Irish Farmers Monthly

15/04/2026

How can Ireland’s historic buildings help rebuild thriving rural communities?

It’s a key focus of today’s conversations at the RDS Finding Common Ground festival session: Revitalising Rural Communities Through Our Heritage Assets.

10/04/2026

Cathal Bohane, head of InTouch Nutrition at Alltech says that pre-breeding checks this month (April) are the most cost-effective ways to protect pregnancy rates.

08/04/2026

We are delighted to be present at Alltech HQ in Dunboyne this morning for the screening of 'World Without Cows Irleand - The Pasture Paradox'.

07/04/2026

In the Irish Farm Machinery Yearbook, our lead interview is with FTMTA president, Jennifer Ryall – the association's first female president – who discusses her route to the helm of the association, and her presidency goals.

IFP Media
Noel Dunne
Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association Ltd. (FTMTA)

07/04/2026

Our April issue is out now! This month: Matt O'Keeffe interviews Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon; we have a really interesting feature about bioeconomy policy and what we can learn from other EU countries; agri-economist, Ciaran Fitzgerald looks at the constraints on Irish dairy; and, in our regular 'What Does the Vet Say?' feature, we take a look at all the latest news in the veterinary and animal health world. Subscribe today, here: https://www.irishfarmersmonthly.com/store

07/04/2026

Did you know that for almost three decades, IFP Media – led by members of the Irish Farmers Monthly team – has published the Irish Farm Machinery Yearbook?
This is the 28th edition of this annual machinery bible that celebrates our successful machinery sector and all the cogs that keep it turning.
In association with the Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association (FTMTA), our most recent issue is out now, available here for just €10: www.irishfarmersmonthly.com/store and is also on sale in select newsagents around the country. Be sure to pick up your copy now!

Noel Dunne
Farm Tractor and Machinery Trade Association Ltd. (FTMTA)

05/04/2026

From all at Irish Farmers Monthly, we’d like to wish our readers a very happy Easter. Thank you for the hard work and dedication you show day in, day out.

28/03/2026

The clocks are going forward at 1am - longer days and brighter evenings are officially here.
Here’s to making the most of the extra daylight 🌞 🚜 🐄 🐑

27/03/2026

FBD Insurance has launched a new nationwide safety competition giving quad-bike operators the chance to win a high-quality helmet.

The four-week ‘Heads Up’ campaign encourages farmers and quad-bike users to showcase their everyday safety practices by sharing photos or videos demonstrating safe quad-bike use, from wearing helmets to carrying out regular maintenance, using the hashtag . The competition is running now until April 19.

Get sharing and good luck!

FBD Insurance

🚜 We’re giving away 40 quad bike helmets to farmers who show us their safe quad bike habits!

Snap a photo or video of your safe set-up, maybe you're checking the tire pressure on your quad bike or showing us how you maintain your quad bike. Enter the draw using .

Let’s get every farmer home safe.

For full terms and conditions, click here fbd.ie/quad-bike-competition/terms/
https://bit.ly/4rxKPh8

17/03/2026

Happy St Patrick’s Day! From all of us at Irish Farmers Monthly, have a lovely day celebrating ☘️

06/02/2026

This month in Irish Farmers Monthly: beef trends, the EU Parliament holds the line on Mercosur, and we focus on calf health, from early-life management to profitable breeding. Plus: farm safety, bluetongue advice, Matt Ryan's management hints, Damien's Letter from Brussels, and expert opinion from editor Matt O'Keeffe. Don't miss it!

Alltech
ICMSA
FBD Insurance