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Beef prices: no change to quotes in Ploughing week

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including the latest quotes for finished cattle.

MARKETS 14 September 2026

Beef prices: no change to quotes in Ploughing week

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Farmer Writes: the autumn routine is starting to take shape

Farmer Writes: the autumn routine is starting to take shape

NEWS 9 September 2026

Beef Trends: trade holds steady

Beef Trends: trade holds steady

MARKETS 9 September 2026

Europe’s Christmas tree growers gather in Ireland

Europe’s Christmas tree growers gather in Ireland

Europe’s Christmas tree growers gather in Ireland

NEWS 17 July 2026

€100,000 raised for young farmer

€100,000 raised for young farmer

€100,000 raised for young farmer

NEWS 11 February 2026

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And the winners of our Christmas quiz are...

And the winners of our Christmas quiz are...

Find out how you fared in the Christmas bumper quiz and if you’re one of the lucky ones to scoop a prize, sponsored by Ireland’s Blue Book.

L2 31 December 2025

‘Support is there for anyone struggling’

‘Support is there for anyone struggling’

January can be challenging but if you’re struggling with your mental health, there are services that can help, every hour of the day in Ireland.

HEALTH 31 December 2025

Marts cancel Saturday sales in solidarity with Athlone protest

Marts cancel Saturday sales in solidarity with Athlone protest

A number of marts have postponed their Saturday sales as a result of the protest in Athlone.

NEWS 31 December 2025

Gardening with Paul: A fresh start begins in the garden...

Gardening with Paul: A fresh start begins in the garden...

Now is the perfect time of year to consider what to plant and how to make it thrive in your garden.

GARDENING 31 December 2025

AgNav needs tillage farmers - Teagasc

AgNav needs tillage farmers - Teagasc

Eoin Woulfe of Teagasc said that farmers need the verification that AGNav can provide of low-carbon Irish tillage farming, but AgNav needs farmer participation first.

NEWS 31 December 2025

Watch: Christmas Belle Texels ring out at €3,900 in Carrick

Watch: Christmas Belle Texels ring out at €3,900 in Carrick

Adam Woods reports from the Christmas Belles sale of pedigree Texel sheep, which took place in Carrick-on-Shannon on Monday.

PEDIGREE 31 December 2025

2025 in cartoons - thanks to Jim Cogan

2025 in cartoons - thanks to Jim Cogan

All the year's top stories captured every week in our Page 2 cartoons by cartoonist Jim Cogan.

NEWS 31 December 2025

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Additive essential in dry maize crops to safeguard every tonne

Dwindling forage stocks due to the drought and high dry matter maize crops, mean using an additive on maize silage is essential, believes Amanda Clements, technical business manager for Volac.

Additive essential in dry maize crops to safeguard every tonne

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