Rural Life
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has outlined some of the initial details of an upcoming fertiliser support scheme.
fuel support
Carbon taxes are penalising those who have "no alternative but to drive tractors and machinery that use green diesel," according to Sinn Féin.
Beef
Roscommon Co-Operative Livestock Mart is set to host a dispersal sale on behalf of a retiring...
Agri Politics
The European Organic Congress has attracted 260 representatives of the organic movement, policymakers, farmers, businesses, and researchers.
Agri-Business
A 'lean review' of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's bovine tuberculosis (TB) programme is set to continue next year.
Dairy
The Ornua Purchase Price Index (PPI) has increased for September, resulting in an indicative milk price increase of 2c/L.
Tillage
A major meeting of malting barley growers will take place next Monday, (October 12) to discuss urgent issues affecting the sector.
MEPs have debated the latest developments in the negotiations on the EU's next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has said that criticism of his department's budget allocation is "playing with figures".
Pig/Poultry
Manor Farm has set out a new sustainability strategy aimed at supporting the long-term resilience of Irish poultry farming.
The finalists for the FBD National Dairy Show Innovation Awards, which take place on Friday, October 9, have been officially announced.
N.Ireland
Two NI farmers will share their experiences in cutting carbon emissions on their farms at the upcoming Dairy Conference 2026.
Domestic milk intake by milk processors and co-ops was estimated at 865.3 million litres in August 2026.
Machinery
2,033 new tractors have been registered in Ireland in the first nine months of 2026, new data from the FTMTA shows.
The first letters of offer under the Sustainable Farming Investment Scheme (SFIS), worth £15 million, will issue this week.
Budget 2027
The IGGG said that the budget “does not address the core issue facing Irish tillage farmers - the continued importation of feedstuffs".
The ICSA has said that Budget 2027 provides "some relief" for farmers, more is needed to improve farm viability.
Environment
Renewable Gas Forum Ireland (RGFI) has warned that “urgent" action is now required to deliver Ireland’s 2030 climate ambitions.
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index has increased following the latest trading event which took place this week.
The FCI has criticised Budget 2027 for failing to address the "carbon tax burden" facing agricultural and forestry contractors.
Bluetongue cases have been detected in four additional counties, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed.
Irish beef is now on the menu in Vietnamese restaurants for the the first time, after a launch in Ho Chi Minh City.
The Cahirmee online sale took place over the course of the weekend and this week, with a top price of €3,650 given.
Brazil, as a country, imports in the region of 80-100,000t of "premium beef" annually, according to one agribusiness expert.
Budget 2027 has finally been revealed - but will it make a real difference to farm families and put more money in their pockets?
Bord Bia has been allocated just over €60 million for next year through Budget 2027, Minister Noel Grealish has said.
DII welcomed budget announcements, describing them as a “vote of confidence in farmers and the industry’s monumental water quality efforts".
ABP Food Group has this morning (Monday, October 5) announced the opening its young farmer stock...
Macra has criticised the government’s "failure" to fund a pilot succession scheme in Budget 2027 as a “missed opportunity”
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's budget for its TB response will be reduced for 2027 compared to 2026.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) will receive a total of €2.344 billion under Budget 2027.
Podcast
In this special episode of AgriFocus, we are joined by Alison McHugh, EY Ireland tax partner and...
