Rural Life
Ireland ranks ninth as Europe's safest country for driving, with just 32 road deaths per million inhabitants in 2024, a study has revealed.
Beef
In Q1 of 2025, beef production across the EU was down by 56,000t, compared to last year, according to the European Commission and the AHDB.
Ireland's economic ties to the US pose "notable risks" according to the European Commission's latest economic forecast report
Environment
The European Commission has recommended increased compliance with laws, regarding pollution from agriculture, to improve water management.
Agri-Business
The rate of labour productivity in the agriculture sector in Ireland, and the EU generally, has increased this year compared to last.
Dairy
Milk production in the EU is forecast to grow by 0.5% year on year in 2025 according to a new report from Rabobank.
Ireland has climbed 14 places on the CCPI, which monitors climate mitigation efforts of 63 countries and the EU, and now ranks 29th.
Pig/Poultry
Ireland is due to receive doses of a vaccine for people deemed to be at a higher risk of exposure to bird flu in the coming months.
The UK listed veterinary group, CVS, is to sell its loss-making businesses in Ireland and the...
Tillage
The average price of one hectare of arable land in the EU was €10,578 in 2022 according to new report by Eurostat.
Germany was the biggest producer of "drinking milk" in the EU in 2022 according to new Eurostat statistics.
Ireland has been identified in a new global report as one of the EU countries where beef production has fallen in 2023.
There has been a lot of discussion and concerns raised in Ireland over the Nature Restoration Law's potential impacts on Irish agriculture.
A new network representing marts in Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales is set to be officially launched next week.
The European Commission has referred Ireland to the highest court in Europe due to its failings on water and biodiversity.
Minister McConalogue has spoken at the Oxford Farming Conference on January 6, 2022, highlighting Ireland's family farm system.
The population of Ireland eats more fruit and vegetables on a daily basis than any other EU member state, new statistics have shown.
Exports of Irish beef to Sweden have soared by 184% - or €43 million - in the first six months of...
In 2020, a total of 81 livestock marts in the Republic of Ireland were registered with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).
Beef prices paid to farmers in the Republic of Ireland have remained well below the beef price paid...
Irish beef exports to the US this year are running 13% behind 2016 levels, the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, revealed.
A report from the Department of Finance has revealed that over 55% of the top 30 most exposed EU products to the UK are Irish.
Irish brands have proven they can compete with global giants, with products from Avonmore, Brennans and Tayto popular choices.
