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60% jump in forestry plantings in 2025

A total of 2,527ha were planted up to 24 December, the first time afforestation levels have exceeded 2,500ha since 2020.

NEWS 11 January 2026

60% jump in forestry plantings in 2025

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10% drop in calf exports expected this year

10% drop in calf exports expected this year

NEWS 7 January 2026

Global beef supplies to drop by 3% in 2026 - Rabobank research

Global beef supplies to drop by 3% in 2026 - Rabobank research

NEWS 1 January 2026

TB reactor numbers fall 8% in 2025

TB reactor numbers fall 8% in 2025

TB reactor numbers fall 8% in 2025

NEWS 30 December 2025

Anger over minister's stance on contracts

Anger over minister's stance on contracts

Anger over minister's stance on contracts

NEWS 30 December 2025

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Why co-ops failed in the meat business

Why co-ops failed in the meat business

The challenge of operating as a profitable and successful co-op in the meat sector was cruelly exposed during the cattle crisis of 1974-75.

NEWS 22 December 2025

IMP and the death of co-op meat processing

IMP and the death of co-op meat processing

The closure by Cork Marts of its Irish Meat Packers (IMP) factories in December 1985 sounded the death knell for direct farmer involvement in beef and lamb processing.

NEWS 22 December 2025

Dedicated annex woodland scheme needed for nature restoration targets

Dedicated annex woodland scheme needed for nature restoration targets

Ireland has targets to reestablish some 10,000 hectares of old sessile oak woodland by 2030, as well 4,000 hectares of alluvial woodlands.

NEWS 22 December 2025

Getting a bee-line on what 2025 was like

Getting a bee-line on what 2025 was like

While 2025 was a good year from a weather perspective, it was not a vintage one for honey production.

NEWS 22 December 2025

Ireland on track for record milk output for 2025

Ireland on track for record milk output for 2025

Milk output could exceed 2024 levels by around 5.5%, which would leave the country's overall supply within a whisker of 9bn litres.

NEWS 22 December 2025

Record output for 2025 milk

Record output for 2025 milk

Production levels are running 5% to 5.5% ahead of 2024, with delivered milk volumes expected to reach 8.85bn to 8.9bn litres.

NEWS 22 December 2025

Farmers turn to animation to drive home safety message

Farmers turn to animation to drive home safety message

A prototype job-planning app that builds farm safety into the various steps involved in completing on-farm tasks is among the concepts developed by the group.

NEWS 22 December 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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