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Slievenamon fire: hear from the farmers who tackled the blaze

Sarah McIntosh was in Tipperary to speak to local farmers and contractors about how they filled slurry tanks up with water to tackle the blaze on Slievenamon.

NEWS 2 August 2026

Slievenamon fire: hear from the farmers who tackled the blaze

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Inside the Farmers Journal: spotlight on non-farmers hoovering up land

Inside the Farmers Journal: spotlight on non-farmers hoovering up land

NEWS 30 July 2026

Call for new supermarkets with discounted food

Call for new supermarkets with discounted food

DEALER 29 July 2026

Sheep Mart Watch: cull ewe trade holding strong

Sheep Mart Watch: cull ewe trade holding strong

Sheep Mart Watch: cull ewe trade holding strong

MARKETS 29 July 2026

IFA examines electronic voting for 2027 elections

IFA examines electronic voting for 2027 elections

IFA examines electronic voting for 2027 elections

NEWS 29 July 2026

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Co-ops' conflicting US butter strategies risk milk price – ICMSA

Co-ops' conflicting US butter strategies risk milk price – ICMSA

Irish dairy farmers would like to see more strategy cohesion between co-ops to deliver a long-term sustainable milk price to their suppliers, the ICMSA has said.

NEWS 28 July 2026

Young people won't choose farming without a decent income - ICSA

Young people won't choose farming without a decent income - ICSA

Farmers are being asked to deliver food security, climate action and biodiversity, but none of that can happen if the farm business itself is not viable.

NEWS 28 July 2026

Tirlán extends drought support package for milk suppliers

Tirlán extends drought support package for milk suppliers

Tirlán milk suppliers are encouraged to place final orders before 1pm on Friday 15 August 2026 through their local Tirlán branch, their Business Manager, or online via the TirlanFarmLife.com website.

NEWS 28 July 2026

Weanling roadshow to focus on health, weights and sale preparation

Weanling roadshow to focus on health, weights and sale preparation

Over the next two-weeks AHI will be holding four mart events across the country to brief farmers on management advice ahead of the upcoming weanling sales and best practices for vaccination of cattle.

BREEDING & HEALTH 28 July 2026

'The farmer has to go on': Inside Ballina Mart after Mayo's All-Ireland triumph

'The farmer has to go on': Inside Ballina Mart after Mayo's All-Ireland triumph

Business resumes at weekly mart sale while celebrations continue across Mayo after the All-Ireland senior football victory.

NEWS 28 July 2026

Spotlight on Succession: what to do when your family refuses to talk about it

Spotlight on Succession: what to do when your family refuses to talk about it

Crucial advice on what you should do if your family refuses to talk about farm succession.

NEWS 28 July 2026

Dry weather unveils new ringfort in Meath

Dry weather unveils new ringfort in Meath

Former Irish Farmers Journal sub-editor Anthony Murphy has made a new discovery with his drone on parched farmland in Co Meath.

NEWS 28 July 2026

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