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Suckler cow numbers rise for first time in a decade

This is the first increase in suckler cow numbers in a decade and comes as margins in the enterprise have rocketed.

NEWS 29 April 2026

Suckler cow numbers rise for first time in a decade

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Global beef supplies to remain tight

Global beef supplies to remain tight

NEWS 29 April 2026

Reaping the rewards of buoyant beef prices

Reaping the rewards of buoyant beef prices

NEWS 29 April 2026

Major Aussie retailer rows in to help farmers

Major Aussie retailer rows in to help farmers

Major Aussie retailer rows in to help farmers

NEWS 27 April 2026

Milk supplies tracking close to 2025 record levels

Milk supplies tracking close to 2025 record levels

Milk supplies tracking close to 2025 record levels

NEWS 22 April 2026

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PO group tells Kerry farmers to reject contracts

PO group tells Kerry farmers to reject contracts

The Munster Dairy Producer Organisation has advised milk suppliers to Kerry Dairy Ireland not to sign draft contracts issued by the processor.

NEWS 15 April 2026

High fertiliser prices to last into the back end – Rabobank

High fertiliser prices to last into the back end – Rabobank

'The fertiliser market faces a prolonged period of tight supply, weak affordability, heightened price and heightened price risk,' RaboResearch claimed.

NEWS 15 April 2026

ICOS and Department to meet on TB mart rules

ICOS and Department to meet on TB mart rules

Mart managers and the farm organisations have complained that farmers do not understand the new movement restrictions.

NEWS 15 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 15 April 2026

Heavy April rains hammer the west

Heavy April rains hammer the west

The forecast upturn in the weather can't come soon enough for farmers battling poor grass growth, desperate ground conditions and tightening fodder supplies.

NEWS 15 April 2026

Work begins on definition of a contractor

Work begins on definition of a contractor

Contractors waiting on final details of the Government’s Temporary Energy Support Scheme. Declan O’Brien and Pat O’Toole write

NEWS 15 April 2026

Poor weather results in decrease in fertiliser usage

Poor weather results in decrease in fertiliser usage

Prices are generally unchanged despite the uncertain situation on global markets.

NEWS 15 April 2026

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A different kind of farm visit

Organic beef and sheep farmer, Kay O’Sullivan, describes her experience of hosting a group of chefs on her farm.

A different kind of farm visit

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