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Ploughing attendees catch Ennis Mart sale live on IFJ stand

Ennis Mart saw a 97% clearance across 447 cattle in Tuesday's sale. The mart made a special appearance on the Irish Farmers Journal stand with a live playing of the sale.

MARKETS 15 September 2026

Ploughing attendees catch Ennis Mart sale live on IFJ stand

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Watch: the highlights from day one of Ploughing 2026

Watch: the highlights from day one of Ploughing 2026

NEWS 15 September 2026

Taoiseach fails to commit support for farm succession scheme in budget

Taoiseach fails to commit support for farm succession scheme in budget

NEWS 15 September 2026

Heydon vows to chase money for Irish farmers in CAP

Heydon vows to chase money for Irish farmers in CAP

Heydon vows to chase money for Irish farmers in CAP

NEWS 15 September 2026

Ploughing 2026 day one as it happened - from first arrivals to final furrows

Ploughing 2026 day one as it happened - from first arrivals to final furrows

Ploughing 2026 day one as it happened - from first arrivals to final furrows

NEWS 15 September 2026

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Watch: ‘what I love about Ploughing is it’s a celebration of Irish farming’

Watch: ‘what I love about Ploughing is it’s a celebration of Irish farming’

Site co-ordinator at the National Ploughing Championships Noel Dunne discusses the importance of the event for the farming community with the current challenges.

NEWS 11 September 2026

Camera at the Mart: buyer demand results in 100% Kanturk weanling clearance

Camera at the Mart: buyer demand results in 100% Kanturk weanling clearance

Appetite for weanlings – whether they are from the suckler herd or bucket-reared – proved strong in Kanturk Mart for the Co Cork mart's monthly evening weanling sale.

MARKETS 11 September 2026

Connection with Irish dairy weakening in younger consumers - NDC survey

Connection with Irish dairy weakening in younger consumers - NDC survey

The new NDC campaign aims to showcase the people, animals and pasture-based farming system behind Irish dairy, while highlighting what makes dairy farming in Ireland distinctive.

NEWS 11 September 2026

Where to find Bord Bia at the National Ploughing Championships

Where to find Bord Bia at the National Ploughing Championships

Bord Bia will be located at Block 2, Row 13, Stand 261, within the Government of Ireland Village at the 2026 National Ploughing Champions.

NEWS 11 September 2026

Nearly 100% likely El Niño is set to intensify: how will it affect Ireland

Nearly 100% likely El Niño is set to intensify: how will it affect Ireland

El Niño is firmly established and strengthening, with forecasts indicating a near-100% probability that it will persist through September 2026 to February 2027, peaking before the end of 2026.

NEWS 11 September 2026

Farmer Business Developments’ share price surges in first sale in three years

Farmer Business Developments’ share price surges in first sale in three years

The company facilitated the trading of shares on a UK-based private market.

NEWS 11 September 2026

Extra buyers lift store lamb trade in Macroom

Extra buyers lift store lamb trade in Macroom

There was a nice bounce in lamb prices at Macroom Mart where the impact of buyers from the southeast returning to the ringside increased competition for lambs. Tommy Moyles reports.

MARKETS 11 September 2026

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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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