Beef
Kilkenny Mart hosted its weekly general cattle sale on Thursday (August 28), with approximately 820 cattle on offer.
TB
A total of 28 vets were suspended from TB testing by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine between January 2024 and March 2026.
A new report on red meat retail performance in the UK has shown that red meat volumes have declined 1.5% year-on-year.
N.Ireland
A new generation of young women are making their mark in a very positive way, both at farm level and within the agri-business sector.
Dairy
A direct relative of Ireland's highest classified cow came under hammer for €7,900 at the Eedy youngstock sale held on Saturday (August 29).
Environment
Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow rain and thunderstorm warning for Ireland.
Rural Life
The new legacy fund will support charities and community organisations local to its sites across the island of Ireland.
Bluetongue
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) foresees no difficulties with vaccine supply for the bluetongue virus (BTV).
Three Irish agricultural shows have hosted bitless showing classes this August, with the 4th taking place at Clonshire Show, Co. Limerick.
Milk Price
The end of the drought is finally in sight as rainfall is reported nationwide, but where has it left milk production?
More suckler-bred weanlings were sold at marts in 2023 and 2024 than than calves under six weeks-of-age; however, 2025 bucked this trend.
The Emyvale, Co. Monaghan-based McAnenly Family is busy preparing for its annual in-calf heifer sale later this month.
Dairy Focus
Mark Gray is milking 108 cows outside Prosperous in Co. Kildare alongside his father Brian and his mother Hazel.
Farmgate and retail beef prices are linked - but falls in farmgate prices can take time to appear on supermarket shelves.
Straw bales
Spanish straw is available for Irish farmers despite the severe drought conditions experienced in Spain this summer.
Agri-Business
The government has been urged to introduce measures to deal with "wildly erratic and unpredictable" farm incomes.
Machinery
Government supports and high fuel costs appear to have driven a surge in electric car purchases, but what’s the farming alternative?
Farmers are being advised to be aware of scammers who are sending texts claiming to be the Department of Agriculture.
The Dualla Show has been postponed due to extremely poor weather conditions.
The Karst Farming Network is inviting people to an event next weekend celebrating one of Ireland's karst landscapes in south Co. Roscommon.
Global beef production is expected to decline by 2% in 2026 as supplies tighten across several major producing regions, Rabobank said.
Sheep
Ballyjamesduff Cooperative Livestock Mart in Co. Cavan hosted a special breeding sale of sheep on Tuesday evening (August 25).
Rain will be a welcome site this week, but there is a lot of precautions to be taken before grass becomes the staple of the diet again.
Weekly factory cattle supplies have been increasing for the past seven consecutive weeks, with almost 32,800 cattle slaughtered last week.
Carlow
What are farmers at Tullow Mart saying about the recent dry spell and why are some producers selling livestock early or buying in extra feed?
Schemes
Over €2.3 million has been paid out in farm schemes this week, according to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).
Slurry
Minister Martin Heydon has warned that changing the deadline for spreading slurry and fertiliser would be a 'big decision'.
When grass regrowths stalled in late July on the farm of Micheal and Kieran Dunne in Trim, Co....
Over 6,000 Area Monitoring System (AMS) notifications have been sent to farmers this year, the department of agriculture has confirmed.
sheepdog trials
Four days of competition near the Co. Tyrone village of Stewartstown will determine the outcome of the 2026 Irish National Sheepdog Trials.
The EU agri-food sector expanded its positive trade balance in the first six months of 2026, with a trade surplus of €23.9 billion.
The government has today (Friday, August 28) won a Dáil vote to extend temporary excise cuts on fuel until October 31.
