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New €22m national sheep welfare scheme launched
New €22m national sheep welfare scheme launched
Scheme will pay flock holders €13 per eligible ewe

Tue, 01 Apr, 2025

123 agricultural shows secure department funding for season
123 agricultural shows secure department funding for season
The minister for rural and community development and the gaeltacht, Dara Calleary, said each show will receive a grant of between €4,260 and €11,410

Tue, 01 Apr, 2025

Meat industry. Fresh pork meat hanging in the butchery shop.
Pig prices hold steady, signalling good demand
Factory pig throughput in Republic of Ireland export plants for the week ending March 23 was 55,094 head

Wed, 26 Mar, 2025

a man sawing a tree with a chainsaw. removes forest plantations from old trees, prepares firewood.
Safety warning for chainsaw users clearing storm damage
There have been reports of a rise in chainsaw-related injuries countrywide

Wed, 26 Mar, 2025

Paula Hynes: Pausing IP on elite Irish genetics would be like driving with the handbrake on
Paula Hynes: Pausing IP on elite Irish genetics would be like driving with the handbrake on
If we are willing to accept the need for IP protection, like most other farmers around the world, then we have a chance to drive forward and make real progress

Wed, 26 Mar, 2025

Meat industry,meats hanging in the cold store. Cattles cut and hanged on hook in a slaughterhouse. Halal cutting.
S No one knows where peak beef prices will end up
Suppliers are reporting that processors are offering increases of 20-25 cents/kg to get cattle for killing this week with added perks including part or all of the haulage, to further sweeten the deal

Wed, 26 Mar, 2025

€15-€18k/acre expected for 57-acre pasture holding near Clonakilty
S €15-€18k/acre expected for 57-acre pasture holding near Clonakilty
This part of Cork has become a strong hotspot over the last decade with land prices faring very strongly

Tue, 25 Mar, 2025

Unique 144-acre West Cork valley farm guiding €1.49m
Unique 144-acre West Cork valley farm guiding €1.49m
The main residence is a traditional farmhouse that has been completely renovated, while the other two dwellings are carbon-neutral eco-efficient homes

Tue, 25 Mar, 2025

HEALTH BirdFlu 12
UK detects world's first case of bird flu in a sheep
Many different mammals have died of the H5N1 bird flu virus across the globe including bears, cats, dairy cows, dogs, dolphins, seals and tigers

Mon, 24 Mar, 2025

Fishers have secured €6.6m investment so far under EMFAF
Fishers have secured €6.6m investment so far under EMFAF
Investments include solar powered on-shore live holding tanks and on-board fish washing and gutting equipment

Mon, 24 Mar, 2025

Lighten Up: 'James Bond' producers look to West Cork
Lighten Up: 'James Bond' producers look to West Cork
Once the silage is over and the ploughing event has concluded, I'll be ready for the tuxedo and the dry martini, writes Denis Lehane

Mon, 24 Mar, 2025

Stephen Cadogan: Online tools for mapping farmland a step up from Google Earth
Stephen Cadogan: Online tools for mapping farmland a step up from Google Earth
There are also many computerised maps which any member of the public can use to check for water, soil, archaeological, and environment information on every acre in the country

Thu, 20 Mar, 2025

A crisp bit of Irish cultural history? Original Tayto farm for sale in Co Meath
A crisp bit of Irish cultural history? Original Tayto farm for sale in Co Meath
'We’re selling on behalf of the Murphy family,' said auctioneer Frank Flynn, 'which is the family of Joe ‘Spud’ Murphy, the man who set up Tayto Crisps'

Thu, 20 Mar, 2025

Tractor spraying pesticides on wheat field with sprayer
Trepidation remains in the tillage sector over how to manage with less pesticides
'Our damp cool conditions are great for producing high cereal yields, but they’re also great for producing things like fungus,' according to Robert McDougall

Wed, 19 Mar, 2025

Brian Reidy: What does the future hold for Irish livestock producers?
Brian Reidy: What does the future hold for Irish livestock producers?
A lot of dairy and suckler producers are extremely disillusioned with the indices being used.

