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Policy changes, new regulations, and shifts in the farming landscape explained in plain English.
Throughput is 72,915 head behind 2025 and cow numbers are down 10%. Tighter supply supports price…
The water order runs to 26 August and may be extended regionally. The farm checklist for water, g…
The derogation survived to 2028 — with strings attached. The new limits, the grass-measuring rule…
Most Irish farmers doing the right thing on water protection have no evidence to show for it. Her…
Half of Irish farmers are over 55. Macra's Land Mobility Service matches landowners with next-gen…
Electric tractor headlines are everywhere. But can they actually do the work on an Irish farm? He…
Your co-op now knows more about your milk than ever — here's what that data means for you
Tirlán's Nurture Fund is backing Irish agri-tech startups so farmers get tools that fit real farm…
Learn how AI planning tools can help you cut or eliminate chemical nitrogen — and what supports a…
The 2026 CAP reform changes conditionality rules and payment ceilings — here's what shifts for Ir…
Irish co-ops now use AI-driven models to forecast milk prices and manage supply — here's what tha…
DAFM is moving applications online through agfood.ie — here's what works, what doesn't, and how t…
The price gap between ROI and NI cattle plants shifts weekly — AI tools can track it so you don't…
EU regulations are pushing towards full digital mapping of all farmland by 2028 — here's what it …
Eurostat figures show Irish farms trail Western Europe in digital tool adoption — that gap has re…
Northern Ireland's grass monitoring tools generate farm-level data that AI tools can use — here's…
The verified PastureBase Ireland tools and figures for 2026 — what the system records, what it pr…
Three things from this week in farm AI — one useful, one to watch, one to ignore.
