Agri-Business
Producer prices for food products increased by 3% in the 12 months to November 2025 according to the CSO today
The domestic milk intake by processors and co-ops was estimated at 327.7 million litres in February 2025, the CSO said.
The number of dairy cows in Ireland stood at 1,481,300 in December 2024, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Forestry
The absence of Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae and Minister Heydon from a forestry meeting in Leitrim has been slammed
Machinery
Bringing all fleet data and farm management information together on one app is the logic behind the...
Nebraska is set to introduce a bill which may severely limit how third parties may use data derived from farms and machinery.
Food and live animals made up the largest share of exports to the UK in November 2024, according to the latest data
Machinery News
2,131 new tractors were licensed for the first time between January and December of last year, according to the CSO.
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) outlined how farmers can appoint third party contacts to act on their behalf in personal matters.
The number of sheep slaughtered in November stood at 191,000 head, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Less than half (46.5%) of farm holders had a succession plan in place, according to the latest data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
The total number of cattle in Ireland in 2023 stood at 7,341,481, according to data published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
1,976 new tractors were licensed for the first time up to the end of October 2024, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has reported almost 460 data breaches since 2016.
Agricultural prices in the European Union for both outputs and inputs not related to investment declined in Q1 of 2024, Eurostat said.
The area of new forestry planted by farmers accounted for 47% of total afforestation in 2023, according to the CSO.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) paid 90% of its suppliers within 15 days in the first quarter (Q1) of this year.
Sharing data on farming activities with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is "hugely important", Dr. Eimear Cotter has said.
Cork was the county with the highest number of registered septic tanks at 56,281 last year, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
The national average price for two litres of full fat milk decreased by 10 cents to €2.18 in the year up to March 2024, the CSO said
Dairy Technical
Milk recording is vital tool in the arsenal of dairy farmers for understanding and controlling cell counts on their farms.
The importance of milk recording is not lost on many dairy farms, but there is still a large number of farms were it is not regularly...
Rural Life
Met Éireann and UCD have launched a new research programme using artificial intelligence (AI) to support weather and climate services.
