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ArticleFarm invest­ig­at­ors to get expan­ded search and pro­sec­u­tion powers

● Agri­cul­ture Min­is­ter Mar­tin Hey­don will beef up the already sig­ni­fic­ant powers of his invest­ig­a­tions divi­sion in a bid to estab­lish a “zero-tol­er­ance” cul­ture in animal care, writes Ciaran Moran. Speak­ing to the...

ArticleIFA sounds alarm as EU budget hawks seek deeper CAP cuts

ArticleThat’s a rap

The Grazin’ Squad head up the new ‘We Make Great­ness from Grass’ cam­paign by Our Food Roots, an ini­ti­at­ive backed by organ­isa­tions across Ire­land’s agri-food sec­tor. The cam­paign aims encour­age younger people to engage with food and farm­ing...

ArticleDon’t scalp your hedges, farm­ers are warned

The offi­cial hedge-cut­ting sea­son is open, but experts warn that cut­ting hedges too low will strip farms of the vital shade live­stock need after a scorch­ing sum­mer. The hot sum­mer of 2026 has high­lighted that mature, healthy hedgerows are a...

ArticleDrought leaves farm­ers walk­ing a tightrope on grass, slurry and water qual­ity

ArticleBeef prices back by up to €500/hd while stores and wean­lings make up to €6/kg

Des­pite beef prices get­ting a boost this week, fin­ish­ers are con­tinu­ing to face major cap­ital losses on 2025-bought cattle. The ICSA high­lighted the case of one farmer los­ing approx­im­ately €20,000 across a recent load of cattle. A lack of...