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Agri jobs: dairy workers and maintenance technician wanted

This week, dairy farm workers, a maintenance technician and a horticulture operative are sought after in the sector.

NEWS 4 April 2026

Agri jobs: dairy workers and maintenance technician wanted

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Farm Tech Talk: input costs, beef markets and North Cork Creameries

Farm Tech Talk: input costs, beef markets and North Cork Creameries

PODCAST 3 April 2026

North Cork and Carbery agree milk supply deal

North Cork and Carbery agree milk supply deal

NEWS 2 April 2026

Proposed EU rules could 'end Irish live exports'

Proposed EU rules could 'end Irish live exports'

Proposed EU rules could 'end Irish live exports'

NEWS 2 April 2026

How the new TB testing regime could impact reactors

How the new TB testing regime could impact reactors

How the new TB testing regime could impact reactors

NEWS 2 April 2026

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Mart throughput running 12% lower in 2026

Mart throughput running 12% lower in 2026

The reduction in throughput ranges from 9% lower in marts in Munster to 18.5% lower in marts in Connacht.

MARKETS 1 April 2026

MartBids Database: signs of more demand for finished cattle

MartBids Database: signs of more demand for finished cattle

Agents are more active for slaughter-fit and forward stores in recent days, with more bite in the trade for cull cows.

MARKETS 1 April 2026

Online system opens for 2026 nitrates derogation applications

Online system opens for 2026 nitrates derogation applications

The Minister also confirmed that the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation website has opened to facilitate dairy farmers to confirm their Dairy Band for 2026.

NEWS 1 April 2026

Taking cattle breeding to the next level

Taking cattle breeding to the next level

This week, Nevan McKiernan spoke to Paddy Buckley, managing director of Target Genetics, which recently teamed up with Trans Ova Genetics, a global leader in bovine reproductive technologies.

PEDIGREE 1 April 2026

What does the future hold for dairy markets?

What does the future hold for dairy markets?

Daire Cregg looks at the forecast for dairy markets both in the short-term and long-term as well as some of the challenges facing the sector.

MARKETS 1 April 2026

‘I have not wilfully caused harm to any animal,’ jailed farmer tells court

‘I have not wilfully caused harm to any animal,’ jailed farmer tells court

A dairy farmer jailed for failing to follow his bail conditions told the court that he believes he did not wilfully caused harm to animals in his herd.

NEWS 1 April 2026

Dairy Trends: European butter prices back to €4,000/t

Dairy Trends: European butter prices back to €4,000/t

EU butter prices took another hammering this week, with prices back now to where they were at the start of the year, writes Aidan Brennan.

NEWS 1 April 2026

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BVD – the silent risk that still remains

Irish farmers have made remarkable progress in the fight against bovine viral diarrhoea. Since 2013, the number of persistently infected calves has fallen from over 16,000 to 485 in 2024.

BVD – the silent risk that still remains

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