• A Co Clare man received a suspended sentence and a fine after pleading guilty to stealing livestock.
  • It’s another price rise for farmers to deal with. This time it’s BVD samples on the rise as An Post announces increases.
  • Tragic news from a farm in Co Fermanagh. A four-year-old boy died following an accident on a farm in the Maguiresbridge area of the county.
  • A Co Fermanagh farmer is offering a €5,000 reward for the recovery of his stolen tractor.
  • And finally, it could be warmer in Ireland than in Spain this weekend. Get the sunglasses and the pigtail posts out.

    • Photo of the day

    Courtesy of the Irish Farmers Journal picture desk, here is our photo of the day:

    Jim Murphy spraying winter barley at Woodlands, Ferns, Co Wexford for farmer Donal Murphy. \Donal O'Leary