Irish Independent - Farming - 4 Nov 2025

Table of content - Irish Independent - Farming (4 Nov 2025)

Helmets save lives – so why won’t Irish farmers wear them?
King of the hill New INHFA chief: ‘We should not be reliant on food imports to feed ourselves’
Presidential ‘race’ shows IFA has lost the power to sway rural voters
Halloween showed there’s more money in fear and Instagram than beef or barley
Suckler herd KPIS falling short of national targets
No convictions under quad bike regulations
Why won’t Irish farmers wear helmets?
Farmer tried to shield farm with ‘bogus’ separation deed
Drive to succeed
Mercosur deal risks ‘EU food safety and incomes’ – MEP
Vast share of land sales excluded from CSO figures
‘The real effect will be felt next spring’: Dairy farmers brace for milk price crisis
Halloween can be terrifyingly good business
Government backs off further fertiliser cuts after Teagasc says farms ‘at breaking point’
Slurry storage, nutrient rules and new checks: Inside the proposed changes to Ireland’s next nitrates plan
Presidential procession shows IFA has lost power to sway rural voters
There’s nothing wrong with wanting more – big ambition lifts all of us, so stop the begrudgery
‘I already sold land to pay my divorce settlement – can my ex-wife still look for more money?’
‘We’re not feeding ourselves’ – Why new INHFA head says Ireland’s food security model needs a rethink
‘We’re not feeding ourselves’ – Why new INHFA head says Ireland’s food security model needs a rethink
How this accountant runs his suckler farm like ‘a business, not a hobby’
How this accountant runs his suckler farm like ‘a business, not a hobby’
Cobwebs and smoke bombs – how we gear up for winter finishing
How can we market our produce better if our system falls between organic and conventional?
Nitrates results are a mystery to me
Era of cheap food is over – blame population growth, not farmers
Cull cow numbers surge as wet weather pushes more stock to marts
Lamb trade holds firm as kill remains 20pc down on last year
Farmers urged to hold out as factories probe for cheaper cattle
IN THE KNOW
AROUND THE SHEEP MARTS
€2.5m for 220ac Connemara estate on its own private peninsula
80ac of ‘some of the best land in the country’ near Adare guided at €1.5m
268ac Oatlands Farm sells for reputed €4.5m
Meath property with extensive farm buildings sells for over €16,000/ac
€31,700/ac paid for 31ac Kilkenny grass holding
30ac Kerry farm with equine yard for €370k
Why this family built Ireland’s first multi-tier organic hen house
The sweet feed that soured – a vet’s warning on the dangers of overdoing beet
How Irish dairy and meat can and must win over Gen Z – one Tiktok at a time

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