Agri-Business
Due to the general rise in farm incomes in 2025, the proportion of viable farms "increased sharply" last year, according to Teagasc.
Series
Pat the Chap Vintage Club member Gavin Tomkins has led a small team in their restoration of a Ferguson 20 tractor.
Irish and EU farmers are battling the fallout from war, rising costs and trade tensions but the outlook for EU agri-markets remains "robust".
A new report today (Monday, July 6) reveals that farm incomes increased across all major farm systems in Ireland in 2025
Environment
Using technology to inform sustainability was one of the main points of focus of an event hosted by a Tipperary-based research farm.
Rural Life
In the latest episode of Agriland's Groundbreakers series, we meet a Co. Meath dairy farmer who swapped nursing for full-time farming.
Farm Survey
Sheep and lamb prices in 2025 increased by about 6% on the record levels of 2024, while income rose by 7%, according to Teagasc.
Met Éireann has advised that a "prolonged spell of very warm to hot weather" is set to hit the country this week and last into next week.
Beef finishing and store cattle enterprises recorded the strongest percentage income growth of any farm system in Ireland in 2025.
Tillage
Ireland’s potato sector has reached a critical scale of operation, below which the industry may no longer remain viable.
Ballyhoura Development has launched a new farmer health and wellbeing network.
Opinion
Forget the harvest and silage making: the biggest priority on family farms right now is that of keeping children safe
Farm Safety
The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has opened a public consultation on a new farm safety code of practice and risk assessment documents.
Agri Politics
Ireland must use opportunity of EU presidency to get best possible CAP deal for farmers and rural communities, Sinn Féin TD Martin Kenny said.
The average family farm income on tillage farms was €54,916 in 2025, representing a year-on-year increase of 33%.
Beef
The average family farm income (FFI) on cattle rearing farms in 2025 increased 74% to hit €24,061, the highest for the category on record.
Dairy
Domestic milk intake by milk processors and co-ops was down 1.6% - 19.1 million litres - year on year in May, according to latest CSO figures.
This week's factory quotes for beef cattle see price offers moving upwards again, with a firm degree of positivity returning to the trade.
Ornua and the National Dairy Council (NDC) have announced the 12 finalists for the 2026 NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards.
The average family farm income on Irish dairy farms was €153,319 in 2025, up 41% on the previous year, according to a national farm survey.
N.Ireland
The coming weeks will see two key public consultations fundamentally determining the future shape of NI agriculture, according to LMC.
Cattle Trade
Clare Co-Operative Mart held its weekly cattle trade in Ennis on June 2, where 440 cattle went through the ring - well up on last week.
Omagh Show
The cattle rings at Omagh Show 2026 saw the Crawford family, from Maguiresbridge in Co. Fermanagh, having another day-out to remember.
Schemes
A review of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is not yet finalised, Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has confirmed.
Budget 2027
Food and Drink Ireland's Budget 2027 submission calls for measures to address cost and competitiveness challenges in the food and drink sector
Met Éireann said it will become increasingly warm as the week progresses with possible temperatures of 30°C in places.
AI handheld serves recorded in 2026 are running 9,506 behind last years figures, according to data from ICBF.
A new mobile machine designed to help solve many of the issues relating to slurry management was...
The latest trends in beef and lamb markets were discussed at the most recent knowledge transfer event of the Kepak Young Farmer Forum.
BEEF2026
Cuts of beef specific to cattle from the suckler herd "is not really a feature of the trade any more", according to one Bord Bia expert.
A €5,000 reward has been offered after two Honda quad bikes were stolen from a farm in Co. Leitrim in recent days.
The European Commission wants the next CAP to deliver "more targeted and fairer" support for farmers across Europe.
