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Vintage tractor motoring in Monaghan
James Hanly
Alex Hawthorne, a farmer from Aghabog, Co Monaghan, has been called on to help local farmers with sowing and spreading fertiliser in recent weeks with his vintage David Brown 996.
26 April 2025 News
Agri jobs: horticulture workers needed for Meath fruit farm
There is currently a list of vacant roles in the dairy and horticulture sectors in Meath, Wexford and Kilkenny.
25 April 2025 Climate and environment
Significant investment needed to achieve climate targets – IFA
IFA environment chair John Murphy said that the fairest and most efficient way to support climate action is to incentivise and support farmers to adopt measures in the plan.
Over 25% less sheep slaughtering this March – CSO
This decline has been a trend for the year as slaughtering numbers have dropped 22.6% between January and March compared to the same period last year.
25 April 2025 News
Inheritance tax will ‘starve’ Northern Ireland’s economy
From April 2026, 100% relief for APR and BPR will be limited to the first £1m of combined agricultural property - any value above this is set at 50%.
25 April 2025 Northern Ireland
New chair of Oireachtas committee on agriculture appointed
Other appointments announced by the Taoiseach included Erin McGreehan to the committee on Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.
25 April 2025 News
Tirlán’s sustainable farming academy opens for applications
Tirlán suppliers are invited to submit expressions of interest to secure one of 20 places on the fully-funded course covering topics such as climate, soil health, water and biodiversity.
25 April 2025 News
Weekend weather: warm, wet and cloudy
Met Éireann has said that the weekend will be rather cloudy with spells of showers and highest temperatures of 17°C.
25 April 2025 News
Co-ops and pig farms on EPA national priority site list for 2024
The system uses performance-based indicators to rank industrial and waste licensed sites in order of priority for enforcement with scores assigned under environmental performance and compliance.
24 April 2025 Climate and environment
Man injured in Kerry road collision with cow
A man in his 20s was brought to hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
24 April 2025 News
ALDI invest €14m in Sunglow Nurseries strawberries
This contract, worth almost $14m to the Dublin business, will see Sunglow continue to supply Bord Bia quality-assured Irish strawberries to ALDI’s 163 stores across the country.
24 April 2025 News
Price cuts applied to March milk cheques
The latest co-op to drop its milk price was Carbery, falling by 1c/l, excluding VAT and bonuses to a price of 47.84c/l.
24 April 2025 News