Sustainability

Laois growers ‘left high and dry’ by loss of malting barley contracts for 2026

Malting barley will not be assembled in Stradbally Co Laois in 2026 for the first time in over 150 years.

NEWS 21 January 2026

Laois growers ‘left high and dry’ by loss of malting barley contracts for 2026

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Editorial: tillage – pressure mounts

Editorial: tillage – pressure mounts

VIEWPOINTS 21 January 2026

Slurry stocking rate rules to be kept tight

Slurry stocking rate rules to be kept tight

NORTHERN IRELAND 21 January 2026

Farming With Nature scheme set to change

Farming With Nature scheme set to change

Farming With Nature scheme set to change

NORTHERN IRELAND 21 January 2026

Focus on lambing at Galway sheep event

Focus on lambing at Galway sheep event

Focus on lambing at Galway sheep event

NEWS 14 January 2026

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Time for tillage to think outside the box

Time for tillage to think outside the box

A key message from this year’s Dairygold tillage conference was the need to challenge conventional thinking, writes Stephen Robb.

RENEWABLES 19 December 2025

Native grain buyers competing with mills not using any Irish grain

Native grain buyers competing with mills not using any Irish grain

Feed mills purchasing Irish grain and supporting Irish tillage farmers are competing with feed mills who do not purchase any Irish grain.

NEWS 19 December 2025

Ireland among eight countries to take part in EU biomethane project

Ireland among eight countries to take part in EU biomethane project

The BIOMAPE project brings together European partners to address technical, regulatory, market and social barriers to biomethane development.

RENEWABLES 19 December 2025

Dawn Meats ACTIVATE programme looking to build on early success

Dawn Meats ACTIVATE programme looking to build on early success

ACTIVATE, a sustainability programme from Dawn Meats that offers financial incentives to participating farmers is looking to build on its initial success writes Tommy Moyles.

NEWS 19 December 2025

New scheme rules apply to NI farms

New scheme rules apply to NI farms

The seven Farm Sustainability Standards effectively replace the long-standing cross-compliance requirements in Northern Ireland.

NORTHERN IRELAND 19 December 2025

New rules and penalties for NI farmers in 2026

New rules and penalties for NI farmers in 2026

The seven new Farm Sustainability Standards will replace the long-standing cross compliance requirements.

NORTHERN IRELAND 19 December 2025

Ireland to host European Wool Day in 2026

Ireland to host European Wool Day in 2026

The event takes place in Tralee, Co Kerry, on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 March and will include a conference and wool-related festivities.

SCHEMES 19 December 2025

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'One of our best machinery purchases ever': Jim Mulhall on the Amazone ZA-V

'I’d go far as saying in all the machines and all the years we’ve been buying machinery here, this is probably one of the best purchases we’ve ever made.'

'One of our best machinery purchases ever': Jim Mulhall on the Amazone ZA-V

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