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Management: spring reseeds kicking off this week

With a spell of good weather having finally arrived, farmers are making the most of it with spring reseeds starting to go in this week, writes Daire Cregg.

MANAGEMENT 22 April 2026

Management: spring reseeds kicking off this week

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€75m in SEAI business grants approved in 2025

€75m in SEAI business grants approved in 2025

RENEWABLES 22 April 2026

Union representing co-op workers calls for increase in mileage rates

Union representing co-op workers calls for increase in mileage rates

NEWS 22 April 2026

Tirlán reports 'robust' performance

Tirlán reports 'robust' performance

Tirlán reports 'robust' performance

NEWS 22 April 2026

Over 50% of Irish dairy herds could be exposed to Q fever – study

Over 50% of Irish dairy herds could be exposed to Q fever – study

Over 50% of Irish dairy herds could be exposed to Q fever – study

NEWS 22 April 2026

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Camera at the Mart: sharper demand for lighter cattle in the Kingdom

Camera at the Mart: sharper demand for lighter cattle in the Kingdom

Cathal Gormley reports from Kingdom Co-op Livestock Mart's weekly cattle sale, where lighter cattle commended the best trade while cow numbers were back and a special dairy reduction sale took place.

NEWS 21 April 2026

What are North Cork and Carbery paying for milk?

What are North Cork and Carbery paying for milk?

The board of North Cork Creameries set its milk price for March, giving its suppliers an increase over February supplies, writes Aidan Brennan.

NEWS 21 April 2026

Gene-edited crops get closer to market

Gene-edited crops get closer to market

The European Council has passed the regulation and it now needs to go to the European Parliament.

NEWS 21 April 2026

GDT index down for second consecutive auction

GDT index down for second consecutive auction

The 2.7% drop marks the second consecutive drop in the GDT price index this year.

NEWS 21 April 2026

Farm contractors working group inaugural meeting takes place

Farm contractors working group inaugural meeting takes place

FCI has said that the meeting marks an important step for the contracting sector and hopes that it will deliver meaningful benefits to the sector.

NEWS 21 April 2026

ICMSA calls for 14% ration start date to be extended to 15 May

ICMSA calls for 14% ration start date to be extended to 15 May

Its an obvious fix to extend the start date to avoid farmers having to explain at an inspection later in the year that they were feeding higher protein concentrates due to bad weather, Carroll said.

NEWS 21 April 2026

Opinion: Varadkar's provocative pronouncements are both worrying and revealing

Opinion: Varadkar's provocative pronouncements are both worrying and revealing

Declan O'Brien suggests the former taoiseach's assertion that farming 'bring costs on Ireland' is deliberately divisive and could best be described as pure raiméis.

OPINION 21 April 2026

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National Cultivate Week: celebrating farmers and credit unions that back them

On most farms right now, calving is winding down, cattle are out and the decisions that shape the rest of the year are coming thick and fast.

National Cultivate Week: celebrating farmers and credit unions that back them

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