The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:

• Fuel Income Support Scheme for farmers and contractors opens;
• Landowners slam greenway policy at committee hearing;
• How are beef and sheep prices looking this week?
• No formal EU scheme proposed for voluntary cuts in milk output;
• Over 2,200 TAMS applications refused after ranking and selection;
• Almost 93,000 BISS applications submitted to DAFM as deadline nears;
• Ploughing 2027 to be pushed back by a week due to Ryder Cup;
• Tipperary-based milk driver claims Tirlán recognition award.

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Inheritance and retirement continue to drive Irish farmland sales according to a major new report.

The latest Annual Agricultural Land Market Review Outlook 2026 report produced by Teagasc and the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) highlights that succession and probate sales "are among the most common sources of land coming to market".

This year’s annual survey, the 13th in the series, provides an analysis of Ireland’s agricultural land market performance in 2025.

It shows that farmland values for poor quality and good quality land last year were €6,963 per acre and €14,126 on average, respectively.

The report also identifies that rental values in 2025 also rose by 10% on average across all farming uses.

Find out what drove agricultural land trends last year and what’s the current state of the Irish agricultural land market in 2026 in this podcast with Francess McDonnell and Dr. Frank Harrington, chair of the SCSI’s Rural Agency and Discipline Lead of Real Estate and Valuations at TU Dublin.

In the latest episode of Agriland's limited podcast series "the Dairy Trail", technical dairy specialist, Cathal O'Shea visited the farm of Kieran Lynch in Macroom Co. Cork.

The Lynch family is a milking just over 300 water buffalos as well as rearing all replacements and stock bulls themselves.

The farm does not supply any milk co-op, with all the milk processed into cheese and yogurt on farm.

Kieran talks us through the decision of ditching the cows for buffalo, as well as explaining the what is involved in farming a herd of buffalo, from breeding and calving, to grassland management and cheese making.

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:

• Details of €100 million Fuel Support Scheme revealed;
• ICOS warns of 'enormous financial challenge' to secure fertiliser for 2027;
• Call for flat-rate addition to align with livestock VAT rate;
• Farm plastics recycling shake up to give farmers more choice;
• Bluetongue cases now confirmed in 7 counties;
• What is the latest outlook for land prices and rents?
• Glanbia, Carbery and Kerry Group announce financial results;
• Aurivo and Tirlán present awards for milk quality;
• BISS applications surpass 78,000 as deadline approaches.

Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

In the latest episode of Agriland's limited podcast series "the Dairy Trail", technical dairy specialist, Cathal O'Shea visited the farm of Michael Guinan in Co. Offaly.

Michael is milking 118 Montbéliarde cows through two robotic milking machines just outside of Tullamore alongside his wife Concepta, and his son Kevin.

He talks us through the decision of moving to robotic units back in 2021, and how they have integrated in to the farm system since. 

We hear about the upcoming breeding season, and the criteria used to deliver optimum calves that suit the system.

Michael also talks us through his grazing season so far and how he has got on with spreading nutrients beside the Grand Canal. 

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:

• EU state aid flexibility on fuel costs;
• News from Brussels on next CAP;
• Leo Varadkar in hot water over rural comments;
• Danny Healy-Rae kicked off agriculture committee;
• Tirlán CEO on international volatility;
• Week 2 of new TB rules in marts;
• Key updates on farm schemes.

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One of Ireland’s biggest dairy powerhouses, Ornua, has just reported a solid year with turnover up to €3.5 billion and profits which held firm despite turbulent global markets.

The Kerrygold owner pumped over €1.8 billion back into Irish co-ops and also paid out €74.3 million in member bonuses, which highlights its role at the heart of the country’s rual economy.

Meanwhile, Kerrygold continues its global march, smashing through $1 billion sales mark in the US and landing in more homes than ever before.

Find out more in this podcast about how Ornua is doubling down on its international ambitions - while insisting there’s still huge untapped potential in Irish dairy - with Agriland editor, Stella Meehan and Conor Galvin, CEO, Ornua.

In the latest episode of Agriland's limited podcast series "the Dairy Trail", technical dairy specialist, Cathal O'Shea visited the farm of Edel and Domnic Curtin in Co. Clare.

The Curtins run a busy operation, balancing the dairy herd alongside shift work, with both Domnic and Edel active members of An Garda Síochána

We chat to the duo about their farm system, navigating a tough grazing season, planning for the upcoming breeding season, as well as reflecting on the recent calving season. 

And with three children on the farm, we hear about the farms desire for top notch safety, which has led them to their recent decision to install an underpass.

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:

• Fuel supports announced but Healy-Rae resigns;
• New TB changes come into effect;
• Dairy industry players announce March milk prices and financial results;
• Key schemes for dairy beef and forestry;
• Agriland catches up with Clarkson's Farm star Kaleb Cooper.

Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes:

• Soaring fuel prices spark nationwide protests;
• Contractors call on government to tackle rising fuel costs;
• Fertiliser market set for ‘prolonged tight supply’;
• Should farmers should keep spreading fertiliser despite high prices?
• New TB changes at the mart from Monday, April 13;
• €750,000 earmarked to restore and safeguard traditional farm buildings.

Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.