corner.
