Ploughing 2025
Beef
At Ploughing 2025, Agriland caught up with the team at Ashbourne Meat Processors, a beef processor...
Tillage
Opinion
Ploughing Feature
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Dairy
After a strong year of grass growth and milk solids production on many farms throughout the country so far this year, Agriland...
Farmers can avail of a new technology that can find the individual cell count from individual cows by picking up their DNA in a bulk tank...
Ireland’s most reliable cow monitoring system is breaking new ground – both at home and abroad, and will be available at the NPC
Agriland spoke with the director of Dairy Industry Ireland (DII), Conor Mulvihill were we spoke about the and the impact the EU-US trade deal
Two students from Loreto Secondary School in Fermoy, Co. Cork showcased a potential renewable replacement for plastic packaging...
Zurich Insurance has announced the return of the Ireland’s Fittest Farmer competition at the National Ploughing Championships.
Podcast
In this special live edition of The Farming Week, from the Agriland stand in Screggan, Co Offaly, we look back on three action-packed days at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
The National Ploughing Championships is a place where many of the latest farmer-relevant technologies have been unveiled
FBD Insurance is delighted to be back at 'The Ploughing' in 2025. All visitors to the Ploughing are invited to visit the FBD stand
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We spoke with Joseph O’Callaghan from Datamars about how their new Z Tags can help with BVD and genomic testing at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
Agriland Editor Stella Meehan spoke with Anna Marie McHugh, assistant managing director of the National Ploughing Association (NPA) on a live panel about the success of the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
For over 100 years, Underhaug have been manufacturing and exporting an impressive range of premium agricultural equipment from Norway
We caught up with the chief executive of Munster Bovine Martin Kavanagh to hear about the latest in genocells technology at the 2025 National Ploughing Championships.
We spoke with Thomas O’Connor from Talamh Beo about the organisations work in developing agri-ecology and food sovereignty at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
Tagging helps safeguard the health and future productivity of your entire herd by enabling testing for both BVD and DNA/genomic traits
We spoke to MEP Ciaran Mullooly about Mercosur at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald joins Agriland editor Stella Meehan for a discussion as part of the official livestream of the National Ploughing Championship 2025.
ICMSA has stood alongside Irish farmers through every challenge and change in the agricultural landscape for the past 75 years.
We spoke with Detective Garda Fiona Reidy on how she balances her job, beef farming, and playing rugby at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
We spoke with Mick O’Dowd, head of Agri-business at Kepak, about how they’re engaging with their suppliers at the Certified Irish Angus stand at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
Across Ireland, the daily chore of scraping passageways is no longer the back-breaking task it once was, thanks to smart solutions
Agriland Editor Stella Meehan spoke with Denis Drennan, president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA), on a live panel about generational renewal at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
We spoke with Declan Fowley from Alfco Farm Services and Rachel Cooper from Censortec about how they support their customers at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
Slurry is no longer seen as waste – most farmers now recognise it as a valuable source of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium
We spoke with Thomas Elmore, a pedigree sheep breeder, about the showcase of sheep breeds at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
Our farm safety panel discussion on day three of the National Ploughing Championships 2025 was joined by Ger Hartnett of the Health and Safety Authority (HSA), Norma Rohan of Embrace FARM and Dan Lynam, a farm accident survivor.
Ashbourne Meat Processors is one of Irelands leading beef processors, exporting premium chilled Irish beef all over Europe since 1985
The president of the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association (ICSA), Sean McNamara and young farmer Katie Cooney from Co. Cavan joined the Agriland panel to tell us how a better future for young farmers can be secured.
The two men who met last year and sparked 10’s of millions of views meet up again one year later at the 2025 National Ploughing Championships.
Bord Bia will be located at Block 3, Row 13, Stand 261, within the Government of Ireland Village at the 2025 National Ploughing Championships
The chair of SEEFA, Padraig Egan chatted to us about the organisation, the trends of the forestry industry and its forestery hub at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
We spoke to crime prevention officers from An Garda Síochána and the Irish Farmers’ Association to understand how rural crime is impacting farmers and land owners, at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
Irish farming is changing fast - with technology and artificial intelligence (AI) driving the shift on a lot of farms
Bord Bia’s sheepmeat and livestock sector manager, Seamus McMenamin chatted to us about the trends in the sheep industry this year at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
We heard about the problems affecting the tillage sector when speaking to John Murphy from the Irish Farmers’ Association and Bobby Miller from the Irish Grain Growers’ Group on our live panel at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
Agritechnica is proud to be part of the National Ploughing Championships this September - a celebration of Irish agriculture and community.
