Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD, has announced the awarding of €1.18 million in funding to 46 farm safety, health and wellbeing projects. Farmer health and wellbeing checks, livestock handling training and tractor driving safety awareness training for children 14 years of age and older are among some of the 46 […]
Carlow man Brian Fitzpatrick, who has been running a thriving family dairy enterprise in County Kildare for the past six years, picked up the prestigious Career Farm Management Award at the 2025 Young Farmer of the Year Awards. Brian was not slow to dedicate the award to the entire team working alongside him at Castlefarm […]
Building on the success of last year’s inaugural event, Coolmore Careers Fair returned to Fethard Town Park on Thursday 23 April. Hosted in association with Fethard Patrician Presentation Secondary School, the event highlights the diverse range of career opportunities available within the Coolmore Group, spanning bloodstock, farming, sustainability, trades, tourism, hospitality, and business paths such […]
Celebrating 40 years in business, Phil Bennis & Sons Ltd is a leading name in the supply and installation of quality equipment to the pig industry. Based in Patrickswell, Co. Limerick, the family-run business sources and imports state-of-the-art equipment and machinery from around the world for supply to some of Ireland’s most successful meat and pig producers. Having […]
Screen Potatoes Ltd is a family-run enterprise in Co. Wexford which grows some of the tastiest potatoes in Ireland. The business is fronted by brothers-in-law Jason O’Leary and John Kelly who are passionate about growing and supplying products of the highest quality. The old saying, ‘the early bird catches the worm’ could have easily been […]
Valleyview Farm is a family-run enterprise in Riverstick, Co. Cork renowned for producing premium potatoes, seasonal vegetables and free-range eggs. Passionate about producing and supplying products of the highest quality, Jason Bryan runs the farm along with his wife Helga and five children, one full-time employee, one part-time employee and seasonal workers. Jason and Helga’s oldest […]
Teagasc researcher Dr. Cliona Ryan has received the BISAS Communication in Marketing Excellence Award for her innovative campaign translating complex genomic research into practical tools for farmers. Dr. Ryan’s work addresses a largely unrecognised issue in livestock: chromosomal abnormalities that leave animals appearing normal but often result in infertility or premature death. Her research, spanning […]
New Holland’s reputation for innovative design with practical benefits has been recognized once more with one of the design industry’s most important global prizes, an iF Design Award 2026, granted to the advanced Hybrid Telehandler prototype that made its world debut at Agritechnica 2025. iF Design was founded in 1953, and just one year later […]
John Deere is adding three new high-horsepower tractor models to its 8R and 8RX series, with rated engine outputs of 440 hp, 490 hp and 540 hp. The models are designed for the demands of heavy draft applications and long working days typical of large European farm operations. All models are equipped with the JD14 13.6 […]
A family-run Irish farm with a difference, Clonfert Pet Farm in Kildare is certainly all about the animals that live there and it was telling that this exceptional and unique enterprise came up trumps at the 2025 Family Business Awards. Animals and family are to the front and centre of everything that Clonfert Farm is all about. Located in the heart of the […]
