Beef
The price that beef farmers are currently getting paid suggests there is "huge price-gouging going on, according to one senator.
Beef exports are slipping, prime cuts are no longer commanding the premiums they once did so where does this leave farmers?
Stark warnings were issued today (Wednesday, May 27) that Ireland’s once-dominant grip on the UK beef market is slipping.
Rural Life
Deer culls should be "carried out on a more concentrated basis" according to the country's largest hunting association.
Ireland could take an Australian approach to managing deer populations and "eat the problem" TDs and senators heard today.
Agri Politics
Several landowners with claims agreed are still waiting on payment from compulsory purchase orders (CPOs) for the South Kerry Greenway.
Forestry
A senior DAFM official today outlined why forestry could be a "more attractive land use option for farmers".
The government is planning to remove Independent TD Danny Healy-Rae as a member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food.
Dairy
The National Milk Agency is reviewing how some milk is purchased in the south but processed in the north and imported again.
Video
Cold, wet, stormy weather reflected the mood of farmers gathered outside the Dáil today (Thursday,...
Agri-Business
What's the message from farmers to Bord Bia as its chair sets out his position to the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food?
Larry Murrin has told an Oireachtas committee that as the "son of a farmer from Co. Meath" he has "enormous respect for Irish farmers".
Schemes
ICOS has warned that the impact of a cut to Ireland's CAP allocation could jeopardise co-ops long term viablity and the jobs they support.
The CAP post 2027 should simplify the "conditionality" process that farmers must comply with to get EU support, according to the ICMSA.
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food will this week continue discussions on the Common Agricultural Policy.
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food will this week continue discussions on...
Environment
A significant number of farmers are being denied access to critical information on how to improve water quality according to the ACA.
Tillage
The gap between total "costs and product prices" is driving tillage farmers to exit the sector, TDs and senators have been warned.
An Oireachtas Committee has voiced "deep concerns" about the European Commission’s plans to reform the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
Stakeholders in Ireland are "broadly in agreement" that "stability and certainty for farmers should...
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food will hold discussions on farm safety, mental...
More funding may be needed to compensate the "forgotten farmers", Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon has confirmed.
Minister Heydon has said he "can't afford not to act" as he puts together a "very strong business case" for extra TB funding.