Wed, 19 Mar, 2025

Beef Cattle Open Range on Large Ranch
Another 5c per kilo added to beef prices in the past week
Unprecedented record prices continue to be maintained

Wed, 19 Mar, 2025

Paula Hynes: Delight at Dairy Expo and seeing calf sheds emptying
Paula Hynes: Delight at Dairy Expo and seeing calf sheds emptying
A quick flight to Manchester followed by a train to Carlisle took us to Borderway UK Dairy Expo this week for what is one of my favourite shows on the circuit.

Wed, 19 Mar, 2025

Meat displayed for sale in shop
Fears Irish beef may get too expensive for the UK
Beef cattle prices in the UK are fast approaching £7 (€8.30) per deadweight kg, or close to £3,000 (€3,550) liveweight, which many in the industry fear is unsustainable for butchers and processors

Tue, 18 Mar, 2025

Aerial view over solar farm photovoltaic power station solar panels
Stephen Cadogan: The era of solar farms has truly arrived
In 2024, 11% of the EU's electricity came from solar, overtaking coal, according to industry estimates

Mon, 17 Mar, 2025

st patrick
Lighten Up: A special family connection
Denis reckons he is a 16th cousin once removed of Ireland's patron saint, in this week's Lighten Up.

Mon, 17 Mar, 2025

70% reduction in spring barley fertiliser costs possible with pig slurry
70% reduction in spring barley fertiliser costs possible with pig slurry
Along with providing financial savings, other benefits of using pig slurry in a tillage rotation include adding valuable organic matter to the soil, along with reducing the farm’s vulnerability to fluctuations in the cost of imported fertilisers

Fri, 14 Mar, 2025

Farm Finance: What are the tax implications of felling damaged forests?
Farm Finance: What are the tax implications of felling damaged forests?
Forest owners will be pleased to know that insurance proceeds relating to the damage of forests can be exempted from income tax, writes rural accountant Kieran Coughlan

Thu, 13 Mar, 2025

Seaweed
Seaweed sector up and coming
Aquaculture, the fastest-growing food production sector in the world, is now responsible for over half of global seafood production.

Thu, 13 Mar, 2025

Women in Ag: Be the change you want to see in the industry
Women in Ag: Be the change you want to see in the industry
Irish Examiner farming reporter Zoe Geary speaks to inspirational farming women, the second instalment of a two-part series for 2025 International Women’s Day

Wed, 12 Mar, 2025

workplace food industry - factory butchery for the production of sausages - butcher cuts meat
Further 10c/kg catapults beef prices into 'fantasy land'
It has become the understatement of the year to say that the beef trade is in overdrive, writes Martin Ryan

Wed, 12 Mar, 2025

Growers angered by malting barley prices
Growers angered by malting barley prices
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) held a National Malting Barley Growers meeting in Co Carlow on March 10, where frustrations over pricing and contract reductions dominated discussions

Wed, 12 Mar, 2025

'Well cared for' 51-acre Carlow parcel up for auction
'Well cared for' 51-acre Carlow parcel up for auction
Land with excellent road access suitable for growing many crops, selling agent says

Wed, 12 Mar, 2025

Slices of New York Strip Steak on cutting board
'Priority' Thai market opens for Irish beef
Market with population of over 65 million people presents significant opportunities for Irish agri-food exporters, agriculture minister says

Wed, 12 Mar, 2025

Man buying meat at grocery store
Farm View: Why Irish beef prices have been soaring throughout 2025
Britain's Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board said meat-free products had their fourth consecutive year of decline in the UK in January, while meat, fish and poultry saw volume growth of 1.4%

Wed, 12 Mar, 2025

Fluffy Woolly Sheep
Lamb prices down 10c/kg at the factories
The change is reducing returns to suppliers by an average of €10-11/head.

