The mart is about more than cattle – it’s a social lifeline for Rural Ireland
Ciara Ryan, the new manager of Mid-Tip Mart, is adamant that online selling will never fully replace traditional…
Shoppers buy 36pc less steak as beef prices rise
Consumers in key markets report ‘growth in expensiveness’ as the biggest barrier when considering beef purchase Joe Burke,…
Sucklers, dairy calves and tillage: It’s all in the mix at this 320ac Offaly farm
Farming in a partnership with his son James, John Dunne says rising cattle prices, succession planning, environmental sustainability…
From family farm to 700 stockists: How this Mayo couple built an eco-fuel business
Janet O’Rourke and James Boyle have built an eco‑fuels brand now sold in every county in Ireland, after…
Meet the Wicklow butcher turning TikTok followers into customers
Keith Grant, a Co Wicklow butcher, explains how TikTok has become a powerful driver of sales, how changing…
‘I can go from being covered in cow dung to glam’ – Meet the 23-year-old TikTok star who quit her job to become a full-time dairy farmer
Anna Downey from Co Down on losing more than 70 cows to TB, rebuilding the herd, and working…
How this Cork woman stepped up to help run the 120-cow family farm after her brother’s passing
Aoife Dullea farms with her parents and partner near Clonakilty. Originally not planning to take on the family…
Three bluetongue vaccines approved for use in Ireland, though immunity duration still unclear
Department of Agriculture says its goal is to find any potential infection in Ireland quickly and this may…
How this Longford family turned their four-cow pedigree Limousin herd into sales of up to €30,000
Martin Davis on farming with his brother Gerry, their embryo transfer programme producing up to 15 pedigree calves…
Northern Ireland eases bluetongue animal movement restrictions
The Department of Agriculture in the North is ‘exploring’ whether financial support can be made available to farmers…
How this 190-cow farmer fears he could lose £100,000 next year
Influencer Andrew Wright explains the cost of falling milk prices for his Omagh enterprise, how he codes his…
‘I could be selling dry cows on a Saturday morning after selling a farm for €3m on a Friday afternoon’
Auctioneer and Carnew mart owner David Quinn explains why he’s confident beef prices will stay high – and…