Farming

Tony Morning takes on the lamb classes and Best Butcher Pair judging at this year’s Championships.

Donegal auctioneer to take judge's seat at Royal Ulster Championships

Planning for Donegal artisan farm shop submitted

Planning sought for artisan farmshop between Ramelton and Letterkenny

A view of Lough Altan

Company applies for salmon farming licence on freshwater lake

In pictures: Donegal Pedigree Suffolk Breeders Show and Sale

Students Kayla Boyle, Amy Rawdon, Holly Meehan, and Catherine Byrne from St. Catherine's Vocational Secondary School, Killybegs were one of five schools announced to take part in the next instalment of the Certified Irish Angus Schools' Competition

Donegal secondary students presented with certified Irish Angus

The site for the National Ploughing Championships at Screggan

Simms family leads Donegal cohort in National Ploughing Championships

Green diesel, which can be legally used in agricultural vehicles and off-road construction machinery, is around 40 cent per litre cheaper than standard diesel

Green diesel crackdown as Donegal drivers rack up convictions

In pictures: Donegal man, 93, opens local farm museum for charity

In pictures: Donegal pedigree Suffolk Breeders show and sale

Michael Keegan on his grandfather's tractor

Wicklow farmer to drive 700km to Malin Head for suicide prevention

A file pic of oyster trestles on the foreshore

Government revokes Donegal oyster farm licence

Details on the workshop

DCU to hold support workshop for family members of farmers in Donegal

Over 29,200 premises in Co Donegal can avail of a high-speed connection today

Over 7,000 Donegal homes and businesses now connected to NBI network

Members of the Seafood Ireland Alliance (L-R): Aodh O'Donnell, CEO, Irish Fish Producers Organisation; Brendan Byrne, CEO, Irish Fish Processors and Exporters Association; Patrick Murphy, CEO, Irish South and West Fish Producers Organisation; John Lynch, CEO, Irish South and East Fish Producers Organisation; and Dominic Rihan, CEO, Killybegs Fishermen's Organisation

Fishermen warn 'the crisis in the industry is deepening'

Judging at a sunny Ardara Agricultural Show last year

Ardara Show expands to two days as deadline looms

Lawrence McNamee, second from left, and Raymond Barlow, second from right, in 2024

Donegal farmer takes up position of vice-chair at Aurivo Co-operative

The Commission, whose members include Donegal's Michelle Murphy, outlines 10 recommendations in its agriculture and land use report.

Donegal farmers need greater clarity and supports on climate change
New Just Transition Commission report recommends long-term funding mechanisms for farmers and payments for ecosystem services
Caoimhinn Barr

Biomethane is produced through the anaerobic digestion of organic materials, including agricultural feedstock, slurry and food waste, before being processed for use as a renewable replacement for natural gas.

Donegal biomethane plants awarded €4 million in Government funding

In pictures: Teagasc farm walk of Letterkenny farmer and finisher

WATCH: Meet the non-profit organisation providing a vital service at the Plough...

Over 14% of country's sheep recorded as being in Donegal

Donegal listed as Ireland’s most populous sheep county in 2025

Lakeland Dairies delivers €9.6 million to dairy famers in Donegal

Barn at Middle Illies, Ballymagan, Inishowen before and after conservation works supported by funding under the Heritage Council’s Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme

Grants available to conserve traditional farm buildings across Donegal

Seafood industry figures meet Ministers on fuel crisis measures

In pictures: Raphoe Livestock Mart Easter Lamb Show and Sale winners

Bord Bia chairman Larry Murrin

Donegal County Council seeks removal of Bord Bia chair Larry Murrin

Aodh O’Donnell, Brendan Byrne, Dominic Rihan, John Lynch and Patrick Murphy

'This is major progress' - Fishing industry welcomes €32 million EU mackerel dea...

With the difficulty in the Middle East, the cost of everything is rising; everything except beef, that is!

Local Farming: What is going on with Ireland’s factory beef price?
Inishowen Independent columnist James Strain is a beef farmer in Burnfoot. He is a specialist advisor with Inishowen Co-Op where he produces a regular newsletter, and is an occasional contributor to the Irish Farmers' Journal
James Strain

Aodh O’Donnell, CEO of the IFPO

Government intervention called for with 'fuel cost rises catastrophic for fishin...

