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49% of electricity in March generated by renewables

New provisional data from EirGrid shows that 49% of electricity came from renewables during the month, with wind contributing around 40%.

RENEWABLES 13 April 2026

49% of electricity in March generated by renewables

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Search for plant protection products online

Search for plant protection products online

NEWS 9 April 2026

Is your sprayer due its test in 2026?

Is your sprayer due its test in 2026?

NEWS 7 April 2026

Letter on Bord Bia's Quality Assurance schemes

Letter on Bord Bia's Quality Assurance schemes

Letter on Bord Bia's Quality Assurance schemes

LETTERS 11 February 2026

Highest ever milk output recorded in 2025

Highest ever milk output recorded in 2025

Highest ever milk output recorded in 2025

NEWS 6 February 2026

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Regulations bring controls on disease, welfare and ID

Regulations bring controls on disease, welfare and ID

Natasha Ferguson outlines the last three new Farm Sustainability Standards.

NORTHERN IRELAND 3 December 2025

Keeping your crop records up to date

Keeping your crop records up to date

There are a number of records to keep on top of when applying plant protection products to crops.

NEWS 3 December 2025

Slurry movement deadline looms

Slurry movement deadline looms

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine wishes to remind farmers of some key nitrates deadlines for 2025.

NEWS 3 December 2025

Land area for sale in NI drops by 5%

Land area for sale in NI drops by 5%

Records kept by the Irish Farmers Journal indicate that 12,994 acres of land was publicly advertised for sale in Northern Ireland during 2025.

NORTHERN IRELAND 3 December 2025

New digital income tax rules from April 2026

New digital income tax rules from April 2026

The change follows on from Making Tax Digital being rolled out for VAT returns in various phases from 2019 to 2022.

NORTHERN IRELAND 3 December 2025

November 2025 fifth wettest in 85 years

November 2025 fifth wettest in 85 years

November 2025 was wet overall with a very mild first half and a cooler second half. Oakpark recorded the least amount of rain while Johnstown Castle had the highest monthly total.

NEWS 3 December 2025

NI records third-wettest autumn

NI records third-wettest autumn

Met Office figures confirm NI's autumn was the third wettest since records began

NORTHERN IRELAND 3 December 2025

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