Dave Clarke Livestock are submitting a tender for 300 pedigree registered (three generations) heifers to be exported to Russia, according to the Irish Holstein Friesian Association.

Irish horse breeders and producers deserve commendation for their continued success in the sport of eventing, writes Stephen Cadogan.

Opinion is deeply divided ahead of today’s scheduled vote by EU member states on whether or not to renew a 10-year licence for the weedkiller glyphosate.

Quality should be one of the key objectives in broadleaf management, forestry owners were told at a hardwood marketing event hosted by Teagasc. 

As the National Ploughing Championships get underway, we publish the results of our exclusive Irish Examiner ICMSA farming poll over three days from Tuesday, September 19.

Irish dairy farmers could save €171m on energy costs within 10 years via remote monitoring and controlling of their milk tanks, according to Dairymaster.

The IFA has met Meat Industry Ireland officials to urge meat factories to invest in their farmer suppliers by offering fairer prices.

European farmer economic optimism rose in Q1 2017 relative to 2016, when spirits hit an all-time low, a survey by the joint EU-wide farmer unions Copa and Cogeca has found.

Irish farmers are urging retailers to follow the example of France and pass back increased wholesale prices to milk suppliers.

Further calls have been made on the Government to come to the aid of farmers in Donegal who have been adversely affected by last week’s rain storm.

Dairy co-ops in Ireland are being urged to continue increasing milk prices for August and later supplies against a background of butterfat scarcity and strong global demand.

Women make up 55% of all people working in seafood, but occupy very few executive roles, a BIM-hosted conference has been told.

Donegal farmers hit by recent flooding urgently need the emergency flood- relief scheme to be re-established, said Charlie McConalogue, Fianna Fáil spokesperson on agriculture.

The British Government’s proposals for future customs arrangements and the border between the Republic and Northern Ireland following Brexit do not go far enough to ensure free trade, according to the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS).

It was understandable less than one in five farmers were actively factoring Brexit into future business plans given uncertainty levels, according to AIB’s head of agriculture Dr Anne Finnegan.

A national consultation on an application for Protected Geographical Indication status for ‘Comeragh Mountain Lamb’ under the EU quality regime has been launched by the Department of Agriculture.

The 94th anniversary of the Connemara Pony Show will be officially celebrated at Clifden, Co Galway, on Thursday.

The Government’s National Mitigation Plan provides “a basis for a whole of society response” to climate change, according to the IFA.

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association has said the Greenway cycle plan cannot be implemented through a process of compulsory purchase orders or without proper consultation with landowners.

Angus, a breed of hardy black cattle, have long been synonymous worldwide with beef of the highest quality.

Irish farmers and other small and medium enterprises are paying substantially higher interest rates than their EU counterparts, according to the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA).

I detest whistleblowers. They are the scourge of this great nation, and have been so all my life, in the four provinces.

The expansion in the Irish dairy industry over the last three years has been of a significant financial benefit to family farms and the wider rural economy.

There are no immediate plans to make the 8m or so records of the former Irish Land Commission generally available to the public for research or other purposes, as they are still classified as working documents and have not been handed over to the National Archives.

Ray Ryan reasons why EU leaders, legal experts, and envirionmental

A major turning point in human history was reached in 2014. That was the first year that people ate more farmed fish than wild, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation stated in its ‘The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture’ report.

The economic partnership agreement between the EU and Japan, which was announced in Brussels yesterday, was welcomed by Agriculture, Food and Marine Minister Michael Creed and the Irish meat and farm lobby.

A sit-in by grain farmers in the head offices of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine in Dublin continued yesterday.

China has warned that it will take the necessary steps if it finds food safety issues in meat imports from Brazil.

A financial support scheme for farmers who lost crops in the 2016 harvest due to dire weather conditions has been given a guarded welcome by the Irish Farmers Association (IFA).

One of Europe’s largest organic farms, the sprawling Grianan Estate in Co Donegal, has been sold to Glenmore Farms of Ballybofey for €17.4m.

Butter prices on spot commodity markets have reached record highs in recent weeks causing panic in the supply chain.

Bees need wildflowers on farms, the Teagasc National Crops and Cultivation Open Day in Oak Park, Carlow, has been told.

Tillage farmers need support from the trade sector with strong grain and protein prices this harvest.

The Irish seafood sector grew by 7.4% last year and contributed €1.1bn to the country’s GDP.

The EU has been urged by the Irish Farmers’ Association to take note of a decision by the US to suspend all imports of fresh beef from Brazil because of recurring concerns about the safety of the products.

Irish Aid and Teagasc have renewed their partnership to enhance Ireland’s contribution to global agriculture development.

A relaxation on EU state aid restrictions would help Irish farmers negotiate the likely serious economic disturbance of Brexit, according to Ireland’s employers’ bodies.

The European Commission will propose extending by 10 years its approval for weed-killer glyphosate, used in Monsanto’s Roundup, a spokeswoman said.

Brexit is the single greatest challenge facing Ireland, since the economic crisis of 2008, and it is particularly a challenge for Irish farmers.

Ray Ryan reports on the initiatives which have seen Dawn Meats chosen as the first Irish food company to win a coveted BITCI award

Farmers in disadvantaged areas are hoping the EU agrees to Austria’s request to defer a review of eligibility criteria for ANC (areas of natural constraint) supports for at least 12 months.

Low incomes in many sectors have been identified by the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) as a challenge to the sustainability of farm enterprises and a barrier to new entrants.

A detailed study of competitiveness in the main sectors of Irish agriculture has found that the country is still one of the lowest cash cost producers of milk globally.