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Improving feed utilisation in winter diets
Feed utilisation refers to how efficiently animals convert the feed they consume into productive outputs such as body weight gain

Tue, 23 Sep, 2025

Sheep pen
Confidence grows in sheep sector as autumn trade stabilises
The return to stability in the trade has helped to instil a bit more confidence in producers for a more positive run of trade to the end of the year

Tue, 23 Sep, 2025

Meat industry,meats hanging in the cold store. Cattles cut and hanged on hook in a slaughterhouse. Halal cutting.
EU beef production drop key driver of beef prices
Beef producers visiting the Bord Bia stand at the National Ploughing Championships in Tullamore last week were very interested in the market prospects over the coming months

Tue, 23 Sep, 2025

44% of Irish food and agribusinesses are delaying investments
44% of Irish food and agribusinesses are delaying investments
Irish agribusinesses reported that input costs were the number one challenge facing their business today followed by trade and tariffs and staffing availability.

Fri, 19 Sep, 2025

Home Heating Autumn
Agriculture vs aviation: Who wins the battle for biofuel?
In tests, fuel made from hydrotreated vegetable oil proved a practical alternative to reducing the carbon footprint of agriculture

Wed, 17 Sep, 2025

Butchers are cutting pork in the meat plant.
Pig throughput rises to 65,770
Average price for grade E carcasses in week 36 stood at €199.9/kg (excluding Vat) 

Wed, 17 Sep, 2025

Bumper crowd at tillage sector crisis meeting sends 'clear message' to minister
Bumper crowd at tillage sector crisis meeting sends 'clear message' to minister
Speaking to the Irish Examiner at the National Ploughing Championships, Bobby Miller from the Irish Grain Growers Group said tillage farmers visiting the organisation's stand were in poor morale

Wed, 17 Sep, 2025

Aerial view of farm building with photovoltaic solar panels mounted on rooftop for producing clean ecological electricity. Produ
Planning exemption limits for slurry tanks and livestock sheds to increase
New exemptions were included in the Department of Agriculture’s submission to the public consultation on Exempted Developments

Tue, 16 Sep, 2025

New digital platform launched for Department of Agriculture
New digital platform launched for Department of Agriculture
MyAgFood.ie will replace agfood.ie as the new online platform for farmers to receive important updates from the department and apply for schemes in one place

Tue, 16 Sep, 2025

Female hands cutting a piece of ribs in a butchers shop
Factories slash beef prices another 10c/kg during ploughing week
The supply increased by 1,300 head last week to 28,914 head, which was 9,500 less than the same week last year, but for 2025, it was the highest weekly supply since the beginning of June

Tue, 16 Sep, 2025

Nitrogen Fertilizer
National Fertiliser Database opens for 2025
Farmers and other fertiliser users and operators can now declare the closing stock of fertiliser held on their farms and premises

Tue, 16 Sep, 2025

Head appointed for new vet medicine course
Head appointed for new vet medicine course
Dr Mary-Kate Burke will head up the new five-year Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine degree course at South East Technological University

Tue, 16 Sep, 2025

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70% of dairy farmers view loss of derogation as a challenge to farm viability
A recent ‘Farmer Trends and Insights Survey’ has listed the loss of derogation and EU-funded farm schemes as a major source of worry for farmers

Mon, 15 Sep, 2025

Cork dairy farmer is first female winner of FBD Young Farmer of the Year
Cork dairy farmer is first female winner of FBD Young Farmer of the Year
Blarney woman Aileen Sheehan is named the 2025 FBD Young Farmer of the Year

Thu, 11 Sep, 2025

Ornua communications director appointed to the AHI board
Ornua communications director appointed to the AHI board
Jeanne Kelly is joining the board of Animal Health Ireland having recently finished her term as director of AgriAware

Thu, 11 Sep, 2025

Smiling senior farmer with tablet shaking hands with man on farmland
Invest surplus cash in grass growth and infrastructure — not just machinery
Aiming for very high output usually entails much more built-in cost with higher risk and exposure, which can bite in a poor year

Wed, 10 Sep, 2025

Sheep in pens at Winslow Primestock Show, Buckinghamshire
Store lamb trade strong despite pressure on factory returns
Throughput at the factories year to date is down by more than 300,000 head, reflecting the decline in the breeding flock over recent years of poor returns

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025

Fine Gael think-in
Irish Examiner view: Threats to politicians affect us all
Simon Harris said a conversation was needed among all political parties at this 'moment of inflection'

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025

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Mercosur to bring 99,000 tonnes of low-tariff beef into EU
Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association president Denis Drennan said the commission's move to ratify Mercosur was 'a calculated betrayal'

Mon, 08 Sep, 2025

Pat Whelan: Cutting waste, keeping quality
Pat Whelan: Cutting waste, keeping quality
The enterprising fifth generation butcher hopes to lead the craft of butchery into the future, balancing the serving of both people and the planet.

Wed, 03 Sep, 2025

Cow in Nature
Stephen Cadogan: Why Irish dairy has escaped the brunt of US tariffs
Some economists predict an inflation surge in the US of an additional 3%, and say the US itself would be one of the most negatively affected economies by Trump's tariifs

Wed, 03 Sep, 2025

Confident in Her Line of Work
Dairy apprenticeship aims to close skills gap
Only 5% of Irish farmers are under the age of 35. One in every three is over the age of 65. The 2024 National Farm Survey found that the average age of an Irish dairy farmer was 54

Tue, 02 Sep, 2025

Five Cork farming families among finalists for 2025 Quality Milk Awards
Five Cork farming families among finalists for 2025 Quality Milk Awards
The annual NDC and Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards honour Ireland’s leading dairy producers who continue to work to enhance standards of excellence in dairy farming and milk production in Ireland

Tue, 02 Sep, 2025

New slurry gas monitor shows promise after initial testing
New slurry gas monitor shows promise after initial testing
 The monitor, no bigger than an iPad, is a portable device designed to keep farmers safe from harmful gases and particles

Tue, 02 Sep, 2025

cows in the meadow
Why farmers are not rushing to clover: The barriers to a 'green' solution
UCC lecturer in sustainable agriculture Dr Deirdre Hennessey explored the barriers to implementing grass-white clover systems in a recent Teagasc podcast

Thu, 28 Aug, 2025

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