Rural Life
EU farmers have called for impending changes to the bloc's rules on organic farming to 'address the practical challenges' faced by farmers.
Beef
A show and sale of organic heifers which took place in Gort Mart last week saw a top price of €3,500 for a 565kg Limousin heifer.
Agri Politics
The European Organic Congress has attracted 260 representatives of the organic movement, policymakers, farmers, businesses, and researchers.
A show and sale of organic heifers will take place in Gort Mart in Co. Galway next week. The sale is organised by the new OBLIG sector group.
Organic Farming
Kay O’Sullivan from Co. Cork, has won the Best Female Organic Farmer award at the 2026 EU Organic Awards today in Brussels.
Agri-Business
Ireland will host a European-wide conference on organic farming next month in Cork. The event will take place from October 6-8.
An Irish farmer has reached the final three for a major award recognising best practice in organics across Europe.
Schemes
There is concern among the organic farming sector that the flagship scheme for that sector will not reopen to new entrants this year.
A new initiative involving farmers and processors is being launched to protect the premium on organically-produced beef and lamb.
Two farmers have been selected for the Organic Trust Bursary Awards 2026 in conjunction with the department of land sciences at SETU.
Sheep
The Western Organic Producer Organisation (WOPO) is set to host its inaugural sale of organic sheep tomorrow (Sunday, August 23).
Environment
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) has updated organic production rules for the control of invasive plant species on organic farms.
A series of three events focused on organic lamb finishing are set to take place at locations across the country next month.
Organics must be "given priority and not be placed at a financial disadvantage" in the next Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
Dairy
Three farm walks have been scheduled to take place over the next two weeks for dairy farmers who are thinking of converting to organics.
Dairy News
One of the research presentations at the recent Teagasc open day compared organic and conventional beef, suckler and dairy systems.
Tillage
Visitors to the Organic Tillage and Vegetables Open Day learned solutions for weed management, machinery sharing and more.
Bord Bia is planning to "shine a spotlight" on the Irish organic farming sector at the upcoming Bloom 2026.
N.Ireland
The Soil Association is looking at ways of increasing its level of on-the-ground activity in Northern Ireland.
EU member states at the Special Committee on Agriculture have agreed on a negotiating position for updating the EU rules on organic production and labelling.
European chefs are getting a flavour of Co. Cork as a farm and food tour takes place across the county this week.
Consideration may be given to support further development of smaller abattoirs/processors, Minister Martin Heydon said.
No meat products were included in the 47,000t of organic produce imported into Ireland last year, the Department of Agriculture (DAFM) said.
