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‘Good food begins long before the plate arrives’

Our success is a shared effort between growers, fishermen, farmers and chefs. At the end of the day, everyone is united by the same goal, writes Carol Barrett

NEWS 25 March 2026

‘Good food begins long before the plate arrives’

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How you can cash in on your forests

How you can cash in on your forests

FORESTRY 22 March 2026

West Cork man charged with handling stolen goods

West Cork man charged with handling stolen goods

NEWS 20 March 2026

Dear Miriam: ‘my sister is sacrificing her own dreams to keep family farm going'

Dear Miriam: ‘my sister is sacrificing her own dreams to keep family farm going'

Dear Miriam: ‘my sister is sacrificing her own dreams to keep family farm going'

ASK MIRIAM 18 March 2026

‘Soon our clocks will spring forward by an hour, and reignite the annual debate’

‘Soon our clocks will spring forward by an hour, and reignite the annual debate’

‘Soon our clocks will spring forward by an hour, and reignite the annual debate’

L2 18 March 2026

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Money Mentor: can ice cream sweeten farm diversification?

Money Mentor: can ice cream sweeten farm diversification?

Thinking of expanding your farm options? It’s all about planning and investment.

MONEY MENTOR 18 March 2026

Pretty in pink petals unfold

Pretty in pink petals unfold

Some early performers bring colour, fragrance and renewed life to the spring garden.

GARDENING 18 March 2026

Government must suspend carbon tax immediately amid soaring energy costs

Government must suspend carbon tax immediately amid soaring energy costs

The IFA have called for an immediate suspension of the carbon tax due to the current increases in energy costs.

NEWS 18 March 2026

Waterford to Spain: Macra represents rural youth

Waterford to Spain: Macra represents rural youth

Louis Power, a member Kilmacthomas Macra in Waterford, recently travelled to Spain to represent Macra at Rural Youth Europe’s Rural Youth Forward Conference.

NEWS 18 March 2026

Farmer Writes: at the tail end of calving

Farmer Writes: at the tail end of calving

On paper the cows have enough grass, but they are still cleaning out the silage and grazing out well.

FARMER WRITES 18 March 2026

High prices for heavy cattle at Keady

High prices for heavy cattle at Keady

David Clarke reports on the trade in the beef ring at Keady Mart last Friday 13 March.

NORTHERN IRELAND 18 March 2026

Supports are restoring confidence

Supports are restoring confidence

Never a better time to invest in forestry as supports increased and farmer definition for forestry applicants simplified, writes Michael Healy-Rae, Minister of State.

FORESTRY 18 March 2026

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Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

Conal Moore an agri contractor and tillage framer from Ballygar Co Galway. “We do a lot of reseeding, slurry spreading and tillage work but baling would be our main enterprise”.

Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

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