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War sparks fertiliser trade chaos

Importers pulled price lists and all existing quotations on Wednesday morning.

NEWS 4 March 2026

War sparks fertiliser trade chaos

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Boost for cattle trade as NI market to reopen

Boost for cattle trade as NI market to reopen

NEWS 4 March 2026

Eye in the sky monitoring farming activity – Department

Eye in the sky monitoring farming activity – Department

NEWS 4 March 2026

Call for drones to be used to catch illegal peat extraction

Call for drones to be used to catch illegal peat extraction

Call for drones to be used to catch illegal peat extraction

NEWS 3 March 2026

17 charges of illegal hedge-cutting or burning in 2025

17 charges of illegal hedge-cutting or burning in 2025

17 charges of illegal hedge-cutting or burning in 2025

NEWS 2 March 2026

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Great Agri-Food Debate title goes to Cork

Great Agri-Food Debate title goes to Cork

The winning UCC team proposed the motion that, “artificial Intelligence will create opportunities for farms to improve productivity sustainably and must be adopted as a matter of national policy”.

NEWS 27 February 2026

Over €200,000 invested in nature in 2025 through Refarm project

Over €200,000 invested in nature in 2025 through Refarm project

Farmer-led funding for 2026 to increase to €400.

NEWS 27 February 2026

Ryan Duffy appointed manager of AHI's Cellcheck programme

Ryan Duffy appointed manager of AHI's Cellcheck programme

Duffy will lead and co-ordinate the national mastitis control programme in his new role, which he will start at the end of March.

NEWS 27 February 2026

Near doubling in number of farm deaths in 2025 'devastating' - minister

Near doubling in number of farm deaths in 2025 'devastating' - minister

Speaking before the Oireachtas committee on agriculture this week, the minister said that Irish farmers can be 'risk takers'.

NEWS 27 February 2026

Answers needed on grading and pricing systems operated by beef factories – ICMSA

Answers needed on grading and pricing systems operated by beef factories – ICMSA

ICMSA maintains that the lack of supervision of these operations at factories is likely costing farmers "millions".

NEWS 27 February 2026

Decision to provisionally apply Mercosur deal lacks respect - IFA

Decision to provisionally apply Mercosur deal lacks respect - IFA

The IFA and Sinn Féin have both reacted scathingly to Friday morning's news that the EU Commission is provisionally applying the Mercosur trade deal.

NEWS 27 February 2026

Three new board members at Ornua announced

Three new board members at Ornua announced

Three new nominees from Lakeland Dairies, Dairygold and Tirlán have been appointed.

NEWS 27 February 2026

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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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