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Bumper year for livestock cattle marts

The sharp lift in cattle prices of upwards of 40% in 2025 encouraged more farmers to market cattle live, with throughput falling by just 0.2% despite a drop in the national herd.

NEWS 24 December 2025

Bumper year for livestock cattle marts

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Kildare grower praises low-cost pin-point retrofit Chinese auto steer

Kildare grower praises low-cost pin-point retrofit Chinese auto steer

FARM MACHINERY 23 December 2025

Carbery drops milk price by 3.5c/l for November

Carbery drops milk price by 3.5c/l for November

NEWS 18 December 2025

Almost 1,300 cattle reported missing or stolen

Almost 1,300 cattle reported missing or stolen

Almost 1,300 cattle reported missing or stolen

MARKETS 18 December 2025

What is the CBAM and how will it impact your farm?

What is the CBAM and how will it impact your farm?

What is the CBAM and how will it impact your farm?

NEWS 17 December 2025

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Next steps for the derogation war

Next steps for the derogation war

Aidan Brennan looks ahead to some of the challenges facing Ireland as it embarks on the plan to retain the derogation after 2028.

NEWS 15 December 2025

Green light for bluetongue vaccines as Minister warns of heightened risk

Green light for bluetongue vaccines as Minister warns of heightened risk

Four confirmed bluetongue outbreaks in Co Down have prompted Minister Heydon to permit farmers use bluetongue vaccines on cattle and sheep in 2026.

NEWS 15 December 2025

Non-VAT registered farmers to lose out on millions with top-up cut - ICOS

Non-VAT registered farmers to lose out on millions with top-up cut - ICOS

The VAT top-up for farm sales will reduce from 5.1% to 4.5% in January in a move that ICOS has warned will cost farmers millions.

NEWS 15 December 2025

Tirlán knocks off 1.9c/l, announces winter bonuses and unveils €5.5m in rebates

Tirlán knocks off 1.9c/l, announces winter bonuses and unveils €5.5m in rebates

Tirlán is to pay bonuses of 4.76c/l for December, 6.66c/l for January and 4.76c/l for non-contracted milk deliveries, with these rates adjusted to reflect actual constituents.

NEWS 15 December 2025

Kerry Dairy Ireland cuts milk price by 3.32c/l as GDT falls

Kerry Dairy Ireland cuts milk price by 3.32c/l as GDT falls

Markets remain oversupplied, despite some improvement in demand, a spokesperson for Kerry Dairy Ireland said.

NEWS 15 December 2025

Young Stock Podcast: life as a 22-year-old managing 1,000 cows in Germany

Young Stock Podcast: life as a 22-year-old managing 1,000 cows in Germany

This week's Young Stock Podcast sees us catch up with Janik Marek, a 22-year-old Austrian native who tells us about his home dairy farm in Austria and his current role on a 1,000-cow herd in Germany.

NEWS 15 December 2025

Department ramps up bluetongue testing of cattle and sheep

Department ramps up bluetongue testing of cattle and sheep

The Minister also confirmed that compensation will be available to farmers who have to cull cattle in the event of an outbreak of bluetongue in Ireland.

NEWS 15 December 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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