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Mart rings buzzing as record cattle prices keep floor under factories
Noel Bardon
Mart managers report that the cattle trade remains strong and that farmers are keeping their place around rings, despite factory and feedlot activity.
26 March 2025 Climate and environment
‘Guts of a year’ to draw up Nature Restoration Law plan
There is just one year to set out how Ireland will meet the targets laid out in the EU Nature Restoration Law.
25 March 2025 News
Four lambs put down after dog attack in Kildare
A sheep farmer in Kildare has yet again been forced to put sheep down in the aftermath of a dog attack.
Ball rolling on consultation for key nature restoration law plan
Minister of State Christopher O’Sullivan said there are examples of schemes already in play which will inform the approach taken to nature restoration.
25 March 2025 Climate and environment
Minister insists GAEC 2 is ‘not something that will be in place forever’
Minister Heydon has denied GAEC 2 requirements are a form of land designation, adding that the rules may be changed with the next CAP in 2028.
25 March 2025 Climate and environment
Dairygold to reduce workforce as it targets €14m in cost cuts
The co-op's board has approved a cost-cutting plan drafted on foot of a 2024 efficiency and competitiveness review.
24 March 2025 News
Minister's claims of ACRES payment progress riles IFA
IFA president Francie Gorman suggested that claims of progress will fall flat with farmers experiencing stress and financial hardship as a result of the delays.
24 March 2025 News
Bird flu confirmed in single sheep in UK
The confirmation marks the first time a sheep has tested positive for the virus, but it has been previously found in dairy cows in the US.
24 March 2025 News
CAP must remain core EU spending priority - Minister
Ireland is 'very concerned' about US threats to introduce a 200% tariff on EU whiskey, says Minister Heydon.
24 March 2025 News
Gardaí renew appeal for missing Kenmare farmer Michael Gaine
Michael (Mike) Gaine from Kenmare was last seen in Kenmare town just before 10am Thursday.
24 March 2025 News
Macra 2025 presidential campaign intensifies
Josephine O'Neill and Conor Murphy set out their stalls to Macra members in the north-west on Tuesday.
19 March 2025 News
One in four farmers inspected under cross compliance penalised
1,352 farmers received Department fo Agriculture cross compliance inspections in 2023.
19 March 2025 News