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HSA machinery and quad inspections to begin on Monday

The Health and Safety Authority has launched a national safety drive to tackle leading causes of fatalities on farms.

NEWS 21 March 2026

HSA machinery and quad inspections to begin on Monday

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Forage crops – the costs, benefits and questions to ask

Forage crops – the costs, benefits and questions to ask

FODDER 21 March 2026

Department warning over lead poisoning in cattle

Department warning over lead poisoning in cattle

NEWS 21 March 2026

Examining the costs of forage crops

Examining the costs of forage crops

Examining the costs of forage crops

CROPS 21 March 2026

Agri jobs: dairy farm workers and horticulture operatives in demand

Agri jobs: dairy farm workers and horticulture operatives in demand

Agri jobs: dairy farm workers and horticulture operatives in demand

NEWS 21 March 2026

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Farm Tech Talk: beef pressure, lamb trade and TB in New Zealand

Farm Tech Talk: beef pressure, lamb trade and TB in New Zealand

On this week’s Farm Tech Talk, Adam outlines pressure on beef finishers, Darren covers the early lamb trade, and Daire updates on grazing progress.

PODCAST 20 March 2026

Extension to CAP reform public consultation by Minister Heydon

Extension to CAP reform public consultation by Minister Heydon

The Minister has said that the consultation will now remain open until 27 March 2026.

NEWS 20 March 2026

Galway business determined to change perception of Irish wool

Galway business determined to change perception of Irish wool

Katarina Hruskova, who operates Woolstore – a wool washing and processing business, is aiming to increase the capacity of her mill and begin spinning wool into yarn.

NEWS 20 March 2026

Man (70s) arrested over suspected illegal cock fighting

Man (70s) arrested over suspected illegal cock fighting

The arrest comes as a result of an investigation into a suspected illegal cock fighting event at a private residence in Emyvale that was reported to gardaí in July 2024.

NEWS 20 March 2026

West Cork man charged with handling stolen goods

West Cork man charged with handling stolen goods

Man charged with single count of handling stolen property. He was arrested as part of an ongoing criminal investigation in the region. David Forsythe reports.

NEWS 20 March 2026

Aurivo-Dale Farm partnership ‘must deliver for suppliers’– ICMSA

Aurivo-Dale Farm partnership ‘must deliver for suppliers’– ICMSA

The ICMSA president has said that it is not sustainable for farmers to always take the blow and subsidise inefficiencies from other links in the dairy supply chain.

NEWS 20 March 2026

Last time Kerry shares were this low, Stan McCarthy was CEO

Last time Kerry shares were this low, Stan McCarthy was CEO

The company has suffered in the wider market selloff and from challenges in the food and beverage market.

NEWS 20 March 2026

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Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

Conal Moore an agri contractor and tillage framer from Ballygar Co Galway. “We do a lot of reseeding, slurry spreading and tillage work but baling would be our main enterprise”.

Cutting clean in tough conditions: Conal Moore on running Krone EasyCut Mowers

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