Rural Life
Agriland caught up with farmers at Carnaross Mart in Co. Meath to hear how they've been dealing with the prolonged spell of dry weather
N.Ireland
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has confirmed a third case of bluetongue in Scotland.
Beef
Weight limit changes have been announced for the ninth Royal Ulster Premier Beef & Lamb Championships to be held in November.
Lakeland Dairies
Lakeland has said it has undertaken "substantial investment" at the LacPatrick site, following issues around environmental compliance.
Agri-Business
Preparation should be made to combat the fodder crisis, as grass growth is impacted by lack of rainfall, according to Sinn Féin.
Cattle Trade
Castlerea Co-Operative Livestock Mart held its weekly cattle sale on Thursday, as numbers remained strong and prices reflected the quality.
Drought
ICOS has added to the growing number of calls for the National Fodder and Food Security Committee to be reconvened.
Weather
Met Éireann has said the weekend will bring further dry weather, but more changeable conditions are forecast from Sunday.
Tillage
Irrigation availability has been the key factor in determining both the yield and quality of potato crops grown in Ireland this year.
Prices for agricultural outputs were down 15.3% in June 2026 compared to a year earlier, according to the latest CSO figures.
Dairy
The cost of drought conditions is hitting farmers hard in the south-east with one dairy farm estimating a daily feeding cost of €960.
The death has been announced of Jimmy Murphy, the first chief executive of Arrabawn Co-op and a former chief executive of Nenagh Co-op.
Slurry
Minister Martin Heydon has been asked to "urgently review" the dates of the closed periods for slurry and fertiliser spreading.
Cereal growers in East Donegal are confirming that winter oats have bucked the trend of poor yields recorded this year.
A farming union has called for Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir to resign over the Tyrone cattle cull.
Courts
LacPatrick Dairies has been fined over £100,000 by a court for environmental breaches, including milk spillages to a river.
Teagasc carried out a study of feed supplements during the 2018 drought to compare the impact of various feed supplements on production.
Fodder
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon is to meet farm organisations next week as concerns over fodder grow.
The annual forecast for European milk supplies has been revised downwards from 1.8% to 1.3% for 2026, according to a new report.
Farmers are being warned to brace for more scorching temperatures and drought-like conditions in future summers.
Farmers need to have the ball rolling by April if they wish to have slurry storage updated on time for the new regulations.
The average steer carcass weight increased by 21kg in the first half of 2026 versus the first half of 2025.
A farmer has lost his life after trying to source water from the River Bandon for his animals, in a heartbreaking incident.
Farmers around the country, especially in the southeast, are battling drought, and many of them are well into their fodder supplies.
TAMS 3
Payments to women farmers under the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) total €17.7 million to date.
Podcast
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Sheep
Tullow Livestock Sales held its weekly sheep sale at Tullow Mart on Tuesday, seeing some positive trading despite challenging conditions.
fuel costs
The government has been called on to provide a 'rural mobility dividend' payment to combat the rising fuel costs for rural people.
As farmers continue to deal with the impact of the dry weather, the forecast shows below average rainfall for most areas in the next week.
Opinion
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) will shortly publish its recommended lists of winter cereal varieties.
