4+ day, 48+ min ago  (413+ words) The US and the rest of the Americas are eating into Europe’s traditional dominance of the global trade in dairy produce, according to RaboResearch's world dairy map. The EU remains the largest dairy exporter, accounting for around 27% of global trade,…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (769+ words) Brazil’s beef exports increased by 15.5% for the first half of 2026 to a record 1.7m tonnes – up from 1.476m tonnes in the same period last year. The data was compiled and published by ABIEC, the trade association that represents Brazil’s meat exporters. In…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (248+ words) Hammer beans rate as a 7 for earliness of ripening according to Seedtech, which is two points higher than the biggest variety on the market – Lynx. The variety is approximately 4cm shorter than Lynx in trials and while it is slightly behind…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (576+ words) Last week I was lucky enough to be able to attend the Groundswell Farming Festival. This is held over two days near Luton and is the celebration of all things associated with regenerative sustainable farming. It was started 10 years ago…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (357+ words) Extreme volatility has been seen across dairy and tillage farm incomes in recent years, and it has become a real challenge for farmers, data from the national farm survey 2025 shows. This volatility has been driven by a mix of fluctuating…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (449+ words) New research is looking at the potential of renewing the milling wheat industry in Ireland. Noel Banville from Foulksmills, Co Wexford, held a farm walk last Tuesday in collaboration with the Irish Farmers' Association to present his research to date…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (323+ words) Dairy farmers are least likely to be single, if Teagasc’s national farm survey (NFS) is anything to go by, with farmers in the beef finishing and store cattle enterprises most likely to be separated. Dairy farmer respondents were the youngest…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (429+ words) Looking at the weather over the next few weeks, Thursday appears the only day in which we may have some level of rainfall, but even this isn’t promised. We have already had close to a week of no rain, with…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (477+ words) The winter wheat seed market has gone through a challenging time. It has been building back up following a breakdown in septoria resistance in the variety Cougar, which many varieties had in their parentage. Graham is still the main variety…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (210+ words) Farm worker in Cork A dairy farm in west Cork is seeking a reliable and experienced worker. The role will be that of an employee to begin with, with a view to establishing a partnership for the right candidate. An…...