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Dedicated annex woodland scheme needed for nature restoration targets

Ireland has targets to reestablish some 10,000 hectares of old sessile oak woodland by 2030, as well 4,000 hectares of alluvial woodlands.

NEWS 27 December 2025

Dedicated annex woodland scheme needed for nature restoration targets

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Our most popular social media clips of the year

Our most popular social media clips of the year

NEWS 26 December 2025

Pedalling with purpose as Louth man takes on Mizen to Malin

Pedalling with purpose as Louth man takes on Mizen to Malin

L2 26 December 2025

Genetics in your herd: the role of myostatin in breeding females

Genetics in your herd: the role of myostatin in breeding females

Genetics in your herd: the role of myostatin in breeding females

NORTHERN IRELAND 26 December 2025

Keeping your crop records up to date

Keeping your crop records up to date

Keeping your crop records up to date

NEWS 26 December 2025

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1,000ha more forestry planted this year

1,000ha more forestry planted this year

As of the week ending 12 December, some 2,515ha of forestry had been planted in 2025.

NEWS 25 December 2025

Opinion: Heydon's first year sailed through mostly calm waters

Opinion: Heydon's first year sailed through mostly calm waters

Martin Heydon described becoming the Minister for Agriculture as the "dream job" for a Kildare farmer-come-politician. But how has his first year in office been?

NEWS 25 December 2025

Getting a bee-line on what 2025 was like

Getting a bee-line on what 2025 was like

While 2025 was a good year from a weather perspective, it was not a vintage one for honey production.

NEWS 25 December 2025

Farm buildings: our top five features in 2025

Farm buildings: our top five features in 2025

Martin Merrick looks back at some of our most popular features in the farm buildings pages of 2025.

BUILDINGS 25 December 2025

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NEWS 25 December 2025

Opinion: rural Ireland’s future depends on homes for young people

Opinion: rural Ireland’s future depends on homes for young people

Whether you are interested in agriculture, nature, language or culture, housing has become a defining challenge in rural Ireland, writes Ray Ó Foghlú.

OPINION 25 December 2025

'We are there to listen over Christmas period' - Make the Moove

'We are there to listen over Christmas period' - Make the Moove

Past president of Macra Elaine Hoolihan is one of the volunteers manning the Make the Moove helpline over the Christmas period.

L2 25 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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