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Key wind and solar auction looms amid viability concerns

With Ireland’s sixth renewable electricity auction looming, concerns are growing over price caps and capacity limits.

RENEWABLES 4 November 2026

Key wind and solar auction looms amid viability concerns

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Irish growers leaving and few taking their place, broccoli farmer warns

Irish growers leaving and few taking their place, broccoli farmer warns

NEWS 4 November 2026

Farmer Writes: I won't make the same mistake with my heifers this winter

Farmer Writes: I won't make the same mistake with my heifers this winter

FARMER WRITES 28 October 2026

Beef management: grass supplies, lying space and autumn breeding

Beef management: grass supplies, lying space and autumn breeding

Beef management: grass supplies, lying space and autumn breeding

MANAGEMENT 28 October 2026

Ban on carbon-dioxide stunning of pigs

Ban on carbon-dioxide stunning of pigs

Ban on carbon-dioxide stunning of pigs

NORTHERN IRELAND 28 October 2026

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Next CAP to subsidise farm relief services

Next CAP to subsidise farm relief services

Maternity cover seems inevitable in the next CAP, but support for on-farm labour cover due to childminding responsibilities and family holidays is also earmarked.

NEWS 28 October 2026

Top 10 labour-saving ideas for dairy farms - auto-washers could save 200 hours

Top 10 labour-saving ideas for dairy farms - auto-washers could save 200 hours

In the fifth edition of our ten-part series looking at the ten best investments and ideas to increase labour efficiency on dairy farms, Daire Cregg looks at auto-wash as a potential option.

DAIRY DAY 28 October 2026

Editorial: Women & Agriculture Conference

Editorial: Women & Agriculture Conference

This year’s conference will touch on topics and issues that are at the centre of the agriculture industry, as well as your homes and rural communities.

VIEWPOINTS 21 October 2026

Top 10 labour saving ideas for dairy farms: bale slice

Top 10 labour saving ideas for dairy farms: bale slice

In the third edition of this 10-part series featuring 10 labour-saving ideas and investments for dairy farmers, Daire Cregg looks at the bale slice as an option.

DAIRY DAY 20 October 2026

Westmeath dairy farm worker awarded €23,000 in WRC settlement

Westmeath dairy farm worker awarded €23,000 in WRC settlement

The dairy farm worker said he worked 14-hour days at times on the farm near Moate, Co Westmeath.

NEWS 19 October 2026

The most and least used technologies on Irish dairy farms

The most and least used technologies on Irish dairy farms

From automatic tank washers to milking robots, new Teagasc research reveals which technologies have gained a foothold on Irish dairy farms writes Stephen Robb

AGRI TECHNOLOGY 17 October 2026

Unpaid family labour is worth €527m

Unpaid family labour is worth €527m

Family members provide 35m hours of unpaid work each year on the 88,000 farms included in the National Farm Survey.

NEWS 15 October 2026

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