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Editorial: Women & Agriculture Conference

This year’s conference will touch on topics and issues that are at the centre of the agriculture industry, as well as your homes and rural communities.

VIEWPOINTS 21 October 2026

Editorial: Women & Agriculture Conference

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Top 10 labour saving ideas for dairy farms: bale slice

Top 10 labour saving ideas for dairy farms: bale slice

DAIRY DAY 20 October 2026

Westmeath dairy farm worker awarded €23,000 in WRC settlement

Westmeath dairy farm worker awarded €23,000 in WRC settlement

NEWS 19 October 2026

The most and least used technologies on Irish dairy farms

The most and least used technologies on Irish dairy farms

The most and least used technologies on Irish dairy farms

AGRI TECHNOLOGY 17 October 2026

Unpaid family labour is worth €527m

Unpaid family labour is worth €527m

Unpaid family labour is worth €527m

NEWS 15 October 2026

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Farm building grant reveals 1798 pike heads and a jam jar of Civil War letters

Farm building grant reveals 1798 pike heads and a jam jar of Civil War letters

The Traditional Farm Buildings Scheme aims to encourage farmers to bring old structures and buildings back into everyday use in their yards, but has also led to great discoveries and historical finds.

NEWS 1 October 2026

Well-established Wexford business a Feirm favourite

Well-established Wexford business a Feirm favourite

Feirm Co-op has outgrown it's roots as Wexford Farm Relief, and now offers farm inputs and staffing solutions right across the country.

NEWS 9 September 2026

Flexible milking on dairy farms: the benefits and trade-offs

Flexible milking on dairy farms: the benefits and trade-offs

Adjusting milking frequency in the second half of the year can reduce workload without severely impacting on output, writes Daire Cregg

MANAGEMENT 9 September 2026

Government will rerun horticulture permit scheme amid calls for permanent fix

Government will rerun horticulture permit scheme amid calls for permanent fix

The horticulture sector is calling for a permanent fix to fruit and veg farms' labour squeeze, as Government has said it will rerun a pilot permit scheme.

NEWS 8 September 2026

More women work the land than actually own it

More women work the land than actually own it

Recent research and statistics show that progress is being made, but structural and cultural barriers continue to limit women's participation and visibility in Irish agriculture.

NEWS 26 August 2026

Just 6c more per carrot could save the sector

Just 6c more per carrot could save the sector

A modest increase in retail price by just 6c per carrot would be needed to make the sector more economically viable for the nine remaining growers in Ireland.

NEWS 26 August 2026

Data shows huge jump in farm productivity

Data shows huge jump in farm productivity

The volume of agri food exports per person working in farming has jumped by a third over the last decade.

NEWS 23 August 2026

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Why protein and grass-fed create a positive outlook for Irish dairy

Bord Bia Head of Dairy David Kennedy spoke to Julian Mellentin, New Nutrition business founder, to explore the trends influencing dairy and what they could mean for Ireland’s grass-fed dairy sector.

Why protein and grass-fed create a positive outlook for Irish dairy

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