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Firm founded by Fermanagh man acquired by Irish engineering group

Firm founded by Fermanagh man acquired by Irish engineering group

Profit boost for beef processor despite soaring cattle prices

One of the largest beef processors in the UK and Ireland has reported pre-tax profits of more than £20 million for 2025. Foyle Food Group Holdings, which is a family owned business...

FRS Solutions Group Society rebrands as Feirm Co-op

FRS Solutions Group Society has confirmed it will now be known as Feirm Co-op, bringing together its Farm Solutions, Buyrite Solutions and Magenta Direct businesses under the Feirm...

Young Wicklow farmer to receive mini-flock worth more than €2,500 under Flocks of the Future initiative

Watchdog invites views on proposed sale of Wicklow poultry firm Glenhaven to Manor Farm owner

Family-owned Wicklow chicken firm sold in €127m deal

Glenhaven Foods, the Wicklow-based family business which specialises in frozen breaded chicken products, has been sold to Scandi Standard for €127 million. Once the deal goes throu...

Tirlán honours retired milk suppliers at special event

Tirlán welcomed retired milk suppliers from across Northern Ireland, Monaghan, Meath and Louth to a special breakfast event in Virginia, Co. Cavan recently to recognise their value...

Farm Fresh Surges Ahead with Bigger Dairy Herd

Kenanga Research reports that Farm Fresh Berhad (FFB) is fast‑tracking its regional growth, driven by a larger‑than‑expected dairy herd expansion in Pahang, the launch of a new ice...

Calls for more flexible slurry spreading periods in Northern Ireland

Farmers for Action (FFA) is calling the introduction of more flexible slurry spreading periods in Northern Ireland. “Rigid closed periods just don’t work,” stressed the organisatio...

Hundreds of farmers rally at Stormont over Tyrone cattle cull

Hundreds of farmers from across Northern Ireland gathered at Stormont today (August 10) to protest against a Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) enforc...

Gallery: Emyvale farmer gears up for in-calf heifer sale at Ballybay Mart

The Emyvale, Co. Monaghan-based McAnenly Family is busy preparing for its annual in-calf heifer sale later this month. Titled: ‘Mables 2026 in-calf heifer sale’, it will take place...

Tipperary farm hosts Irish British Friesian Club open evening 

Henry, Yvonne, Sam, and Jane Dudley of the Dekeana Herd in Co. Tipperary welcomed large crowds to their farm for the Irish British Friesian Club’s annual open evening.  The Dudley...

Sheepdogs, food and family fun set for Stuart Hall Estate

Sheepdogs, food and family fun set for Stuart Hall Estate

How a feedlot became the next step for a growing family farming business

For the Dearden and Durack families buying an established feedlot near Roma four years ago offered a pathway to reducing market volatility, capturing more value and building a more...

Building better cows from Day 1 on a Limerick dairy farm

Achieving average weaning weights of 112kg does not happen by accident. For Patrick and Valerie Sheehy, it starts with meticulous calf management, high-quality nutrition and invest...

Dairy focus: Maintaining performance during the drought in Wexford

Patrick Fortune is maintaining strong farm performance figures despite the current drought conditions in Co. Wexford. Fortune, who is milking 185 cows just outside Adamstown, is a...

Dairy focus: A look inside the gates of Shinagh dairy farm

Shinagh Dairy Farm recently celebrated its fifteenth year of operation, welcoming farmers from across west Co. Cork and further afield to view its internal operations. The farm, ow...

Tirlán launches farm network under new FarmElevate initiative

Tirlán has announced the eight dairy farm families that have been selected as inaugural ‘Lighthouse Farms’. These farms will take part in the new five-year ‘FarmElevate’ programme...

Forage maize yields of up to 18t/ac projected for mid-Ulster

While some forage maize crops have been impacted by heat stress, those in the mid-Ulster area are on track to produce record yields: 18t/ac in some cases. Fane Valley agronomist, C...

Investing in efficiency and the future of dairy farming in Wexford

Located in Co. Wexford, the Whelan family dairy enterprise has evolved from humble beginnings into a highly efficient and progressive farming operation spanning three farms and mil...

Antrim demo hill farm turning to tech to boost output

The benefits of managing hill farms proactively have been confirmed by research and development work carried out in Northern Ireland. This approach allows for balancing the food ou...

Cork calf-to-beef farm walk to focus on profitability and winter fodder

DairyBeef500 participant James O’Sullivan will be hosting a farm walk at his farm located at Myross, near Union Hall, Co. Cork on September 3 at 5:30p.m. James has increased profit...

Young farmer event views beef systems and visits Kepak Kilbeggan site

A group of young farmers from across Ireland recently met to view different beef systems and visit the Kepak Kilbeggan site in Co. Westmeath. The group are participating in the Kep...

Roscommon young suckler/sheep farmer insight on factory ‘KT group’

Farming between Four Roads and Athleague in Co. Roscommon is James Fitzmaurice. Fitzmaurice is farming in partnership with his father Willie and the duo run a suckler-to-beef opera...