At this year's National Ploughing Championships, Dairymaster will be providing information about energy-efficient milk cooling technology that it says can save the industry €171m over the next 10 years.

Now is an important time to watch out for invasive alien plant species on farms, according to the Teagasc Invasive Alien Species Working Group.

Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) president Joe Healy has written to the president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, to make the case for continued strong EU funding of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post-2020. 

Funding of €6.745m for Bord Bia to undertake additional activities to support the food and drink sector, in addressing market challenges relating to Brexit, has been announced by Minister Michael Creed.

The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) will launch an autumn campaign at the National Ploughing Championships next week to increase security awareness among farmers.

IFA national livestock chairman Angus Woods said farmers should not take lower quoted prices for cattle as factories are paying more to get stock.

Michael for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has announced the commencement of a review of the Agriculture Appeals Act, 2001.

Irish Farmers Association (IFA) president, Joe Healy, has warned that there is rising anger among cattle farmers over 'severe beef price cuts'.