5+ hour, 5+ min ago  (207+ words) 285 work permits were issued to the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector in the first two months of 2026, according to new data. This marks a significant decrease (-39%) on the 470 permits which were issued to the sector in the same period last…...

9+ hour, 34+ min ago  (364+ words) Paul McLaughlin has been appointed chief executive of Red Tractor, the UK's largest food and farm assurance scheme. Paul McLaughlin has a career spanning food, farming and assurance. He started out in food manufacturing, working with Mars and the Coca-Cola…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (496+ words) The board of Dairygold has said it will maintain the February quoted milk price at 36c/L. This is based on standard constituents of 3.3% protein and 3.6% butterfat, inclusive of sustainability and quality payments and VAT. Dairygold had also held the January quoted…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (507+ words) The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors'in Ireland (FCI) has said it is unable to provide a fixed quote for any increase in the cost of contracting work due to the uncertainty surrounding the price of agricultural diesel. Speaking to Agriland,…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (316+ words) The Lakeland Dairies board today (Tuesday, March 10) confirmed it will hold the price for milk for February. The board has agreed to hold the base price of 33.25c/L -based on 3.6% butterfat and 3.3% protein - for February milk in the Republic of…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (358+ words) The Irish government is "keeping everything under review" according to the T'naiste as oil prices fell back today (Tuesday, March 10). Speaking ahead of an Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting taking place today in Brussels Simon Harris said the "length…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (671+ words) Minister for the Economy for Northern Ireland, Dr. Caoimhe Archibald has highlighted to the British government the pressure rising global fuel prices are placing on NI households and businesses. According to the minister, consumers using heating oil saw prices rise…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (450+ words) The'Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) has accused the government of adopting a "wait and see attitude" to the issue of price surges on fuel caused by the Middle East conflict. ICMSA president Denis Drennan said: "It had not escaped…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (641+ words) Farmers are "haemorrhaging money on spring beef prices", according to the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA). Chairperson of'ICMSA's livestock committee, Michael O'Connell has criticised a "lack of transparency and rationale behind this week's price cut at the hands of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (476+ words) The latest'Milk Price Tracker'- brought to you by'Agriland'and the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers" Association (ICMSA) - details milk prices'from'the most significant Irish dairy co-ops for the month of January. The co-ops within the Milk Price Tracker are ranked from highest to…...