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Proposal for farm bereavement support scheme for budget 2027

The Farm Family Crisis Support Scheme is a joint submission by FRS Co-Op and Embrace FARM – which is worth €1.45m over a three-year pilot scheme.

NEWS 11 September 2026

Proposal for farm bereavement support scheme for budget 2027

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Throwback Thursday: relive Ploughing 2025 in pictures

Throwback Thursday: relive Ploughing 2025 in pictures

NEWS 11 September 2026

Drone company gets approval for drone-applied nutrition

Drone company gets approval for drone-applied nutrition

NEWS 11 September 2026

Yellow rainfall warnings issued for seven counties

Yellow rainfall warnings issued for seven counties

Yellow rainfall warnings issued for seven counties

NEWS 11 September 2026

Ploughing 2025 in pictures: competitors, crowds and familiar faces

Ploughing 2025 in pictures: competitors, crowds and familiar faces

Ploughing 2025 in pictures: competitors, crowds and familiar faces

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Bluetongue confirmed on Kildare farm after cow shows clinical signs

Bluetongue confirmed on Kildare farm after cow shows clinical signs

The latest bluetongue case has been confirmed on a suckler farm in KIldare.

NEWS 11 September 2026

Extra buyers lift store lamb trade in Macroom

Extra buyers lift store lamb trade in Macroom

There was a nice bounce in lamb prices at Macroom Mart where the impact of buyers from the southeast returning to the ringside increased competition for lambs. Tommy Moyles reports.

MARKETS 11 September 2026

Watch: behind the 2026 FBD Young Farmer of the Year’s cucumber enterprise

Watch: behind the 2026 FBD Young Farmer of the Year’s cucumber enterprise

Shane Halpin from Lusk, Co Dublin is the first horticulturalist to be crowned the FBD Young Farmer of the Year – we visit his enterprise to learn where it all began.

NEWS 11 September 2026

UK bluetongue cases double in last three weeks

UK bluetongue cases double in last three weeks

'Cases will continue to escalate and conditions are likely to peak at the end of September'.

NEWS 11 September 2026

Agriculture pulled Ireland 'by the nose' out of recession - Minister Burke

Agriculture pulled Ireland 'by the nose' out of recession - Minister Burke

Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Peter Burke highlighted the contribution of the agricultural sector to Ireland’s economy and rural communities at the recent Ploughing launch day.

NEWS 11 September 2026

Sommet de l’Élevage 2026: shaping the future of sustainable livestock farming

Sommet de l’Élevage 2026: shaping the future of sustainable livestock farming

As livestock farming faces growing environmental, economic and generational challenges, the Sommet de l’Élevage continues to showcase practical solutions and innovations for the future of the sector.

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Weekend weather: rain to sweep across country on Saturday

Weekend weather: rain to sweep across country on Saturday

A bright and mostly dry Friday will give way to widespread wind and rain on Saturday, before drier conditions return for most on Sunday.

NEWS 11 September 2026

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Sommet de l’Élevage 2026: shaping the future of sustainable livestock farming

As livestock farming faces growing environmental, economic and generational challenges, the Sommet de l’Élevage continues to showcase practical solutions and innovations for the future of the sector.

Sommet de l’Élevage 2026: shaping the future of sustainable livestock farming

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