Groundbreakers: Diversifying the family farm

The Farming Week: Bord Bia review, €500m fertiliser support, beef price steadies

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: * Bord Bia governance review endorses chair Larry Murrin; * EU unveils €500m fertiliser support package; * Beef price steadies after 5 weeks of 10c/kg declines; * Govt to use EU presidency role to boost CAP funding; * 'Little overall improvement' in water quality in 2025 – EPA. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Groundbreakers: Diversifying the family farm

Ciara Stanley is running a beef enterprise and farm shop alongside her husband Robert in Tullow, Co. Carlow at Coppenagh House Farm. She is also an entrepreneur, running both a clothing brand and embroidery business. She spoke to Agriland about showing the realities of farming to consumers, the importance of diversification for her enterprise, and the supports that have helped her along the way. Groundbreakers, proudly supported by FBD, is highlighting the important role of women in farming.

The Farming Week: Beef price pressure continues, water quality inspections, greenway costs

The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week includes: * Over 32,000 farmers apply for fuel support scheme; * Pressure on beef prices continues; * Bord Bia board to meet to discuss governance review; * 43% of farms fail local authority water quality inspections; * Greenway projects costing €2m/km on average. Don’t forget to rate, review and follow The Farming Week, Agriland’s weekly review of Irish agriculture, and visit Agriland.ie for more.

Groundbreakers: Farming in Co. Galway

In the first instalment of Agriland's 'Groundbreakers' series, we meet a Co. Galway farmer who is passionate about representing women in agriculture and tackling the issues they face. Mona O'Donoghue Concannon runs a dairy, beef and suckler farm with her husband, brother and daughter near Tuam, Co. Galway. She is chair of the Women in Agriculture Stakeholders Group, which aims to improve inclusivity and gender balance in farming. She spoke to Agriland about the barriers facing women in the sector, what changes are needed, and why she decided to become a farmer representative. Groundbreakers, proudly supported by FBD, is highlighting the important role of women in farming.

AgriFocus: Who are the key players impacting beef markets?

In this episode of AgriFocus, Agriland editor Stella Meehan is joined by Matthijs Bremer and Manuelle Iamakami from DCA Market Intelligence to discuss the situation with beef markets and the continuing drop in beef price. DCA Market Intelligence, formerly DCA-Markets, is part of DCA Groep B.V. Since 2005, it has grown into a trusted Price Reporting Agency (PRA) with a mission to turn market developments into transparent, independent data and insights that support businesses across the food and agriculture industry. Beef price has taken a tumble in Ireland over the past few months and the impact of quotas in China and lower consumer demand due to cost, are having a big effect on the sector.