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Perfect work-life balance for Westmeath father and son using robots

Twelve years on from starting out with one robot and 45 cows, Micháel and Kevin Fagan have made huge strides. Daire Cregg reports on how a focus on grass and compact calving has underpinned success.

MANAGEMENT 28 August 2026

Perfect work-life balance for Westmeath father and son using robots

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Just 6c more per carrot could save the sector

Just 6c more per carrot could save the sector

NEWS 26 August 2026

'As costs increasingly go up, growers need all the support they can get’

'As costs increasingly go up, growers need all the support they can get’

NEWS 26 August 2026

Huge costs incurred may mean potatoes won't pay this season

Huge costs incurred may mean potatoes won't pay this season

Huge costs incurred may mean potatoes won't pay this season

CROPS 21 August 2026

Irish carrot growers: 'modest' 6c more per carrot could save sector

Irish carrot growers: 'modest' 6c more per carrot could save sector

Irish carrot growers: 'modest' 6c more per carrot could save sector

NEWS 20 August 2026

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Green diesel costs near €1.50/l as fuel crisis deepens

Green diesel costs near €1.50/l as fuel crisis deepens

Green diesel prices quoted to contractors are averaging €1.49/l this week, after a spike of 15c/l over a matter of days, FCI has said.

NEWS 13 August 2026

Drought and costs hitting Canadian farms

Drought and costs hitting Canadian farms

Canadian farmers are facing many of the same challenges as Irish tillage farmers, just at a larger scale as Conor Kehoe found out when he visited this summer.

CROPS 13 August 2026

Dairygold increases July milk price

Dairygold increases July milk price

Dairygold is also offering a €20/t rebate on bulk mainline dairy and beef feeds.

NEWS 13 August 2026

Teagasc to reduce Ploughing 2026 spend over budget cuts

Teagasc to reduce Ploughing 2026 spend over budget cuts

The Teagasc Walsh Scholar numbers will also take a hit, as well as expenditure on open days, cleaning, catering, agricultural contracting, repairs and maintenance.

NEWS 13 August 2026

Farm leaders to meet minister ahead of make or break few weeks for winter feed

Farm leaders to meet minister ahead of make or break few weeks for winter feed

Provisional data suggests that the fodder situation may be better than 2018's but that the next few weeks will be key to determining the stocks still available into the winter.

NEWS 13 August 2026

Extreme heat and drought costs Italian farmers €3bn

Extreme heat and drought costs Italian farmers €3bn

Milk production is down 10% in some areas, with crop yields down from 20-70%.

NEWS 13 August 2026

Seven years on, first AD plant connects to grid

Seven years on, first AD plant connects to grid

Bia Energy has become Ireland’s first anaerobic digestion plant to connect directly to the national gas grid, some seven years after the State first set a biomethane target.

NEWS 13 August 2026

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Limerick farmer wins Kinisla Milk Quality Award

The winner of the 2026 Kinisla Milk Quality and Sustainability Awards was announced at a ceremony in Limerick, on Tuesday.

Limerick farmer wins Kinisla Milk Quality Award

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