6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1385+ words) It has been another eventful year for the renewable energy sector, and the National Ploughing Championships offer an ideal opportunity to find out how the changing energy landscape could work for your farm, home or business. Once again, the event…...

9+ hour, 20+ min ago   (613+ words) Rapeseed cake has the potential to reduce enteric methane emissions by 9% in beef cattle, according to a new study by Neal Folliard, a PhD student at Teagasc Grange. This methane reduction was achieved without any negative effects on animal growth,…...

20+ hour, 57+ min ago   (1778+ words) The general perception of farmers is that they have a chip on their shoulder. Like most perceptions, there is some truth in it. Farmers as a rule have worked their entire lives. As children, they put in full days at…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (258+ words) Total machinery costs have risen by 47% from 2020 to 2025 on Irish tillage farms, according to Trevor Donnellan of Teagasc. Speaking at the Teagasc Crops Forum on Thursday, he commented that machinery-related cost inflation has been severe in recent years since the…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (201+ words) Lakeland Dairies has announced an increase in milk price for August supplies, with a base price of 37.42c/l ex VAT, inclusive of a sustainability incentive payment worth 0.48c/l ex VAT. This represents an increase of 0.57c/l ex VAT on July…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (398+ words) H Fulton Tractors, the Irish importer and distributor of the Schaffer loader brand, returns to the Ploughing with a selection of the manufacturer’s latest generation machines, varying in sizes and capacities. The Co Derry firm will show the 6680T-3, 8620T-2, 8620T-3 and the…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (407+ words) The FBD National Dairy Show has announced that Mark Logan of Islandmagee, Larne, Co Antrim, will serve as cattle judge, and Jane Steel of Loch Lomond, Scotland, will serve as handler judge, at the prestigious 2026 event. The event will take…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (406+ words) I farm: “Alongside my wife Bernadette and our son James in Doonbeg Co Clare. We milk 110 spring-calving Holstein Friesian cows on a heavy farm, with peat accounting for around 40% of the soil.” The herd: “We rear our calves through to…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (425+ words) Some 60% of Irish landowners believe problems with deer on their land have grown in the last year, according to a survey by FRS Co-Op. They say heightened deer numbers are causing a “severe” problem on their land. Surveyed farmers reported…...