The yard work is beginning to wind down on Tommy Moyles' farm at Ardfield, Clonakilty but already eyes are starting to turn to 2026.

Josephine O’Neill, Macra’s president-elect, has some interesting connections to people of significance in Irish agriculture. Her grandaunt Margaret was married to former Minister for Agriculture Jim ...

ESB Networks is seeking more powers in relation to land access in response to the mass outages caused by trees falling on power lines during storm Éowyn, the ICMSA has said. The storm left more than ...

The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA) has criticised the reintroduction of grid-based beef pricing by processors, describing it as a “clear attempt to manipulate prices”. The ...

On Tuesday, the Department published a “Blueprint for Eradication” of bovine TB in NI, put together by the TB Partnership Steering Group (TBPSG). The origins of the group go back to a review of TB by ...

Dairygold Co-operative Society announced an operating profit of €37.1m on a turnover of €1.4bn for 2024, up from €23.9m and €1.39bn respectively in 2023. The co-op processed 1.38bn litres of milk ...

Northern Ireland has remained at the centre of the UK’s agri-food supply chain, according to the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU). The annual Northern Ireland Food and Drinks Processing Report published by ...

The big news this week was the positive Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction result, where the index increased by 1.6%. The main mover was whole milk powder (WMP), which increased in price by 2.8% and ...

Ornua CEO Conor Galvin remains optimistic about the prospects for the Kerrygold brand, particularly in the key US market, despite the uncertainty created by what he described as “global trade tensions ...

I want to appeal to the Irish AI bodies to carefully consider the decision to control the intellectual property or, more accurately, the breeding independence of the national herd. Recently, Matt ...

Making bales on hire since 1995, it’s fair to say Sean Gilligan (below) has seen his fair share of bales across three decades. Based in Skehanagh, Co Galway, Sean runs an agricultural business, with ...

In a couple of months’ time, it will be nine years since the UK made the momentous decision to leave the EU. Donald Trump’s first campaign for the US presidency was gaining momentum at that time, even ...