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Beef consumption fell by 13% in 2025; poultry and pork intake up

Ireland is still not self-sufficient in poultry meat as only 69% of national needs were produced within the country in 2025.

NEWS 15 October 2026

Beef consumption fell by 13% in 2025; poultry and pork intake up

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Buying a used loader without buying someone else's repair bills

Buying a used loader without buying someone else's repair bills

FARM MACHINERY 14 October 2026

Grain Trends: prices up this week as farmers plant

Grain Trends: prices up this week as farmers plant

MARKETS 7 October 2026

Food price warning for Ireland as weather shocks could raise prices into 2027

Food price warning for Ireland as weather shocks could raise prices into 2027

Food price warning for Ireland as weather shocks could raise prices into 2027

NEWS 30 September 2026

Audit paves way for re-entry of Brazilian poultry into EU just weeks after ban

Audit paves way for re-entry of Brazilian poultry into EU just weeks after ban

Audit paves way for re-entry of Brazilian poultry into EU just weeks after ban

POULTRY 28 September 2026

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MEPs reject emergency brake for EU carbon tax on fertiliser imports

MEPs reject emergency brake for EU carbon tax on fertiliser imports

The Commission sought emergency brake for CBAM on any products seeing price spikes related to the tax, but MEPs have voted against it.

NEWS 21 August 2026

IFA reiterates call for Murrin to go

IFA reiterates call for Murrin to go

Dawn Farm Foods has refused to confirm whether it imported any Brazilian beef in 2026.

NEWS 21 August 2026

Renewables provide 53% of Northern Ireland electricity

Renewables provide 53% of Northern Ireland electricity

More than half of Northern Ireland’s electricity was generated from renewable sources in the year to June 2026, new figures from the Department for the Economy show.

NORTHERN IRELAND 21 August 2026

Electricity imports up as demand increases

Electricity imports up as demand increases

Ireland is becoming increasingly reliant on imported electricity, as growing demand puts pressure on the country’s supply, writes Stephen Robb

RENEWABLES 21 August 2026

Fundamental changes needed to Brazilian beef production as EU ban looms – IFA

Fundamental changes needed to Brazilian beef production as EU ban looms – IFA

The EU ban on Brazilian beef and poultry imports will proceed on 3 September.

NEWS 21 August 2026

Tillage farmers insulted and disappointed by 'oat feed' imports

Tillage farmers insulted and disappointed by 'oat feed' imports

Tillage farmers are hugely disappointed to learn that oat feed - understood to be made up of waste from oat milling - is being fed to Irish animals.

NEWS 21 August 2026

Ireland’s share of UK beef imports falls in first half of 2026

Ireland’s share of UK beef imports falls in first half of 2026

Irish share of UK beef import market drops to less than two-thirds in the first half of 2026.

NEWS 21 August 2026

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Know your slurry, unlock the potential within

With fertiliser costs remaining one of the biggest expenses on Irish farms, there has never been a better time to take a closer look at the hidden value of slurry as a fertiliser.

Know your slurry, unlock the potential within

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