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Ireland’s EU presidency will be defined by action and delivery - Heydon

At Monday’s meeting of the EU AGRIFISH council, Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon laid out Ireland’s key priorities for the Presidency of the Council of the EU.

NEWS 13 July 2026

Ireland’s EU presidency will be defined by action and delivery - Heydon

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Choose native oats instead of imported palm kernel – IFA

Choose native oats instead of imported palm kernel – IFA

NEWS 13 July 2026

Six-week window for £40m grant scheme

Six-week window for £40m grant scheme

NORTHERN IRELAND 8 July 2026

Reports signal more uncertainty

Reports signal more uncertainty

Reports signal more uncertainty

DEALER 8 July 2026

Brussels adopts new livestock strategy

Brussels adopts new livestock strategy

Brussels adopts new livestock strategy

NEWS 8 July 2026

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Editorial: land use review report shelved

Editorial: land use review report shelved

Setting unrealistic targets for the industry only serves to create a bigger divide between government targets and the industry.

VIEWPOINTS 3 July 2026

Lack of farmer pension pots putting pressure on succession

Lack of farmer pension pots putting pressure on succession

The data also shows that the average Irish farmer pension pot stands at just over €110,000 between the age of 50 to 69.

NEWS 3 July 2026

More than half of farms considered economically viable in 2025

More than half of farms considered economically viable in 2025

Over 13,700 viable dairy farm businesses in Ireland in 2025, over 7,800 cattle rearing farms and close to 15,800 cattle other farms considered viable in 2025, Teagasc's farm survey shows.

NEWS 3 July 2026

Limousin society to hold separate non ET-bred classes at national show

Limousin society to hold separate non ET-bred classes at national show

For the first time ever, the Irish Limousin Cattle Society will include non-embryo transfer classes at its 2026 national show, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 3 July 2026

More investment needed to meet climate targets and avoid costly inaction - IFA

More investment needed to meet climate targets and avoid costly inaction - IFA

The answer is not less agriculture - it is smarter, more sustainable agriculture, IFA environment and rural affairs chair John Murphy said.

NEWS 3 July 2026

Entries open for Tullamore Show photo competition

Entries open for Tullamore Show photo competition

Tullamore Show and the FBD National Livestock Show, along with the Irish Farmers Journal, are inviting entries for 2026 Sustainable Livestock Village photo competition.

NEWS 3 July 2026

Cattle classes cancelled at Dungarvan show due to TB in area

Cattle classes cancelled at Dungarvan show due to TB in area

An agricultural show in Co Waterford has made the difficult decision to cancel its cattle classes due to an outbreak of bovine TB in the area.

NEWS 3 July 2026

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Take a ‘trip down memory lane’ at Sligo Folk Park along the Wild Atlantic Way

This heritage tourist attraction nestled in the heart of rural Sligo is a fun-filled day out for all the family, showcasing life as it would have been in the late-1800s to the mid-1900s.

Take a ‘trip down memory lane’ at Sligo Folk Park along the Wild Atlantic Way

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