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Farm Tech Talk: New TB programme, Brazil fights back and BISS

This week, Stephen and the panel discuss the EU fertiliser plan, hogget prices, the new TB on-farm biosecurity programme, BlSS and Kerry Dairy Ireland's rebranding.

PODCAST 22 May 2026

Farm Tech Talk: New TB programme, Brazil fights back and BISS

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Farmers asking questions as beef export values rise but prices fall - ICSA

Farmers asking questions as beef export values rise but prices fall - ICSA

NEWS 22 May 2026

Tractor Safety Week: leading cause of farm fatalities

Tractor Safety Week: leading cause of farm fatalities

NEWS 22 May 2026

Six-week old Belgian Blue-cross calf sells for €1,180 in Portumna Mart.

Six-week old Belgian Blue-cross calf sells for €1,180 in Portumna Mart.

Six-week old Belgian Blue-cross calf sells for €1,180 in Portumna Mart.

MARTS 22 May 2026

Who is on the board of farming’s newest quango?

Who is on the board of farming’s newest quango?

Who is on the board of farming’s newest quango?

NEWS 22 May 2026

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Fuel scheme payment of €650 for farmers and €6,000 for contractors

Fuel scheme payment of €650 for farmers and €6,000 for contractors

Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon is reminding farmers and contractors to apply for the scheme by the deadline of Wednesday 27 May.

SCHEMES 22 May 2026

Flawed thinking to cut food production to meet climate targets – Coveney

Flawed thinking to cut food production to meet climate targets – Coveney

Any fool can reduce the pressure on nature by just doing less, Simon Coveney has said.

NEWS 22 May 2026

Why producing more food requires more knowledge not more inputs

Why producing more food requires more knowledge not more inputs

Sustainable intensification backed by more knowledge with improved genetics and precision agriculture is what European farmers will need to depend on in the future, according to TCD professor.

WORLD 22 May 2026

Limerick family winners of Dairygold Milk Quality and Sustainability Awards

Limerick family winners of Dairygold Milk Quality and Sustainability Awards

The Carroll family were honoured at an awards ceremony in Cork on Thursday night for excellence in standards of Milk Quality and Sustainability, writes Daire Cregg.

NEWS 22 May 2026

Centrality of agriculture in Ireland needs to be reinforced – McWilliams

Centrality of agriculture in Ireland needs to be reinforced – McWilliams

David McWilliams was speaking at the Nuffield International Agri-Summit at the Killashee Hotel on Friday.

NEWS 22 May 2026

Food security must be higher up on the UN's agenda - Hogan

Food security must be higher up on the UN's agenda - Hogan

The UN needs to place agriculture and food much higher on its political agenda, according to former European Commissioner, Phil Hogan.

WORLD 22 May 2026

US farms and farmers 'are in some distress'

US farms and farmers 'are in some distress'

On the final day of the ASA international trip to Washington, DC, industry representatives hear about the importance of international trade in keeping farms viable.

NEWS 22 May 2026

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New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

Irish dairy farmers will have the opportunity to see the latest technologies from New Zealand at an on-farm open day at Camcloon Dairy, Ballyfin, Co Laois, on Tuesday 19 May 2026 from 10am.

New Zealand dairy tech open day to take place on Laois farm

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