In the news

  • The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has called for a national pesticides strategy as multiple water supplies continue to exceed maximum residue standards.
  • The northwest will be the worst hit by high winds as a storm hits the country this Wednesday night.
  • Ornua's purchase price index (PPI) jumped 5% in May after dropping for the previous six months.
  • Ornua, Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, has re-appointed its current chair of the board.
  • The Teagasc authority has approved the appointment of John Spink as the new head of Teagasc's Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme (CELUP).
  • Photo of the day

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

    Marion Sutton of Envirico treating Japanese knotweed in a meadow in Co. Cavan. / Philip Doyle

    Marion Sutton of Envirico treating Japanese knotweed in a meadow in Co. Cavan. / Philip Doyle