In the news

  • LacPatrick Dairies has announced that it will be holding its December milk price for milk supplied in December both in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
  • The HSA has confirmed that a teenager has tragically died as a result of a farm accident involving a tractor in Co Tipperary on Sunday.
  • Farmers are on edge as feed merchants blame a factory fire in Germany for an increase in the price of ration and minerals.
  • The EU agriculture committee is meeting this week to debate issues such as anti-microbial resistance and other challenges facing EU agriculture.
  • Our campaign Save our Sucklers is giving suckler farmers and rural Ireland a voice. You can sign the letter here.
  • At least 40% of the €300m Brexit Loan Scheme will be available to food businesses, Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has confirmed.
  • Photo of the day

    Farmers are on standby to face another heavy flooding across County Galway following heavy rainfall. \ Hany Marzouk

    Farmers are on standby to face another heavy flooding across County Galway following heavy rainfall. Hany Marzouk