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Sheep price update: Dawn increases quality assurance payment by 10c/kg

The plants in Kildare and Ballyhaunis are now paying a 20c/kg payment for quality assured hoggets and lambs on top of base quotes.

MARKETS 20 April 2026

Sheep price update: Dawn increases quality assurance payment by 10c/kg

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New record price at Gigginstown House Angus sale

New record price at Gigginstown House Angus sale

PEDIGREE 20 April 2026

Carbery lifts March base price

Carbery lifts March base price

NEWS 20 April 2026

Camera at the Mart: almost 1,250 Angus-cross calves on offer in Bandon

Camera at the Mart: almost 1,250 Angus-cross calves on offer in Bandon

Camera at the Mart: almost 1,250 Angus-cross calves on offer in Bandon

MARKETS 20 April 2026

€37m in ACRES balancing payments issue to farmers

€37m in ACRES balancing payments issue to farmers

€37m in ACRES balancing payments issue to farmers

SCHEMES 20 April 2026

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Young Stock Podcast: live from the 'Intro to Ag Fair' with Kaleb Cooper

Young Stock Podcast: live from the 'Intro to Ag Fair' with Kaleb Cooper

For this week’s episode, Sarah McIntosh chats to Kaleb Cooper and others at the ‘Intro to Ag Fair' in the Aviva Stadium.

NEWS 20 April 2026

Urban-rural divide comments are misleading and damaging – ICSA

Urban-rural divide comments are misleading and damaging – ICSA

“Framing rural Ireland as somehow dependent on urban taxpayers is both misleading and unhelpful," ICSA rural development chair Edmond Phelan has said.

NEWS 20 April 2026

Dairy beef welfare scheme set to open for new applicants

Dairy beef welfare scheme set to open for new applicants

Under the scheme farmers that meet the qualifying criteria can avail of a payment of €20 per eligible calf up to a maximum of 50 calves per holding.

NEWS 20 April 2026

New young farmer forum launched by Kepak and Musgrave

New young farmer forum launched by Kepak and Musgrave

The new programme, developed in collaboration with industry and education partners including Musgrave and Mountbellew Agricultural College, builds on the success of the young sheep farmer forum.

NEWS 20 April 2026

Delay in RHO policy creates further uncertainty – LGI

Delay in RHO policy creates further uncertainty – LGI

The industry has been reacting to the news that the Government’s anaerobic digestion plans are at risk due to the decision by the EU on its Renewable Heat Obligation scheme.

NEWS 20 April 2026

Over €3m announced for Coillte recreational sites

Over €3m announced for Coillte recreational sites

This funding marks the final year of the Department’s strategic partnership with Coillte that has seen over €16m invested in Coillte recreation sites during its course.

NEWS 20 April 2026

Appetite for Angus bulls increases in Munster

Appetite for Angus bulls increases in Munster

Munster Angus Breeders held their mid-season sale in Golden Vale Mart, Kilmallock, on Saturday 18 April, where bulls met with a lively trade, writes Nevan McKiernan.

PEDIGREE 20 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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