Rural Life
A pensioner’s State pension was cut off after government officials discovered land and Glanbia shares in their name.
Agri Politics
The Irish Presidency of the EU has let down Irish farmers in its proposals for the next EU budget, according to Sinn Féin TD Martin Kenny.
Beef
Prices for cattle offered by beef processors in the last week have appeared to hold steady or increase in the last week.
Agri-Business
Further cases of bluetongue in Ireland have been confirmed by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
Industry and researchers came together to discuss how to accelerate the measurement, management and reduction of enteric methane emissions.
Opinion
The days of the tillage sector living from hand to mouth are over. Too much political capital was wasted in the run-up to Budget 2027.
Dairy
The dust has now settled on 44th FBD National Dairy Show after an action-packed two days in the Green Glens Arena in Millstreet, Co. Cork.
Weather Warning
Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow wind warning.
N.Ireland
A tractor driver was fined £65 (nearly €77) and handed penalty points after being spotted by police driving on a motorway in the North.
Machinery
Apprentices on John Deere's agriculture, turf and parts engineering programmes in the UK are reportedly outperforming national averages.
Schemes
An Irish MEP has slammed the new proposals on the EU budget and the CAP as a "serious disappointment" for Irish farmers.
A new communications toolkit to support the agri-food sector in communicating about Irish beef has been launched.
The cost of farm fires in Northern Ireland rose to an estimated £11.8 million in 2025, 73% higher than year-on-year.
The government is being urged to develop a national food literacy strategy.
The ICMSA has condemned Ireland's proposals for the next CAP, claiming the plans will accelerate the policy's "slide into irrelevance".
The weather this week will be largely mixed, with spells of rain and showers, and some drier spells as well, in breezy or windy conditions.
Tillage
Recent analysis has confirmed the beneficial economics of potash within farm production system despite the recent hike in fertiliser prices.
There is a lot of talk about cash flow at the minute, but what are the main things that drive dairy farm income?
Clare Co-Operative Marts held its weekly cull cows and heifer sale in Ennis Mart on Thursday (October 8).
The combined average market price of all prime-grade cattle in Great Britain (GB) rose 7p from the previous week to 635p/kg.
The European Union's temporary regulation to suspend tariffs on 80% of Armenian exports for two years will come into effect on October 12.
A single EU-wide 'rulebook' to reduce harmful emissions from pig and poultry farming is expected to make life simpler for Irish farmers.
Annual global milk supplies are now forecast to increase by 2.2% in 2026 due to strong flows in...
Now that the majority of farms are in their final grazing rotation, farmers need to ensure their winter housing is ready for the herd.
A €1 billion government investment initiative has been launched to help create the next generation of Irish companies of scale.
Massey Ferguson's new 7S Mark 2 tractor is launching with AGCO precision agriculture company PTx's FarmEngage data management solution.
Environment
Corncrake chicks have been caught on camera on Rathlin Island, confirming a major breeding success for the species.
Some highlights from a great day one of the FBD National Dairy Show 2026, from the Green Glens...
A new report that was published this week states that regenerative farming can "return price-setting power" to farmers.
The farming community in the Burren, Co. Clare are preparing for the Winterage weekend later this month, on October 23-25.
Winter cereal crops – wheat, barley, oats and rye - planted out during September have emerged strongly and continue to grow-on well.
With the milking season coming to an end, farmers should be aiming to carry out at least one more milk recording this autumn.
