Agri-Business
574,505 cattle passed through the country's marts in (Q1) 2025, according to latest mart figures from the Department of Agriculture (DAFM).
Agri Politics
Next week will see the counting of votes in the IFA 2023 elections, with three new chairs of the organisation's regions to be confirmed.
Beef Focus
Agriland travelled to Leinster Livestock's HQ in Granard this week to find out about Martin Joyce's cattle dealership business and state-of-the-art yard.
Other
Farm incomes in the west of the country are over €27,000 lower than those of their counterparts in Munster and Leinster, figures from the Revenue for 2014 show.
Yara Ireland has appointed Stephen Mullin to its commercial team to cover Connacht and North Leinster in order to build its local on-farm presence in the regions.
Rural Life
Sean O'Brien, Leinster rugby player and Carlow farmer, recently put his team-mate Jordi Murphy's knowledge of farming to the test.
The selling price of medium sized (21-42ha) transactions declined in 2014 with the largest decline in Connaught and Ulster, according to Teagascs Land Market and Outlook Review 2015.
