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In pictures: winter farming and rural scenes to get the new year started

Our top farming photos from the week include sheep management, fodder beet harvesting, mart scenes, family farm work, rural landscapes and a community tractor run.

NEWS 4 January 2026

In pictures: winter farming and rural scenes to get the new year started

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Do ice-bank bulk tanks makes sense with solar?

Do ice-bank bulk tanks makes sense with solar?

MILK QUALITY 4 January 2026

Unusual tetany case highlights silage risks

Unusual tetany case highlights silage risks

MANAGEMENT 4 January 2026

Comment: Mercosur didn’t go out with the old year

Comment: Mercosur didn’t go out with the old year

Comment: Mercosur didn’t go out with the old year

NEWS 4 January 2026

Dairygold tillage conference to take place on 9 January

Dairygold tillage conference to take place on 9 January

Dairygold tillage conference to take place on 9 January

NEWS 4 January 2026

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Aurivo launches one-to-one farm succession clinics

Aurivo launches one-to-one farm succession clinics

Under the theme 'your farm, your future', these sessions will provide tailored advice and practical guidance to help farm families plan for the future of their farms.

NEWS 2 January 2026

Department of Agriculture provides over €4m in funding to the UN

Department of Agriculture provides over €4m in funding to the UN

Over 670 million people are still hungry and more than two billion are unable to afford a healthy diet.

NEWS 2 January 2026

How to future-proof your milking parlour investments

How to future-proof your milking parlour investments

Aidan Brennan looks at some of the likely future trends in dairy farming and outlines the pitfalls to avoid when improving milking facilities on dairy farms.

DAIRY EQUIPMENT 2 January 2026

Agri jobs: dairy and poultry workers in demand

Agri jobs: dairy and poultry workers in demand

Farms in Tipperary, Waterford, Louth and Cork are on the lookout for full-time workers.

NEWS 2 January 2026

A visit to the DeLaval headquarters in Sweden

A visit to the DeLaval headquarters in Sweden

Daire Cregg reports from the DeLaval headquarters in Tumba, Sweden, where technology is the name of the game.

MILK QUALITY 2 January 2026

UK gains reciprocal access for 13,000t of beef to US

UK gains reciprocal access for 13,000t of beef to US

US beef coming into the UK under the deal must comply with the UK’s sanitary and phytosanitary standards.

NEWS 2 January 2026

Status yellow snow-ice warnings as country braces for freezing cold weather

Status yellow snow-ice warnings as country braces for freezing cold weather

Met Éireann has issued a number of status yellow snow-ice warnings for the country.

NEWS 2 January 2026

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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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