Noel Bardon

nbardon@farmersjournal.ie

Farm emissions 3.8% lower in third quarter of 2025 than same period in 2024

The driving factors behind a fall in farm sector emissions in Q3 2025 was a contraction of cattle herds and a drop in fertiliser sales, EPA figures show.

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 10 February 2026

Farm emissions 3.8% lower in third quarter of 2025 than same period in 2024

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Zwartbles ewe pops out healthy quintuplets in Mayo

Zwartbles ewe pops out healthy quintuplets in Mayo

NEWS 9 February 2026

IFA wants to meet Oireachtas committee to discuss Murrin’s remarks

IFA wants to meet Oireachtas committee to discuss Murrin’s remarks

NEWS 9 February 2026

Nurse and part-time farmer raises €125,000 cycling from Roscommon to Sydney

Nurse and part-time farmer raises €125,000 cycling from Roscommon to Sydney

Nurse and part-time farmer raises €125,000 cycling from Roscommon to Sydney

NEWS 9 February 2026

Nine breaches of Bord Bia QA logo use found in last five years

Nine breaches of Bord Bia QA logo use found in last five years

NEWS 9 February 2026

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Minister Healy-Rae accuses IFA of hitching itself to Sinn Féin’s wagon

Minister Healy-Rae accuses IFA of hitching itself to Sinn Féin’s wagon

Day 10 of the IFA's protests heard Michael Healy-Rae warning the IFA that it is being used by Sinn Féin.

NEWS 3 February 2026

No sign of truce between IFA and Bord Bia

No sign of truce between IFA and Bord Bia

The IFA's protest at Bord Bia's offices have escalated as Larry Murrin remains in situ as Bord Bia's chairman.

NEWS 3 February 2026

Commission holds cards tight on Mercosur

Commission holds cards tight on Mercosur

While the Commission has a mandate to provisionally implement Mercosur before EU courts give their ruling on the matter, no decision has yet been taken, according to Hansen.

NEWS 3 February 2026

Meat factories throw support behind Larry Murrin

Meat factories throw support behind Larry Murrin

The meat factory lobby group likened its members sourcing of food ingredients from overseas to the Irish farm sector’s 'importation of fertilisers and feed'.

NEWS 3 February 2026

Over 1,500 cattle and sheep on farms where bluetongue was found

Over 1,500 cattle and sheep on farms where bluetongue was found

Bluetongue was confirmed in a farm near Duncannon, Co Wexford, having been found in an animal moved from a herd near Blackwater earlier this month.

NEWS 3 February 2026

Watch: IFA vows to ‘escalate from every day here on’ at Bord Bia

Watch: IFA vows to ‘escalate from every day here on’ at Bord Bia

The IFA's protest at Bord Bia's head offices show no signs of de-escalation, despite Minister's Heydon's calls for an easing of tensions.

NEWS 3 February 2026

Farmers on pensions should get TAMS or ACRES, but not BISS - Hansen

Farmers on pensions should get TAMS or ACRES, but not BISS - Hansen

Commissioner Hansen has said that plans to axe CAP income supports for farmers receiving a pension would not affect their ability to draw down agri-environmental payments or investment aid.

NEWS 3 February 2026

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Survey of food and drink producers directly informs our work

An Rialálaí Agraibhia (Agri-Food Regulator) today issued a reminder to food and beverage producers across Ireland to complete its survey.

Survey of food and drink producers directly informs our work

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