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Farm Tech Talk: land ownership, butter wars and livestock trade

The latest developments in the brewing Tirlán and Ornua row over butter features on the show.

NEWS 31 July 2026

Farm Tech Talk: land ownership, butter wars and livestock trade

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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

Spotlight on non-farmers buying land

Spotlight on non-farmers buying land

NEWS 29 July 2026

Slurry paper acres must stop, says UFU

Slurry paper acres must stop, says UFU

Slurry paper acres must stop, says UFU

NORTHERN IRELAND 29 July 2026

Malta fines landowners up to €11,000 for leaving farmland idle

Malta fines landowners up to €11,000 for leaving farmland idle

Malta fines landowners up to €11,000 for leaving farmland idle

NEWS 29 July 2026

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Farmer Writes: is this one of the great summers of our time?

Farmer Writes: is this one of the great summers of our time?

The summers of 1976 and 1977 were very hot and I have vivid memories of replacing a fan belt on the New Holland 1540S combine in unbearable heat.

FARMER WRITES 22 July 2026

Farmer Writes: a bull with no trousers

Farmer Writes: a bull with no trousers

Breeding is a little hit and miss for us so far but hopefully now with a bit more humid weather they’ll start to show stronger heats.

FARMER WRITES 22 July 2026

My Farming Week: David Murphy, Moulorostig, Sneem, Co Kerry

My Farming Week: David Murphy, Moulorostig, Sneem, Co Kerry

David Walsh runs an organic hill sheep flock near Sneem, Co Kerry. Dry weather means he's had extra off-farm work lately as a part-time firefighter.

NEWS 22 July 2026

New evidence on earliest farming communities in west of Ireland

New evidence on earliest farming communities in west of Ireland

Excavations have uncovered prehistoric portal and court tombs plus artefacts dating back almost 6,000 years, revealing new evidence about the earliest farming communities in the west of Ireland.

NEWS 22 July 2026

New laws considered in bid to rein in non-farmers from land market

New laws considered in bid to rein in non-farmers from land market

New proposed land purchasing restrictions would clamp down on non-farmers using agricultural relief to avoid inheritance tax.

NEWS 22 July 2026

EPA pitches retirement eco schemes

EPA pitches retirement eco schemes

Radical proposals are included in a report which examines the potential for private finance to help fund changes in Irish land use.

NEWS 22 July 2026

Mart managers on succession: 'younger generations have upped their game'

Mart managers on succession: 'younger generations have upped their game'

A number of mart managers gave their view on generational renewal to Tommy Moyles with some seeing the next CAP as offering a big opportunity to improve the situation.

NEWS 22 July 2026

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