The Ardara Show, which takes place in August, has received €8,400

Seven agricultural shows in Donegal have received funding totalling €59,400

Denis Faulkner believes that long-term environmental progress requires a strong strategic approach, beginning with education

Denis Faulkner: From Moville to the Middle East - a biodiversity vision of Done...

The initiative forms part of Ireland’s activities marking the International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026, a global initiative led by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations

Donegal woman a winner at International Year of the Woman Farmer Photo Competiti...

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Pearse Doherty

' Government need stand up for our fishing and coastal communities'

L-R: Donegal Senator Manus Boyle, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon and Donegal Cllr Michael Boyle. Photo: Manus Boyle Facebook

Minister for Agriculture’s Donegal visit highlights local research and innovatio...

AHI warns that speed is now of the essence if Ireland is to move decisively towards BVD freedom

Animal Health Ireland urges Donegal farmers to act fast on BVD eradication

Dr June Fanning, Republic of Ireland Chief Veterinary Officer, Minister Martin Heydon, TD, Minister Andrew Muir, Dr Brian Dooher Northern Ireland Chief Veterinary Officer. Photo: Philip Mulligan

New bovine tuberculosis cooperation project launched in Newtowncunningham

Oyster farmers tend to stock at Oisirí Oileán Cróine Teoranta in Dungloe Bay

Listening to oysters – Meet the Donegal farmer innovating with acoustics

For the 2026 season, no blue tags will be issued, meaning all rivers in Loughs Agency's area will operate on a catch-and-release basis until June 1

Loughs Agency reduces salmon tag allocation amid sharp decline in fish numbers

Protests outside Bord Bia offices in January

Calls made for Bord Bia Chairperson’s removal at Donegal MD meeting

Winners in abundance at Donegal Silage Awards with top prize for Wesley Hastings

In pictures: Animal Health Ireland's CalfCare hosted by Killygordon's Patrick Ke...

'The heartbeat of rural Ireland': Irish Tik Tok star delivers his verdict on the...

Gurteen College Agri-Sci students Cathal Doyle, Emily Needham and Martin McKeon, wore their wellies to launch Embrace FARM’s 3rd annual Wear Our Wellies (WOW) Day

Donegal communities encouraged to step into their wellies to support Embrace FAR...

Kinlough’s James Gallagher elected Chair of IFA Hill Farming Committee

The River Finn scheme is among a series of targeted initiatives designed to strengthen the ecological health and long-term resilience of important salmonid rivers

Loughs Agency invests €60,00 in Fisheries Improvement Works for River Finn

Establishment of the MAIU means that Ireland will now have a body staffed with a full-time, permanent team of investigators for marine accidents

Newly-established Marine Accident Investigation Unit announced

Last year's auction raised €50,000 for charity

Ardara’s Teague’s Bar to host 20th Annual Poor Farmers Association Auction

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn TD has demanded that the Minister for Fisheries, Timmy Dooley, present a battle plan for Ireland’s seafood industry

'Minister for Fisheries must present battle plan for Irish seafood at Oireachtas...

A CalfCare Roadshow event will take place in Killygordon

East Donegal farm to host CalfCare Roadshow event in January

This failure delivers a €94 million hit and threatens the survival of many Irish vessels and seafood businesses, says Aodh O’Donnell of the Irish Fish Producers Organisation

Fishing leaders say €94 million hit on Common Fisheries Policy is ‘a betrayal'

Ciaran Mullooly MEP warned that the outcome will devastate coastal communities and place thousands of jobs at ris

EU Fishing Council decision described as a 'body blow' to Irish Fishing Industry

To get things going, Barrie’s Portnoo Market Garden has donated €500

Portnoo Market Garden's Barrie Quinn sets up Christmas fundraiser for those in n...

In pictures: Successful annual Raphoe Mart Fatstock Show and Sale

Falcarragh farmer and Farming for Nature Ambassador, Seánie O'Baoill

Falcarragh farmer’s contribution in wildlife project helps Corncrake numbers sur...

Over 2,900 sheep farmers in Donegal will benefit from the allocation

Over €2.7 million allocated for Donegal sheep farmers under welfare scheme

Dominic Rihan, CEO of the Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO), warns that new quota proposals could cut opportunities for Ireland’s pelagic fleet by almost 50 per cent next season

‘Hundreds of jobs in Donegal and other coastal communities are now at risk’

Lifford man Jack Stevenson was awarded a trophy for winning Overall Student of the Year. Photo: Lorraine Teevan

Lifford man awarded Overall Student of the Year at Ballyhaise Agricultural Colle...

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