Dairy
Hayley and Gareth Lewis are milking 1,000 cows in Methven, New Zealand with their three children Harry, Mack, and Neve.
Rural Life
I explained to the DAFM official that I had a share in 2,800ac of mountain commonage in Connemara in west Galway
Beef News
Almost 8,500 young farmers applied for the National Reserve (NR) and Complementary Income Support for Young Farmers (CISYF) schemes in 2025.
Machinery Focus
With drought hammering the south-east and more northern and western areas increasingly dry, farmers are feeding silage nationwide.
EU
John Deere, New Holland and Fendt dominate European fields, but Ireland's grassland focused farming sector tells a slightly different story.
As the eldest of three sons, John Kelly took a back seat early on when it came to taking over the family farm.
There are currently fewer Farm Assist recipients than previous years, at just over 3,000, according to the Department of Social Protection.
Environment
Irish farms are required to comply with strict water quality regulations, but what tools are available to help farmers prevent pollution?
The tradition of booleying will be revived at this year's Cooley Connect Well Lunasa celebrations in Co. Louth.
N.Ireland
A number of cereal growers in England and Wales are reporting that 2026 grain yields are down by up to 30%
With grass growth still stagnant and limited rain forecast for the week ahead, farmers need to be reviewing fodder budgets.
Beef
Like most drier parts of the country, grass growth rates have all but stalled on the ABP Demo Farm in Co. Carlow.
Schemes
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has provided an update on the various scheme payments issued last week.
Agri Politics
Could a state-subsidised supermarket be the answer to rising food prices and help boost farm incomes? One councillor believes it would.
Tillage
The Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) is urging government to support the tillage sector.
Podcast
The third instalment of Agriland's 'Around the Shows' podcast series bring us to Ossory...
A 59-year-old Galway farmer has walked free from court after receiving a fully suspended prison term for sexually assaulting a teenager
Farmers are being urged to use the the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes (TAMS 3) to help improve farm security.
Agri-Business
Irish agriculture had a better year financially in 2025 - compared to 12 months earlier, according to new figures today (Friday, July 31).
The European Commission has today (Friday, July 31) adopted measures to help farmers with fertiliser costs.
Owners of the world’s first floating dairy farm in The Netherlands have put it up for sale citing "ridiculous outdated demands".
Usage of ground limestone as fertiliser declined in 2025, according to data from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).
Tirlán co-op today (Friday, July 31) said it has acquired three pharmacies in Counties Carlow and Kilkenny.
The Agri-Food Regulator launched 25 investigations into alleged or suspected unfair trading practice during 2025.
Opinion
Like many people, we have watched with great concern the recent wildfires across counties Kerry,...
Tullow Mart
Tullow Mart held its monthly organic sale on Wednesday (July 29), where 160 cattle and 400 sheep went through the ring.
Waterford County Council has confirmed that a hillside fire in the Comeragh Mountains “remains active” today (Friday July 31).
Ireland's finest home bakers put their prized recipes to the test today (Tuesday, July 28) as the...
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has detailed payments made to farmers under various farm schemes in 2025.
A Wicklow-based family business which specialises in frozen breaded chicken products, has been sold to Scandi Standard for €127 million.
The Holstein and Inter-Breed dairy championships at Clogher Show 2026 were won by Alan and Leanne Paul from Maghera in Co. Derry.
23 new cases were referred to the Department of Agriculture (DAFM) Investigations Division in 2025, compared to 26 in the previous year.
