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Call for drones to be used to catch illegal peat extraction

Harsher punishments for those found to be exporting illegally extracted peat is among a number of recommendations made by TDs to cut down on illegal activity on bogs.

NEWS 3 March 2026

Call for drones to be used to catch illegal peat extraction

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Farm Tech Talk: entitlements, slurry, calf exports and weather woes

Farm Tech Talk: entitlements, slurry, calf exports and weather woes

PODCAST 20 February 2026

Land prices in NI rise by another £500/acre

Land prices in NI rise by another £500/acre

NORTHERN IRELAND 4 February 2026

Co Down: area of land for sale falls by 40%

Co Down: area of land for sale falls by 40%

Co Down: area of land for sale falls by 40%

LAND REPORT 4 February 2026

Did you ever hear about the goodgers?

Did you ever hear about the goodgers?

Did you ever hear about the goodgers?

NEWS 21 January 2026

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Close to 20% increase in calf throughput for Cork Marts in 2025

Close to 20% increase in calf throughput for Cork Marts in 2025

Calf prices have got off to a solid start after what was a phenomenal year in 2025 with throughput up almost 20% for Cork Marts reports Tommy Moyles.

CALVES 3 December 2025

Remembering what I learned in 2025

Remembering what I learned in 2025

A lot of issues repeat themselves many years later, writes Derek Robinson.

NEWS 3 December 2025

ABG beef price sees further reductions

ABG beef price sees further reductions

Adam Woods has the latest on last week’s official Department of Agriculture beef prices.

MARKETS 3 December 2025

Land area for sale in NI drops by 5%

Land area for sale in NI drops by 5%

Records kept by the Irish Farmers Journal indicate that 12,994 acres of land was publicly advertised for sale in Northern Ireland during 2025.

NORTHERN IRELAND 3 December 2025

Second Northern Ireland farm with suspected bluetongue

Second Northern Ireland farm with suspected bluetongue

Authorities in Northern Ireland are investigating another farm located within 20km of the first confirmed case of BTV3 on the island of Ireland.

NEWS 3 December 2025

Kielty: ‘The Toy Show – it just has a little bit of magic that pulls people in’

Kielty: ‘The Toy Show – it just has a little bit of magic that pulls people in’

Host Patrick Kielty reflects on his third year at the Late Late helm, and takes us behind the scenes of this very special and uniquely Irish night.

FEATURES 3 December 2025

Bluetongue risk looms large

Bluetongue risk looms large

The battle against bluetongue has moved onto another level now that we have had two confirmed cases on the island.

DEALER 3 December 2025

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Raising healthy calves on the McCloy-Peoples’ Farm in Donegal

Just outside Ramelton, Co Donegal, Bert McCloy and his son-in-law Jason Peoples run a busy dairy farm milking around 200 cows.

Raising healthy calves on the McCloy-Peoples’ Farm in Donegal

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