Agri-Business
Carbery Group has today (Tuesday, August 11) launched Shared Futures, a generational renewal programme.
Two practical training days for women in farming are set to take place in Co. Leitrim this autumn.
Beef
The EU has moved to reclassify bluetongue virus under its animal disease laws, which is expected to result in less mandatory restrictions.
Rural Life
Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow weather warning for high temperatures in parts of the country for the coming days.
Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) confirmed it paid local authorities €37.9 million for greenways in 2025.
Tillage News
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon is being urged to deliver and expand support packages for tillage farmers in Budget 2027.
Tillage
The earlier than normal harvest has created an opportunity for the establishment of forage crops on tillage farms.
Dairy
The red genes competing in dairy ring two were a real crowd pleaser at the recent Tullamore Show and FBD National Livestock show.
Carnew Mart, Co. Wicklow held its first autumn-born weanling sale of the year on Saturday, where 350 weanling bulls went through the ring.
Sheep
This week's sheep trade sees lamb prices cut by a further 20c/kg since last Monday (August 3), but cull ewe price offers have held firm.
N.Ireland
Serious questions "remain unanswered" over a DAERA enforcement operation in Tyrone, according to one of the North’s largest farming bodies.
A tool developed by a man in Co. Cork which aims to help growers deal with labour issues has won a...
The body representing contractors has called for the full budget for the Fuel Income Support Scheme to be kept within the agri-sector.
This week's factory quotes have seen several outlets hold price offers for beef cattle while others reduced their price quotes by 10c/kg.
Opinion
Harvest 2026 look set to kick-off again this week as high pressure builds and tillage farmers set to work once more in their combines.
Teagasc is to play a leading role in a major European drive to help family farms get more from grass-fed dairy-beef.
Top quality cows, heifers, calves and handlers took to the ring in Tullamore as the Senior Championship title heads to Co. Cork.
Met Éireann has today (Monday, August 10) issued an advisory for potato blight in parts of the country this week.
MEP Barry Cowen has called on the government to ensure that the livestock transport services of Irish Ferries are retained.
Hundreds of farmers from across Northern Ireland gathered at Stormont today to protest against a DAERA enforcement operation in Tyrone.
Cattle Trade
Kingscourt Mart, Co. Cavan, held its weekly cattle sale on Thursday (August 6), where the trade saw...
Research
Decades of selective breeding and intensive agricultural practices have reshaped cattle genetics, according to new research.
Good weather largely prevailed for the well-attended 2026 Tullamore Show and FBD National Livestock Show, including the Parade of Champions.
Minister of Agriculture Andrew Muir received a death threat over his department's cattle cull operation in Co. Tyrone.
Police in Northern Ireland have appealed for witnesses following a collision involving a tractor near Omagh, Co. Tyrone.
Castlerea Co-Operative Livestock Mart, Co. Roscommon, held its weekly cattle sale on Thursday (August 6) with large numbers.
There was some movement amongst the co-op for the month of June, as five processors increased their base price offerings.
The farm of Bernard Fox in Ballivor, Co. Meath, hosted the Irish Country Meats (ICM) on-farm lamb...
Over 400 applications have been approved for funding under the Succession Planning Advice Grant (SPAG), Minister Martin Heydon confirmed.
2026 tractor registrations remain on course for a 5% market increase based on current figures, according to the FTMTA.
Met Éireann has said that temperatures could reach highs of up to 29°C in parts of the country during this week.
Environment
Western Europe experienced its hottest June-July period on record this year, according to a report published today (Monday, August 10).
