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Trump threatens 200% tariffs on EU whiskey and alcohol

Last year, Ireland exported just shy of €900m worth of alcoholic beverages to the US.

13 March 2025 NEWS

Tillage Podcast: fine weather, new products and malt

On this week’s tillage podcast, we get down to practical agronomy on fertiliser, herbicides and fungicides and we hear from the malting barley meeting.

13 March 2025 NEWS

Map: new research estimates that 30% of country is covered by peaty soils

Low-flying aircraft were able to determine whether a soil was peaty, based on differing levels of radiation detected above peats v non-peats.

13 March 2025 CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT

Tipperary Cheese Company must pay €7,440 after 2023 slurry pollution incident

The 2023 incident was found to be caused by slurry flow into a tributary of the River Suir.

13 March 2025 NEWS

Farmer views: ‘stars aren’t the be all and end all’

We asked suckler farmers to give their opinions on the row between the breed societies and the ICBF star rating system.

13 March 2025 NEWS

Farmer fears over rewetting to the fore in Athlone

Over 250 farmers attended an IFA meeting about peat soils on Thursday last.

13 March 2025 CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT

Beef quotes edge closer to €8/kg

Adam Woods takes a look at some of the reasons beef markets are so hot right now.

12 March 2025 MARKETS

Minister rules out interim ACRES payment

IFA Connacht chair Brendan Golden called for the interim payment to be made to farmers in ACRES.

12 March 2025 SCHEMES

€20/hogget taken from farmers’ pockets

IFA sheep Chair Adrian Gallagher has criticised the actions of factories and stated that it will have serious long term implications for the sheep sector.

12 March 2025 MARKETS