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).
Dairy
It is now universally accepted that the Royal Ulster Winter Fair is a true celebration of pedigree dairy farming in Ireland.
Alltech, has signed an agreement with Tobermore Concrete, CEMCOR and Road Safety Contracts to become a partner in the Mid-Ulster Biorefinery
N.Ireland
A series of response meetings will take place in the North West to help farmers deal with the feared fodder shortage this winter.
The repair bill for ex-hurricane Ophelia could hit up to £10 million, rural insurer NFU Mutual has estimated.
By the time Ophelia reached the northern counties she had lost much of her puff, but that didn't stop her from causing damage.
A new land market report has highlighted a growing divergence in Ireland's Agricultural land market with prices growing in the East and South while slumping in the West and North.
Rural Life
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.
