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UFU calls for top brass at DAERA to go

In an unprecedented move, the UFU has called for resignations at the top of DAERA.

NEWS 14 August 2026

UFU calls for top brass at DAERA to go

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Watch: Carlow Weather gives his take on the drought

Watch: Carlow Weather gives his take on the drought

NEWS 14 August 2026

Watch: ‘It’s costing me nearly €500 a day to keep everything fed’

Watch: ‘It’s costing me nearly €500 a day to keep everything fed’

NEWS 14 August 2026

Weekend weather: mainly dry with limited showers

Weekend weather: mainly dry with limited showers

Weekend weather: mainly dry with limited showers

NEWS 14 August 2026

Farmer dies while trying to get water for livestock in river

Farmer dies while trying to get water for livestock in river

Farmer dies while trying to get water for livestock in river

NEWS 13 August 2026

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Battle for Lake County farm at auction

Battle for Lake County farm at auction

A spirited battle saw a 118ac farm at Castletown Geoghegan, Co Westmeath, sell for €1.34m, following a competitive exchange between bidders.

NEWS 13 August 2026

Extreme heat and drought costs Italian farmers €3bn

Extreme heat and drought costs Italian farmers €3bn

Milk production is down 10% in some areas, with crop yields down from 20-70%.

NEWS 13 August 2026

Tillage Podcast: harvest, oats, oilseed rape and the straw budget

Tillage Podcast: harvest, oats, oilseed rape and the straw budget

This week’s show is busy with a harvest report and also features information on oilseed rape varieties.

NEWS 13 August 2026

Seven years on, first AD plant connects to grid

Seven years on, first AD plant connects to grid

Bia Energy has become Ireland’s first anaerobic digestion plant to connect directly to the national gas grid, some seven years after the State first set a biomethane target.

NEWS 13 August 2026

Inside the Farmers Journal: drought costing farmers millions and Tullamore Show

Inside the Farmers Journal: drought costing farmers millions and Tullamore Show

This week, we hear how the drought is impacting farmers – and from the Taoiseach and agriculture minister at Tullamore Show.

NEWS 13 August 2026

Potato yields set to drop as ongoing drought forces farmers to irrigate

Potato yields set to drop as ongoing drought forces farmers to irrigate

Potato yields are expected to be well back following months of dry weather and irrigation, but IFA potato chair Jason O'Leary has stressed there will be enough potatoes to supply the Irish market.

NEWS 13 August 2026

Irish farms rank among the lowest stocked in EU

Irish farms rank among the lowest stocked in EU

Just 41% of Irish grazing livestock farms are stocked above 1.4LU/ha, in contrast to over three quarters of grazing farms in the Netherlands and Belgium.

NEWS 13 August 2026

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