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Reducing nitrogen usage still a key priority - Teagasc

On-farm nitrogen usage has bounced back and plateaued at around 335,000-350,000t since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

FEATURE 19 August 2026

Reducing nitrogen usage still a key priority - Teagasc

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Watch: the calm before the Tullamore Show

Watch: the calm before the Tullamore Show

FEATURE 8 August 2026

The rise of Wagyu beef in Ireland

The rise of Wagyu beef in Ireland

FEATURE 24 June 2026

Watch: NDC/Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards farm walk in Co Tipperary

Watch: NDC/Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards farm walk in Co Tipperary

Watch: NDC/Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards farm walk in Co Tipperary

FEATURE 24 June 2026

Tracy Piggott takes on eight-hour underwater charity swim for charity

Tracy Piggott takes on eight-hour underwater charity swim for charity

Tracy Piggott takes on eight-hour underwater charity swim for charity

FEATURES 24 June 2026

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Listen: Growing Minds - audio revision notes preview

Listen: Growing Minds - audio revision notes preview

In the latest episode of Growing Minds, Sarah McIntosh and Róisín Byrne give students and teachers an insight into a new learning resource - coming soon.

FEATURE 7 January 2026

Why selling store cattle or finishing them was the best option in 2025

Why selling store cattle or finishing them was the best option in 2025

Was selling strong store cattle or finishing them for the factory the best option for farmers in 2025?

FEATURE 7 January 2026

‘Don’t go near them’: why Australian farmers go on holidays during lambing

‘Don’t go near them’: why Australian farmers go on holidays during lambing

Lambing is a hands-off job for Australian sheep farmers with little assistance required. Barry Murphy reports.

NEWS 7 January 2026

Dairy, biogas, and breeding on one of Germany's most innovative farms

Dairy, biogas, and breeding on one of Germany's most innovative farms

Claire McCormack reports from Germany where she met Christoph Luepschen, a farmer who invested in a €4m AD plant.

FEATURE 7 January 2026

Growing apples under solar panels in a dual-purpose German orchard

Growing apples under solar panels in a dual-purpose German orchard

Solar panels are now that cheap in Germany that it gives growers a real opportunity to use the panel surface in a different way, German farmer Christian Nachtwey tells Claire McCormack.

FEATURE 7 January 2026

Why this German farmer made a switch from cattle to miscanthus

Why this German farmer made a switch from cattle to miscanthus

German farmer Gerd Möhren tells Claire McCormack about his journey to growing miscanthus, after selling the last of his 250-300 head of cattle.

FEATURE 7 January 2026

Australian farmers flock to wool or shedding sheep

Australian farmers flock to wool or shedding sheep

Farmers want either a shedding breed to avoid rising shearing costs altogether or the finer-wooled Merino to pay the costs back.

FEATURE 7 January 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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