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University College Cork (UCC) is seeking the views of farmers after their study showed strong...
Pig/Poultry
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Tillage
Teagasc continues to highlight the benefits of Irish growers widening their cereal planting mix;...
Pig farmers' confidence is "collapsing" due to price cuts by processors, according to the Irish...
A meeting of pig farmers on the issue of falling prices in the sector saw little in the way of...
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is relaunching its Muck Free Truck...
Maintaining field edges is often overlooked, yet these boundaries significantly impact machinery...
Dairy
The number of dairy cows in the country fell by around 36,000 (-2.2%) in the year to June...
Sheep
The number of sheep slaughtered between January and August 2025 fell by 18.7% when compared with...
Agri-Business
Government is "confident" that Ireland's exports of pork and pork by-products to China are fully...
The Teagasc Pig Farmers’ Conference will take place next month. On October 7 at 1:30p.m, the...
A meeting for pig farmers will be held in Portlaoise, Co. Laois next week following a recent "very...
Up to 99,000t of farm waste is set to be processed at a brand new biomethane facility in Co. Mayo...
2025 surge in farm fatalities - older farmers more vulnerable A chara, I am writing to you to...
Copa Cogeca said it strongly regrets the decision by Chinese authorities to impose preliminary...
China has announced new duties on its imports of pork from a raft of EU pig processors, including a...
The Irish Farmers' Association's (IFA) pig chair, Michael Caffrey has expressed his "deep...
Rural Life
Glenbrook Farm third-generation owner Peter Twomey has gone from dairy to diversity, embracing...
Pig farm incomes have stabilised in recent years after a sharp decline from 2021-2023, according to...
A group of animal activists have said a new bill to be introduced in the Dáil by non-government...
Livestock populations are continuing to decrease across the EU, according to the latest data from...
N.Ireland
A recent farmer meeting has highlighted the impact of the Nutrients Action Programme (NAP)...
Authorities in Germany have confirmed a case of African swine fever (ASF) in a wild boar in the...
Teagasc is currently seeking tenders for the refit of the existing farrowing house at its Moorepark...
Beef
Between January and April 2025, cattle slaughterings grew by 0.5% when compared with the same...
Environment
Implementing livestock density limits results in reduced EU livestock numbers, particularly...