Wed, 12 Mar, 2025

Westmeath students take first prize in Certified Irish Angus Schools competition
Westmeath students take first prize in Certified Irish Angus Schools competition
The competition challenges students to rear five Irish Angus calves for beef production for two years while also completing a research project

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

Nitrogen Fertilizer
Herd Tasks: Your weekly farming checklist
Your weekly reminder of the things that should be at the top of your farm to-do list. Published every week on the Irish Examiner digital Farming hub

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

Herd of brown cattle in grassy meadow
Brian Reidy: Planning ahead to avoid grass tetany at spring turnout
It's very common every spring to hear about suckler cows going down with Tetany, writes ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

€2m sought for 442-acre hill farm in Co Cork
€2m sought for 442-acre hill farm in Co Cork
The farm is in the townland of Inchamay South at the edge of the Boggeragh Mountains, roughly equidistant from the N72, the N20 and the N22, 15km south of Banteer, 23km from Mallow and 20km from Coachford

Tue, 11 Mar, 2025

Milking the cows
Agriculture output boosted by 17% rise in value of milk
CSO figures show agriculture output jumped €928m in 2024 to €12.2bn, as milk prices rise to €4.1bn

Mon, 10 Mar, 2025

New book tells Denis Brosnan's remarkable journey with Kerry Co-op
New book tells Denis Brosnan's remarkable journey with Kerry Co-op
The book, featuring 259 photographs, paints a portrait of people from Kerry, Clare, Limerick and parts of Cork who contributed to the co-op’s success

Mon, 10 Mar, 2025

49-acre farm on the Suir attracting strong interest
49-acre farm on the Suir attracting strong interest
Although it’s located in Co Kilkenny, this is very much part of the hinterland of Waterford City, being just upriver of the Suir, 8km west of Waterford and 4km from Mooncoin

Mon, 10 Mar, 2025

Samples in a laboratory of a dairy processing industry
Proportion of farmers who are milk recording on the rise
Farmers who adopt milk recording see improved economic performance and animal health.

Mon, 10 Mar, 2025

Hazell Mullins: It's not just the calves that grow up - how calf-rearing has changed
Hazell Mullins: It's not just the calves that grow up - how calf-rearing has changed
Farm vet and Carrigaline dairy farmer Hazell Mullins had an interesting week as Philip Boucher Hayes came to visit the farm to discuss how calf rearing on the farm has evolved over the last two decades.

Mon, 10 Mar, 2025

Jockey on Horse at Race
Riding a winner at Cheltenham
Denis is on a tight regime ahead of Cheltenham in this week's Lighten Up.

Sat, 08 Mar, 2025

Trump Speech
Paula Hynes: Ignore tariff threats, food finally has value
No doubt the consumer will be told in time that farmers are making record profits, while the reality is we are getting paid a fairer price for our produce and rewarded for the work we do, writes dairy farmer Paula Hynes.

Fri, 07 Mar, 2025

Women in Ag: Go out and seize all opportunities you can
Women in Ag: Go out and seize all opportunities you can
Irish Examiner farming reporter Zoe Geary speaks to inspirational Farming women in a two-part series ahead of the 2025 International Women’s Day.

Fri, 07 Mar, 2025

Euro banknotes
More than 12,000 farmers still awaiting Acres payments
Agriculture minister Martin Heydon assured the Dáil he was determined to resolve the issues.

Wed, 05 Mar, 2025

Drone image of a tractor spreading liquid manure or slurry on a field
Government committee to tackle water quality in bid to renew nitrates derogation
The sixth nitrates action programme must be in place before the member state vote at the nitrates committee can grant a derogation

Wed, 05 Mar, 2025

Demand for health check roll-out
Demand for health check roll-out
Calls have been made for a pilot health check initiative for farmers which took place in autumn 2024 to be rolled out nationwide.

Wed, 05 Mar, 2025

Cork candidates among nominees for Macra na Feirme elections
Cork candidates among nominees for Macra na Feirme elections
Ballot papers for elections of national president and Munster vice-president will be issued on March 14

Wed, 05 Mar, 2025
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