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FBD shareholders in line for special dividend worth almost €27m

Farmer premiums rose 7% at FBD in the first half of the year.

NEWS 7 August 2026

FBD shareholders in line for special dividend worth almost €27m

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Slurry-powered AD plant pays on NI dairy farm

Slurry-powered AD plant pays on NI dairy farm

RENEWABLES 5 August 2026

Money Mentor: ‘do I need a financial buffer for the family farm?

Money Mentor: ‘do I need a financial buffer for the family farm?

MONEY MENTOR 5 August 2026

Time to check silage levels and access feed options for winter

Time to check silage levels and access feed options for winter

Time to check silage levels and access feed options for winter

MANAGEMENT 3 August 2026

Rebuilding sheep flock obvious mechanism to offset upland fires - IFA

Rebuilding sheep flock obvious mechanism to offset upland fires - IFA

Rebuilding sheep flock obvious mechanism to offset upland fires - IFA

NEWS 31 July 2026

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Watch: Roscommon farmer shares breeding lessons after difficult calving

Watch: Roscommon farmer shares breeding lessons after difficult calving

Over 300 farmers attended Olivia Hynes' farm on Wednesday evening when she opened her gates to showcase how she manages 50 suckler cows and 230 ewes delivering a net margin of €629/ha.

BREEDING & HEALTH 29 July 2026

Dairy Management: financial budgets, the end of breeding and time off

Dairy Management: financial budgets, the end of breeding and time off

Do you have time off scheduled for yourself over the next few weeks?

MANAGEMENT 29 July 2026

Limited number of credible TB options

Limited number of credible TB options

Two main options have been put forward for badger intervention work in NI.

NORTHERN IRELAND 29 July 2026

Arable land still out of Farming with Nature

Arable land still out of Farming with Nature

Scheme measures include flower rich grass margins, unharvested cereal margins, retention of winter stubble and winter cover crops.

NORTHERN IRELAND 29 July 2026

What are the options when it comes to winter forage crops?

What are the options when it comes to winter forage crops?

Daire Cregg looks at the options for farmers when it comes to sowing winter forage crops this autumn.

RESEEDING 29 July 2026

IGA Summer tour: the O’Gormans’ story

IGA Summer tour: the O’Gormans’ story

Daire Cregg reports from the Irish Grassland Association summer tour on the O'Gorman cousins' farm in Waterford last week.

GRASS & FEEDING 29 July 2026

Carlow duck farmer wins latest court battle with Department

Carlow duck farmer wins latest court battle with Department

A judicial review brought by the Department of Agriculture has failed to overturn the District Court verdict in favour of poultry farmer John Fitzgerald.

NEWS 29 July 2026

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