Our reporter Aisling O’Brien asked Micheál Martin if he has any concerns regarding Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent report on nitrates derogation at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
We spoke to the head of the Revenue dog unit, Alan Foley to hear about the role of detector dogs in airports, mail centres and ports across the country at the National Ploughing Championships 2025
This year, the EU tent at Ploughing is connecting visitors of all ages with principles of organic farming, zero waste and the circular economy
We heard about how Nephin Renewable Gas engages with the local community when establishing biomethane plants across the country, at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
And that’s a wrap for the final day of #Ploughing2025! We hope you enjoyed our coverage of the 2025 National...
An Rialálái Agraibhia (Agri-Food Regulator) is pleased to attend the National Ploughing Championship for the second year
Rural Life
A total of 225,500 people have attended the 2025 National Ploughing Championships, which has concluded today.
We spoke to FBD Insurance to learn how farmers can avoid problems when insuring, at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice spoke to the Agriland team at the National Ploughing Championships 2025, and we heard about his thoughts on farming matters, such as the Mercosur deal and nitrates derogation.
We spoke to Denis Drennan, the president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA), to better understand how losing the nitrates derogation could impact farmers, at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
We spoke to Zurich Ireland Insurance representatives to hear why it is important for farmers to review their insurance every year at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
Maureen Igoe from Bonniconlon, Co. Mayo is the winner of the 2025 National Brown Bread Baking...
Agri Politics
Deputy McDonald said she doesn't believe it is "democratically healthy" to have government parties holding the office of Taoiseach, Tánaiste, and President.
Environment
The EPA has voiced concern after new data showed a sharp rise in nitrogen concentrations across Ireland’s major rivers
Machinery
Quads have been with us for nearly 50 years; longer if you count the trikes that preceded them which were banished due to safety concerns
Day Two of the National Ploughing Championships delivered another full complement of competition events and skills
Agri-Business
Day three of the National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly is well...
The new Irish Natura and Hill Farmers’ Association (INHFA) president, Pheilim Molloy joined the panel to talk about taking on the role and how the organisation is urging for better support for young farmers, such as our other guest Cillian Curley.
In a very special edition of The Dairy Trail podcast live from the National Ploughing Championships 2025, Hugh Harney was joined on stage in Screggan, Co. Offaly by dairy farmers Joe Dean from Co. Cork, and Mella Briscoe from Co. Galway.
Tipperary agri-tech firm, Herdwatch has won a Champion Award as it launches the world’s first context-aware AI farm assistant
On our live panel, we heard from experts Jenny Deakin from Enviromental Protection Agency, Mairead Whitty from the Local Authority Waters Programme, and senior inspector at the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine Ted Massey on our panel at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
Recent rains failed to impact on the quality of the ground conditions, both stubble and grass, at the Ploughing 2025
Teagasc specialist Tom Fallon and farmer Robert Lally discuss ways to improve farmyard safety, at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Healy-Rae talks to Agriland about his plans for the forestry industry at our panel discussion in Screggan, Co. Offaly for the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
We’re joined by Josephine O’Neill at our National Ploughing Championships 2025 live panel to talk about her experience as the new president of MACRA and how the organisation is responding to the new generational renewal report.
A brief walk around the Ploughing 2025 may give a flavour of the event, but it takes a little longer for the key new machines to emerge
The chair of the Oireachtas committee on Agriculture and Food, Aindrias Moynihan highlights the importance of his committee and their impact on farming matters, when speaking to Agriland at the National Ploughing Championship 2025.
The attendance at day two of the National Ploughing Championships (NPC) in Screggan, Tullamore, Co....
All the highlights from day two of the 2025 National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Co. Offaly.
The director of operations at Nephin Renewable Gas, Michael Sweeney described the role of farmers in producing biomethane and explained their vision to work alongside farmers to provide a sustainable biomethane sector.
Agriland spoke to horse ploughing judge, Anthony Brennan, to get a sense of the competition proceedings at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
Area sales manager for Massey Ferguson, Colin Gleeson spoke to our technical machinery specialist, Justin Roberts, to showcase the latest machinery they have to offer at the National Ploughing Championships.
We heard about the artefacts that farmers are uncovering on their land when speaking to Róisín Nic Cnáimhín, from the National Museum of Ireland, at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
Calvin O’Brien and Terrence Power from the Talking Bollox Podcast paid a visit to Agriland at the National Ploughing Championships 2025 and told us about their recent venture into the farming world.
