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Game on: Macra competitions in full flight

Macra looks back on a year of successful competitions and recognises the winners who stole the show.

NEWS 30 December 2025

Game on: Macra competitions in full flight

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Hidden Acres: where tradition meets forward thinking

Hidden Acres: where tradition meets forward thinking

LIVING LIFE 30 December 2025

Agri-Food Regulator granted extra powers to compel pricing data from businesses

Agri-Food Regulator granted extra powers to compel pricing data from businesses

NEWS 16 December 2025

How Irish MEPs plan to vote on the EU-Mercosur deal

How Irish MEPs plan to vote on the EU-Mercosur deal

How Irish MEPs plan to vote on the EU-Mercosur deal

NEWS 3 December 2025

ROI exhibitors excluded from RUAS Winter Fair

ROI exhibitors excluded from RUAS Winter Fair

ROI exhibitors excluded from RUAS Winter Fair

NEWS 2 December 2025

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UCD, SETU, CAFRE and ATU to face off at Great Agri-Food Debate final

UCD, SETU, CAFRE and ATU to face off at Great Agri-Food Debate final

The participating teams debated motions on sustainability, agricultural policy and global supply chain risks.

NEWS 22 October 2025

Pat Whelan: ‘knowledge is not written in books or locked away in classrooms’

Pat Whelan: ‘knowledge is not written in books or locked away in classrooms’

A three-year graduate programme launched to nurture food leaders combines on-the-job learning and a degree in sustainable butchery and gastronomy.

EDUCATION 22 October 2025

New rules to reduce unintended AD consequences

New rules to reduce unintended AD consequences

The government has published a Biomethane Environmental Sustainability Charter, aimed at reducing unintended negative consequences of anaerobic digestion.

RENEWABLES 22 October 2025

Waterford-bred Angus sirloin wins world’s best steak award

Waterford-bred Angus sirloin wins world’s best steak award

Dawn Meats and Lidl take home the world’s best steak for Irish grass-fed sirloin.

NEWS 22 October 2025

Beefing up interest in agriculture across Northern Ireland

Beefing up interest in agriculture across Northern Ireland

Since the launch of the ABP Angus Youth Challenge, there has been a notable increase in students selecting the agriculture and land use subject for their GCSEs.

EDUCATION 22 October 2025

In pictures: no let-up in demand for cattle at Keady

In pictures: no let-up in demand for cattle at Keady

David Clarke reports on the trade for heavy cattle and forward stores at Keady Mart.

NORTHERN IRELAND 22 October 2025

The rise and rise of big agri business

The rise and rise of big agri business

In a new book, Canadian academic Jennifer Clapp looks at how a handful of firms came to dominant global agri business.

NORTHERN IRELAND 22 October 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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