August 15, 2026From blockades over fuel prices to sit-ins over Brazilian beef, Irish farmers have mounted some of the largest demonstrations in…
August 13, 2026Ireland’s 2026 harvest is advancing unusually early after a season that moved from a difficult wet start into prolonged warm…
August 13, 2026Irish beef farming is not one business model but several very different ones. A suckler farmer selling weanlings, a dairy-calf-to-beef…
August 12, 2026A new EU farm budget, the Mercosur trade deal, stricter water rules, nature restoration, climate targets and sharply higher input…
August 11, 2026Irish sheep breeding is moving beyond choosing a ram on appearance alone. Genomic evaluations, €uro-Star indexes, performance recording and increasingly…
August 11, 2026From practical dairy and sheep farm walks to some of Ireland’s best-known agricultural shows, the period from 11 to 25…
August 11, 2026Ireland now has more than 200,000 tractors on its farms and a machinery industry estimated to contribute almost €5 billion…
August 11, 2026Famine, land reform, emigration, mechanisation, European integration and global trade transformed Irish agriculture beyond recognition. Today’s farmer operates in a…
August 10, 2026High pressure is giving Ireland a largely dry start to the week, but temperatures are set to rise sharply from…
August 10, 2026From BISS and the Eco-Scheme to TAMS investment grants, ACRES environmental measures, livestock supports, tillage payments, forestry and succession planning,…