Agriland’s technical dairy specialist, Hugh Harney talks to Sean Crowley of Censortec about Nedap SmartSight, a revolutionary AI-powered vision technology that automatically detects lameness in your cows, allowing you to intervene earlier and more effectively than ever before.
We caught up with FBD Insurance on day two of the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
We spoke to the president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers (ICMSA), Dennis Drennan at the National Ploughing Championships 2025, to learn more about the state of milk prices currently.
ABP’s agri-sustainability manager, Stephen Connolly tells us about the ways in which they are supporting young farmers, such as their involvement in providing calves to be reared by the winners of the Certified Irish Angus Beef School Competition.
Agriland reporter Richard Halleron checked in with competitor Colman Coogan down at the horse ploughing competition plots at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
The excellent ground conditions of 2025 have resulted in lower fuel consumption rates and reduced wear and tear levels across all machinery
Agritechnica is a bi-annual event and 2025 once again sees it being held in Hanover on November 9-15, and is giving a preview at Ploughing
If you are attending the National Ploughing Championships at Screggan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly today, the place to be is the Agriland stand
We spoke to Donagh Crowley from Censortec about their history and products at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
Agriland Editor Stella Meehan was joined by Tánaiste Simon Harris at the National Ploughing Championships 2025.
In a very special edition of The Beef Brief podcast live from the National Ploughing Championships 2025, Breifne O’Brien was joined on stage in Screggan, Co. Offaly by one of Ireland’s leading female butchers Ciara Flavin and beef farmer John Smyth.
Enhancing safety in rural areas needs a collective and collaborative approach, according to a new plan being launched today (September 17).
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, discusses his departments newly launched generational renewal plan.
Billy Kelleher, MEP joins Agriland editor Stella Meehan for a live discussion on stage in Screggan, Co. Offaly for the...
CEO of the Agri-Food Regulator, Niamh Lenehan, joins Agriland Editor Stella Meehan on stage at the 2025 National Ploughing Championships...
Micheal Healy-Rea and John Joe Fitzgerald talk all about the Farm Safe, Farm Well series at the Ploughing Championships 2025.
We spoke to Pat Gilligan from FBD about why farmers should take out insurance policies at the National Ploughing Championships...
Our roaming reporters at the National Ploughing Championships 2025, caught up with some of the revellers to hear how day...
We spoke to Davy Fitzgerald about his experience coaching farmers and upcoming events at the Zurich tent at the National...
Ever wondered how judging works at the National Ploughing Championships?
We met with Mary Sherlock, founder of L and J chocolate, to discuss how her business started and where she...
SETU led a high-profile panel discussion on the evolving needs and challenges of veterinary practice at Ploughng 2025 this afternoon
We spoke to Eamon Carroll, Deputy President of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) about the recent TB Proposals.
We spoke to country music singer Marty Mone about his upcoming music and shows, and the excitement of the National...
We met with Eamonn McKeown, a competitor in the Intermediate Conventional Plough Class representing Co. Louth, at the National Ploughing...
Day one of the National Ploughing Championships (NPC) in Screggan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly saw 78,500...
All the highlights from a great first day of the 2025 National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Co. Offaly.
Tánaiste Simon Harris has said that he intends to make "progress on our commitments" of providing...
Feeding the tens of thousands of daily visitors to Ploughing 2025 requires a selection of food options to meet a range of palates
How to deliver a secure and long term future for Irish agriculture was the core theme of an agricultural forum, hosted by Sinn Féin
DAFM has today (Tuesday, September 16) launched a new platform designed to make it easier to access, understand and use online services.
The President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins has said that Ireland should "always be supporting farm families".
McHale always have a little something tucked up their sleeve for the Ploughing and this year they have no less than three new new machines...
The facility for farmers to declare their closing stocks of fertiliser on the National Fertiliser Database for 2025 is now available.
One farm organisation leader has said that there are three issues that will dominate discussions at this year's Ploughing.
The National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly officially kicked off this...
Mastek is the proud winner of the 2025 Machine of the Year award, a competition held annually by the National Ploughing Championships
The Agri-Food Regulator has published new price market reports on the dairy, egg/poultry and horticulture sectors.
Macra has used the start of the 2025 National Ploughing Championships to highlight the falling numbers of young farmers.
The 2025 National Ploughing Championships is set to get underway in Screggan, Tullamore, Co....
Ploughing 2025 is upon us, and the woman at the helm of it all, Anna May McHugh, is, as always, leading the preparations.
