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2 weeks ago | 
farmersjournal.ie | Anne O'Donoghue
Met Éireann currently has a yellow weather warning for rain in place for much of the country. All of Leinster and Ulster (the UK Met office has issued a similar warning), as well as Waterford, Leitrim and Roscommon are under the warning. The yellow warning is in place for Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan, Leitrim, Roscommon and Sligo until 9pm on Thursday 12 June.
It will expire at 6pm on Thursday for Leinster and Waterford.
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2 weeks ago | 
farmersjournal.ie | Anne O'Donoghue
Certified Irish Angus has appointed three new members to its board of directors. These are Padraig Young, agricultural industry advocate; Nicola Martin, food marketing specialist and Liz Moynihan, education, development and leadership expert. Charles Smith, managing director of Certified Irish Angus said these new members will bring “enthusiasm and commitment” to its board.
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2 weeks ago | 
farmersjournal.ie | Anne O'Donoghue
A fund of €10m has been announced by Government ministers for bio-based economy pilot programmes that would see farm and forestry biomass used to produce alternatives to fossil fuels. The project is seeking proposals that involve the use of renewable biomass from farming and forestry to produce alternative products that reduce the reliance on fossil fuels and enhance resource efficiency. Biomass, in a farming context, usually refers to animal waste such as slurry, as well as crops and grass.
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2 weeks ago | 
farmersjournal.ie | Anne O'Donoghue
FridayMet Éireann has said that the spell of heavy rain and thundery downpours from Thursday will become confined to the north and east of the country on Friday. Elsewhere, there will be some sunny spells, but further outbreaks of rain and scattered thunderstorms will feed up across the country from the south.
The forecaster has warned there is the risk of lightning, spot flooding and hail showers occurring where thunderstorms develop.
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2 weeks ago | 
farmersjournal.ie | Anne O'Donoghue
I farm: “A total of 43ha. Just under half of that would be commonage ground. I’m organic, with 20 sheep and 40 Dexter cattle. They’re made up of 10 breeding cows, 10 one-year-olds, 10 two-year-olds and 10 calves. I follow them through to beef. Land and sea: “The farm is unique in the sense that it runs from the sea to half way up the mountain. It’s a narrow strip of land about 200m wide, but long.
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2 weeks ago | 
farmersjournal.ie | Anne O'Donoghue
Tirlán has confirmed that some suppliers have experienced delayed collections during recent peak supply weeks. A spokesperson for the co-op told the Irish Farmers Journal this was due to the high volume of milk being processed in its facilities. Over a week in mid-May, Tirlán processed 89m litres of milk, with 481 loads delivered on one day.
“In a limited number of instances, there have been some changes in milk collection schedules,” the spokesperson added.
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2 weeks ago | 
farmersjournal.ie | Anne O'Donoghue
A total of 66 warning letters were issued last year to farmers by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) regarding potential water pollution issues. The letters served as a formal notice from IFI regarding possible breaches of fisheries legislation. IFI also confirmed to the Irish Farmers Journal that it concluded six agricultural environmental cases last year, initiated five such cases in 2024. It also successfully prosecuted cases against landowners in the past 18 to 24 months.
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2 weeks ago | 
farmersjournal.ie | Anne O'Donoghue
Tributes have been paid to a man who died in a farm incident in Co Kildare last week. The incident happened on a farm between Kilcock and Maynooth on the morning of Monday 2 June. The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has confirmed it has launched an investigation into the incident, while gardaí also confirmed they were alerted.
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2 weeks ago | 
farmersjournal.ie | Anne O'Donoghue
Almost €40m has been paid in residential zoned land tax (RZLT) from 1,800 returns as of Monday 9 June, Revenue has announced. This year is the first year an RZLT charge has applied. Farmers had until 1 April this year to apply to their local authority to rezone their land if it had been falling under the scope of RZLT. Analysis conducted by the Irish Farmers Journal showed that farmers collectively applied to have some 370ac of land rezoned across the country.
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2 weeks ago | 
farmersjournal.ie | Anne O'Donoghue
An Irish trade mission led by Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon is taking place this week in the Republic of Korea and Japan. The agri-food trade mission, which is in collaboration with Bord Bia and Enterprise Ireland, runs until Saturday 14 June. The Irish Farmers Journal will be in attendance. It will include political meetings, as well as market development engagement at a series of trade events with commercial representatives.
