Mixed success for ag on visa speed-up to catch harvest
Some growers got workers in weeks, others watched applications sit idle — the gap came down to timing, region and visa type, not luck.
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New vision technology delivers cut-to-carcase traceability
Before a boning room buys into cut-to-carcase vision tracking, here's what it actually costs, where it breaks, and who it leaves behind.
Kiwis’ wings clipped by Aussie blades in historic shearing match
A rare Australian blade-shearing win raises a real question: how is the sport actually scored, and why has New Zealand ruled it for 15…
Australia-China red meat partnership strengthens through industry exchange
An MoU sounds like a breakthrough, but it changes none of the tariffs, quotas or plant suspensions that actually move farmgate prices.
Further bluetongue cases confirmed in Ireland
Ireland's 28 herd cases are small next to NI and GB outbreaks, but movement rules, vaccine gaps and trade risk need action now.
Mixed and breezy weather ahead with spells of rain and showers
Here's what actually threatens plans this week — and what doesn't — across the Wednesday night rain and Atlantic coastal wind warnings.
Farm groups warn of CAP threat in new EU budget proposal
A 20% CAP cut sounds abstract until you put it against the €300bn baseline — here's what the gap actually looks like.
Annual global milk supply forecast to increase by 2.2% in 2026
A 2.2% supply rise sounds modest, but the regional split behind it decides whether your milk price holds or slides into 2027.
Over 20% decline in new tractors licensed in September
A 23% September drop and an 11% year-to-date rise can't both be the real story — here's how to read the gap before you…
Could a new shipping option be on the horizon for Irish cattle exporters?
A Cork vessel might ease cattle export pressure, but if calves are excluded, the spring 2027 bottleneck barely moves.