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Tillage sustainability pilot stalled as IFA protest continues

This week’s live recording of the Tillage Podcast saw the pilot sustainability scheme for tillage discussed.

NEWS 1 March 2026

Tillage sustainability pilot stalled as IFA protest continues

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Watch: farmers throng to Newbridge for IFA protest

Watch: farmers throng to Newbridge for IFA protest

NEWS 28 February 2026

Opinion: Newbridge protest has farmers going round in circles

Opinion: Newbridge protest has farmers going round in circles

OPINION 28 February 2026

Listen: on the front line with the 'Bord Bia five'

Listen: on the front line with the 'Bord Bia five'

Listen: on the front line with the 'Bord Bia five'

FEATURES 28 February 2026

Minister considers governance review into issues raised at Bord Bia

Minister considers governance review into issues raised at Bord Bia

Minister considers governance review into issues raised at Bord Bia

NEWS 26 February 2026

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Teagasc to revise beef finishing guidelines in bid to cut slaughter age

Teagasc to revise beef finishing guidelines in bid to cut slaughter age

The only mention of pricing in the plan is around the trading of dairy beef calves.

NEWS 26 February 2026

Tillage Podcast: Irish grain, fieldwork and tillage payments

Tillage Podcast: Irish grain, fieldwork and tillage payments

This week’s podcast was recorded live in Co Wexford and hits topics such as grain inclusion in animal feed, payments, crop condition and fieldwork.

NEWS 26 February 2026

Inside the Farmers Journal: bluetongue woes and IFA declares war

Inside the Farmers Journal: bluetongue woes and IFA declares war

The team brings you up to date on the bluetongue cases in Ireland, discuss the ongoing row between the IFA and Bord Bia and hear from the Minister on TB.

NEWS 26 February 2026

UK continues as Ireland’s main export market for food and drink.

UK continues as Ireland’s main export market for food and drink.

Conor O’Sullivan, a business with Chinese graduate from UCC, has taken up the challenge of representing Irish food and drink in the UK after 13 years in China.

ADVERTISERS' ANOUNCEMENTS 26 February 2026

Stand-off with IFA ‘most significant breakdown in relations’ in Bord Bia history

Stand-off with IFA ‘most significant breakdown in relations’ in Bord Bia history

Five IFA protesters continue to illegally occupy the Bord Bia reception area, the food board has said, as the IFA plans to ramp up its protest action in the coming days.

NEWS 26 February 2026

Bord Bia targets increased QA uptake in sheep, says livestock manager

Bord Bia targets increased QA uptake in sheep, says livestock manager

Just 60% of Irish lamb is quality assured, well below the 90-95% of beef, which qualifies for the quality standard.

NEWS 26 February 2026

IFA president 'concerned for the future of Bord Bia if this isn’t resolved'

IFA president 'concerned for the future of Bord Bia if this isn’t resolved'

Adam Woods reports from the Irish Farmers' Association meeting which took place in Cavan on Wednesday night.

NEWS 26 February 2026

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Raising healthy calves on the McCloy-Peoples’ Farm in Donegal

Just outside Ramelton, Co Donegal, Bert McCloy and his son-in-law Jason Peoples run a busy dairy farm milking around 200 cows.

Raising healthy calves on the McCloy-Peoples’ Farm in Donegal

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