6+ hour, 17+ min ago  (304+ words) The European Commission is on track to implement the ban on Brazilian beef from 3 September 2026. There had been some concern that a middle ground would be found before the deadline. A source close to the Commission told the Irish Farmers…...

14+ hour, 31+ min ago  (145+ words) I see that the folks in Arra Tipp have won a Chambers Ireland bronze award for "deal of the year. The Dealer was sure that it was a merger, rather than a deal, which saw the culmination of Arrabawn and…...

5+ hour, 12+ min ago  (854+ words) Last Wednesday, the Irish Farmers Journal travelled to Donegal for a farm walk with 2025 Foyle Meats Dairy Farmer and Finisher Commercial Beef Value (CBV) award winner Ryan Mc Elhinney. Ryan farms just outside Letterkenny, milking 140 high EBI cows and bringing…...

4+ hour, 22+ min ago  (307+ words) There has been some good news for insurance customers over the last 12 months as premiums have peaked and, in some cases, even started to decrease. This was driven by a mixture of factors, including strong competition, a reduction in the…...

4+ hour, 22+ min ago  (338+ words) Biogenic methane (methane produced by animals and plants) is one of the predominant greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions emitted from global agricultural, the majority of which originates from ruminant livestock as enteric or manure methane. In the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)…...

14+ hour, 16+ min ago  (1271+ words) A farming community in the heart of Co Westmeath is hoping its objection to a "1bn data centre and solar farm, that has been granted planning permission, will save some of the country's finest tillage land from commercial development. Westmeath County…...

15+ hour, 47+ min ago  (445+ words) Isn't the body incredible? It does so many things that we take for granted, every minute, every hour of every day. Your heart beats away in the background, your brain does any number of functions and makes decisions without you…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1284+ words) Farms will need to be forward thinking when it comes to making decisions around grass this week. If the farm has a heavier soil type and has gotten plenty of rain in the last two weeks, continue as normal targeting…...

17+ hour, 18+ min ago  (110+ words) The service brings together families from across Ireland to remember loved ones lost to farm accidents within their community. A poignant part of the service was the reading out of 410 names whose lives were lost on farms. Unfortunately, the list…...

17+ hour, 18+ min ago  (314+ words) This week's announcement that new draft planning guidelines for rural and Gaeltacht housing has been launched will come as a relief to many families who wish to build a house and live in rural Ireland. For too long restrictions on…...