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Domestic milk intake in the 11 months to November 2025 up 5%
According to the latest Central Statistics Office report, domestic milk intake rose by 5.1% (419.1 million litres) from January to November last year

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

Mince and steaks from the butcher's store - English Market, Cork, Ireland
Irish beef allowed back into Chinese market
This week, China announced the reopening of its markets to Irish beef imports

Tue, 13 Jan, 2026

feedlot intensive production system beef cattle
Farming organisations welcome Government decision to oppose Mercosur
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association, the Irish Farmers’ Association, and Meat Industry Ireland all welcomed the decision

Thu, 08 Jan, 2026

Irish MEP appointed to lead CAP role
Irish MEP appointed to lead CAP role
MEP Nina Carberry has been appointed to lead negotiations going forward on the future Common Agricultural Policy (2028-2034)

Wed, 07 Jan, 2026

Cows being fed fodder housed in winter, Roscommon, Ireland.
Teagasc advises rechecking cattle two to three weeks after lice dosing
Clipping cattle along the back and around the tail head reduces sweating, helps animals stay cleaner, and makes it more difficult for lice to move and multiply

Tue, 06 Jan, 2026

Mince and steaks from the butcher's store - English Market, Cork, Ireland
Vietnamese market now open to Irish beef exports
Irish beef and beef products have been approved to enter the Vietnamese market, where rising incomes and a growing middle class have increased demand for premium proteins

Mon, 05 Jan, 2026

A cows on a pasture on a summer. Livestock on free grazing. Livestock farm. Agricultural landscape, cow on green grass field.
Second Farmed Animal Biosecurity Strategy launched
With the emerging biosecurity threats on the island the Department of Agriculture has launched the second National Farmed Animal Biosecurity Strategy (2025-2030) ahead of the new year

Wed, 31 Dec, 2025

Cow eating in a milk production farm
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 Monday on the Irish Examiner digital Farming hub.

Tue, 30 Dec, 2025

Small farms to benefit most from derogation, says senator
Small farms to benefit most from derogation, says senator
'We have three years now to look at the alternatives and at what the future is for the derogation in Ireland. Could it be the unthinkable, a future without derogation? What might that look like?'

Tue, 30 Dec, 2025

Animal Health Ireland recognised by the United Nations
Animal Health Ireland recognised by the United Nations
Animal Health Ireland has been recognised by the FAO for its technical excellence and innovation in sustainable livestock transformation and animal health.

Mon, 29 Dec, 2025

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Bluetongue vaccinations will be permitted in 2026
Minister for Agriculture, Martin Heydon, has announced today that blue tongue vaccines will be permitted in Ireland in 2026 following a fourth confirmed outbreak in Northern Ireland

Wed, 17 Dec, 2025

One eye cow and flies, close up of a dairy red and white, looking calm and tranquil
Bluetongue cases suspected on fourth Northern Ireland farm 
The North's Department of Agriculture has announced two further suspected bluetongue cases have emerged on a fourth Co Down farm

Wed, 17 Dec, 2025

Animal Health Ireland announce the BVD action plan for 2026
Animal Health Ireland announce the BVD action plan for 2026
AHI also published an IFAC-led report that found the programme has a total economic benefit to Irish agriculture of €184.21m each year

Wed, 17 Dec, 2025

Mouldy maize silage in close up on a dairy farm
The hidden issue of mycotoxins — and what you can do about them
Mycotoxins are becoming an ever-increasing issue on Irish farms

Wed, 17 Dec, 2025

Budget calculation
Budget concerns for non-Vat registered farmers
ICOS has raised concerns regarding the reduction of the flat-rate farmers' Vat top-up from 5.1% to 4.5% will create an imbalance for non-Vat registered farmers

Tue, 16 Dec, 2025

Milk in the Making
Call to halt livestock imports as bluetongue threat grows
ICSA president Sean McNamara has called for processors to stop the import of livestock over the border from Northern Ireland, effective immediately

Tue, 16 Dec, 2025

Mayo man awarded the Plunkett Award for Co-operative Endeavour
Mayo man awarded the Plunkett Award for Co-operative Endeavour
Pádraig Gibbons from Westport, Co Mayo, received the highest national honour from ICOS

Tue, 16 Dec, 2025

Limerick native elected to Dairygold board of directors
Limerick native elected to Dairygold board of directors
Gerald Kirby from Ballyneety, Co Limerick, has been recently elected to the Dairygold board of directors and will assume the role in the new year

Mon, 15 Dec, 2025

IFA president and son set off by tractor to Brussels for protest
IFA president and son set off by tractor to Brussels for protest
IFA president, Francie Gorman and his son Tom set off this morning on a pilgrimage to Brussels to join a farmer protest on Thursday to coincide with an EU Council meeting.

Mon, 15 Dec, 2025

Bluetongue outbreak
Animal health organisations launch cross-border BVD awareness campaign
BVD is of particularly high prevalence in counties Monaghan, Armagh, Tyrone and Fermanagh, according to the AHI and the AHWNI who have recently launched a cross-border campaign

Thu, 11 Dec, 2025

What does the latest Nitrates Action Programme mean for farmers?
What does the latest Nitrates Action Programme mean for farmers?
Derogation farmers must begin to implement the NAP mandatory requirements; farmers in the Slaney, Barrow, Nore and Munster Blackwater catchment areas are subject to two extra requirements

Wed, 10 Dec, 2025

Agriculture minister says it's his 'ambition' to secure future derogation deals for Ireland
Agriculture minister says it's his 'ambition' to secure future derogation deals for Ireland
Martin Heydon said securing derogation deals for Ireland post 2028 was his 'ambition' for the future

Wed, 10 Dec, 2025

Cows in a farm. Dairy cows
Ireland's derogation extension provokes mixed reactions
Although most within the agricultural sector welcomed the news of the derogation extension, An Taisce called it 'shocking', and a 'bad day' for Irish water bodies

Tue, 09 Dec, 2025

An aerial view of the rural landscape around Dublin Airport , Ireland, showing a patchwork of green fields divided by hedgerows
Key updates for ACRES participants revealed
The Department of Agriculture has issued several updates for ACRES participants surrounding NPIs, training courses, amendments and documentation submission deadlines

Thu, 04 Dec, 2025

Wexford farmer takes home top prize at EU Innovation Award
Wexford farmer takes home top prize at EU Innovation Award
Cheryl Poole, a dairy farmer from just outside of Gorey, Co Wexford, has won the coveted Innovation Award for Women Farmers for her work protecting local water systems

Thu, 04 Dec, 2025

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