In the news

  • Status yellow rainfall warning issued for Munster and Galway, with up to 40mm expected in places.
  • Watch and listen: The dairy sector was the strongest performer for exports in 2017, with the value of dairy and ingredients exports reaching €4bn.
  • Dairygold CEO Jim Woulfe has warned that average milk prices could struggle to pass the 30c/l mark if current market returns continue as they are.
  • FTMTA figures show that the level of tractor registrations dropped by 4% in 2017.
  • Department of Agriculture figures show the top 10 most popular items in the TAMS II scheme.
  • Photo of the day

    Eight-week-old Lily Bland sleeps in the hands of her father John during this year’s Positive Farmers conference in Co Cork.