Amy Forde

The 2026 to 2027 season for the bluetongue virus began on 1 July, with 15 animals testing positive for the disease after displaying clinical signs.

North Cork Creameries had its licence suspended in February by the EPA due to “persistent compliance issues”.

This week, Declan O’Brien discusses the EPA proposal for green retirement schemes, Noel Bardon has an update on TB and we hear about divided family loyalties ahead of the All-Ireland football final.

New farming policies will have to give young people the confidence to see farming as a career with a future, International Year of the Woman farmer ambassador says.

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

Young girls growing up today can finally see women occupying positions that once seemed impossible, IFA deputy president Alice Doyle has said.

John Gilliland is an award-winning farmer and one of the world’s leading voices in agricultural sustainability.

The 813ac Tipperary farm was bought by Bovinae Investments for over €25m in December 2025.

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.

Cattle and sheep seized and euthanised by the Department over a five-year period revealed.