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UK shearing crisis averted as tightening of visas for foreign shearers delayed

A temporary visa concession has paved the way for 75 foreign shearers to return to UK for summer shearing as they had planned.

NEWS 16 March 2026

UK shearing crisis averted as tightening of visas for foreign shearers delayed

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Watch: this weeks pictures as farmers spread slurry and gather at mart sales

Watch: this weeks pictures as farmers spread slurry and gather at mart sales

NEWS 15 March 2026

Independent assessment sought on NPWS conservation status report

Independent assessment sought on NPWS conservation status report

NEWS 15 March 2026

13 lambs killed after their necks were ‘deliberately broken’

13 lambs killed after their necks were ‘deliberately broken’

13 lambs killed after their necks were ‘deliberately broken’

NEWS 15 March 2026

Farmers better served by Bord Bia out of the news

Farmers better served by Bord Bia out of the news

Farmers better served by Bord Bia out of the news

NEWS 15 March 2026

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Olcastletown Mojo keeps its top spot

Olcastletown Mojo keeps its top spot

Aidan Brennan looks at some of the trends in the latest active bull list published by ICBF

SPRING AI 14 March 2026

Government fails tillage target despite slight increase

Government fails tillage target despite slight increase

Tillage area has increased slightly, but the areas continue to fail to reach the Government’s climate targets.

NEWS 14 March 2026

Beef farmers wanted for new climate project

Beef farmers wanted for new climate project

The project aims to help beef farmers reduce greenhouse gas emissions by implementing practical solutions on farm.

NEWS 14 March 2026

Calf birth registrations running 36,469 head higher

Calf birth registrations running 36,469 head higher

Dairy birth registrations are running over 25,000 head, or 3%, higher while beef birth registrations are running 7,553 head, or 6%, higher.

NEWS 14 March 2026

Opinion: coupling payments is the best way to support productive farming

Opinion: coupling payments is the best way to support productive farming

Francie Gorman wants productive farmers supported in the next CAP. And recoupling payments is the simplest- and best- way to do it.

OPINION 14 March 2026

Farmer Writes: the Shared Island TB project

Farmer Writes: the Shared Island TB project

Pilot TB project will operate across a defined study area covering northeast Donegal and northwest Northern Ireland

FARMER WRITES 14 March 2026

Coolmore 'deeply sorry' for removal of over 1km of hedgerow

Coolmore 'deeply sorry' for removal of over 1km of hedgerow

Fine of €100,000 imposed on the Coolmore-backed company on Friday by judge Deirdre Brown at circuit court in Clonmel.

NEWS 14 March 2026

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Advice for supporting gut health

Taking a preventative approach to scours and supplying calves with targeted health products during digestive disturbance are essential for sustained growth.

Advice for supporting gut health

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