Anne O'Donoghue

aodonoghue@farmersjournal.ie

Soft succession skills should be taught in the Green Cert

Macra Kerry chair and IFA member Mark Riordan said students need to learn at agricultural college how to approach succession discussions.

NEWS 6 December 2025

Soft succession skills should be taught in the Green Cert

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Inside the Farmers Journal: bluetongue and Brazilian beef recall

Inside the Farmers Journal: bluetongue and Brazilian beef recall

PODCAST 4 December 2025

Government 'playing two sides' on Mercosur

Government 'playing two sides' on Mercosur

NEWS 3 December 2025

My Farming Week: John Smith, Bellew, Balrath, Navan, Co Meath

My Farming Week: John Smith, Bellew, Balrath, Navan, Co Meath

My Farming Week: John Smith, Bellew, Balrath, Navan, Co Meath

NEWS 3 December 2025

No change to Irish live exports following Northern Ireland bluetongue cases

No change to Irish live exports following Northern Ireland bluetongue cases

No change to Irish live exports following Northern Ireland bluetongue cases

NEWS 3 December 2025

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Farm organisations outraged by Brazilian beef hormone recall

Farm organisations outraged by Brazilian beef hormone recall

The IFA, ICMSA and ICSA all reiterated calls for the Mercosur trade deal to be scrapped following the discovery of a banned hormone in Brazilian beef imported into the EU.

NEWS 5 November 2025

Maurice Brady elected IFA Ulster-north Leinster chair

Maurice Brady elected IFA Ulster-north Leinster chair

The current chair of Cavan IFA was elected on Tuesday 2 December at a count in the Irish Farm Centre.

NEWS 5 November 2025

GDT index continues to fall – down 4.3% at latest auction

GDT index continues to fall – down 4.3% at latest auction

The index, based off the GDT fortnightly auction, has not risen since early August this year.

NEWS 5 November 2025

Beef Welfare Scheme payments begin issuing

Beef Welfare Scheme payments begin issuing

Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon announced the commencement of the payments on Tuesday 2 December.

NEWS 5 November 2025

Farm incomes forecast to drop almost 20% in 2026

Farm incomes forecast to drop almost 20% in 2026

It is predicted the majority of this decrease will be shouldered by dairy farms, with Teagasc economists estimating that incomes will fall on these farms by 42% on average to €80,000.

NEWS 5 November 2025

Farm incomes estimated to be up 33% on average this year

Farm incomes estimated to be up 33% on average this year

The new report from Teagasc economists shows farm incomes have improved in all sectors bar pigs.

NEWS 5 November 2025

No progress on Irish beef access to China

No progress on Irish beef access to China

Irish beef’s access was temporarily rescinded in October 2024 following an atypical case of BSE.

NEWS 5 November 2025

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