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Facilities and teamwork lead to successful calf rearing

Martin Merrick paid a visit to Liam Roche and his team as calving kicks off to discuss calf handling and accommodation.

CALVES 24 January 2026

Facilities and teamwork lead to successful calf rearing

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ACRES contracts without soil sample information may be terminated

ACRES contracts without soil sample information may be terminated

SCHEMES 24 January 2026

Farm Tech Talk: Bord Bia, sheep prices and pre-calving check list

Farm Tech Talk: Bord Bia, sheep prices and pre-calving check list

NEWS 23 January 2026

Camera at the Mart: dairy stock sell from €3.70/kg to €4/kg in Templemore Mart

Camera at the Mart: dairy stock sell from €3.70/kg to €4/kg in Templemore Mart

Camera at the Mart: dairy stock sell from €3.70/kg to €4/kg in Templemore Mart

MARKETS 23 January 2026

Danone recalls formula, as it and Nestlé imported contaminated Chinese oil

Danone recalls formula, as it and Nestlé imported contaminated Chinese oil

Danone recalls formula, as it and Nestlé imported contaminated Chinese oil

NEWS 23 January 2026

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Bord Bia meetings cancelled next week as Murrin controversy continues

Bord Bia meetings cancelled next week as Murrin controversy continues

Two meetings of Bord Bia’s TAC were cancelled next week as farm organisations announced they would not attend due to the ongoing controversy around its chair Larry Murrin.

NEWS 23 January 2026

ICMSA pulls out of Bord Bia committee meetings next week

ICMSA pulls out of Bord Bia committee meetings next week

The ICMSA will not be in attendance due to a split in the board of Bord Bia – on which its president Denis Drennan sits - over chair Larry Murrin.

NEWS 23 January 2026

Bord Bia outlines Dawn Farm Foods’ Brazil connections

Bord Bia outlines Dawn Farm Foods’ Brazil connections

Statement from State body also addressed the awarding of a catering contract to a Murrin company.

NEWS 23 January 2026

Department funding available for agri-tourism initiatives

Department funding available for agri-tourism initiatives

Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon announced the call for agri-food tourism projects on Friday.

NEWS 23 January 2026

EU ready to decide on provisional Mercosur implementation

EU ready to decide on provisional Mercosur implementation

European Commission president said there is a clear interest that the agreement applies as soon as possible.

NEWS 23 January 2026

Minister Heydon made ‘serious mistake’ backing Bord Bia chair – ICSA

Minister Heydon made ‘serious mistake’ backing Bord Bia chair – ICSA

ICSA president Seán McNamara added that Minister Heydon has dismissed serious, legitimate farmer concerns as what he said the Minister called “emotions”.

NEWS 23 January 2026

INHFA calls on Teagasc to deliver dedicated upland research

INHFA calls on Teagasc to deliver dedicated upland research

The INHFA said that it stands ready to work with Teagasc and the Department of Agriculture to ensure that upland research is grounded in practical experience.

NEWS 23 January 2026

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Northern Ireland’s largest indoor machinery showcase arrives at Balmoral Park

Want a first look at the farm machinery that will shape the season ahead?

Northern Ireland’s largest indoor machinery showcase arrives at Balmoral Park

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