Micahel O'Brien

Mart sales plummet by 13% in Connacht and border counties

The stark results have led to heightened concerns that the commercial outlook for some marts could be compromised by the inexorable decline in cattle numbers in recent years.

NEWS 21 June 2026

Mart sales plummet by 13% in Connacht and border counties

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Big variation in milk supplies across country

Big variation in milk supplies across country

NEWS 18 June 2026

Global beef production contracts by 2.5% in 2026

Global beef production contracts by 2.5% in 2026

NEWS 17 June 2026

Contractors call on Teagasc to evaluate silage additives

Contractors call on Teagasc to evaluate silage additives

Contractors call on Teagasc to evaluate silage additives

NEWS 17 June 2026

Fertiliser sales have risen 9% this season

Fertiliser sales have risen 9% this season

Fertiliser sales have risen 9% this season

NEWS 17 June 2026

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Sinn Féin calls for poultry litter trading ban to be removed

Sinn Féin calls for poultry litter trading ban to be removed

A prohibition on the movement of poultry litter from the North to the south was introduced earlier this month.

NEWS 7 June 2026

Global milk supply growth expected to stall this year

Global milk supply growth expected to stall this year

The latest quarterly report from RaboResearch has predicted that global milk output will contract in the final quarter of this year by 1.6%.

NEWS 7 June 2026

Demand for silage lettings nosedives

Demand for silage lettings nosedives

The market for silage in the field has been hit by strong grass growth over the last few weeks and the hike in silage harvesting costs.

NEWS 7 June 2026

Fertiliser sales top 1.2m tonnes

Fertiliser sales top 1.2m tonnes

Farmers in Cork purchased 282,501 tonnes of fertiliser during the period from August to May or almost a quarter of the sales registered on the database

NEWS 7 June 2026

Factories accused of engineered beef price cuts

Factories accused of engineered beef price cuts

The ICMSA claimed Minister Heydon’s silence on the continuous price cuts was 'deafening'.

NEWS 7 June 2026

Contractors defend hike in silage charges

Contractors defend hike in silage charges

FCI national chair, Norman Egar, claimed that agricultural diesel prices remain 30c/l above last year’s level, despite falling back from the massive high’s recorded earlier this spring.

NEWS 7 June 2026

18% hike in volume of timber harvested last year

18% hike in volume of timber harvested last year

Despite the sharp increase in the volume of timber sales from Irish forests in 2025, the overall value of the timber harvested increased by just 1% to €238m.

NEWS 7 June 2026

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National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

Kildare dairy farmer welcomed students as part of a National Dairy Council initiative, which saw 1,500 pupils across Ireland visit working dairy farms during May.

National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

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