Sheep
The 2016 lambing season has well and truly began with farmers across the country and the UK spending many hours of the day and night in the maternity shed.
World News
A Holstein calf in the US believes that he is a dog and even sits comfortably on his owner's couch. Goliath the calf even has his own Twitter account.
A goat by the name of Boxer has been made an honorary recruit of the New South Wales Rescue and Bomb Disposal Unit in Australia.
Grass
Silage 2015 is taking place across the country at the moment and while rain in places has led to problems with the first cut, that hasn't deterred people from posting photos on social media.
Sheep herding is helping to fill Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond's spare time now that Top Gear is off air for the moment.
Dairy
Milk quotas in Europe will be abolished this week. We take a look at the Twitter reaction to the end of milk quotas.
Agri-Business
Dublin student Martinn Cousins, from Crumlin, has won Agri Aware’s Holy Cow! competition.
Helen Meade from Killowen Farm talks to AgriLand about the company’s strong support local ethos and how it plays an essential role in its success.
Rural Life
Farmers Feed Families launched a social initiative this summer to raise awareness of daily life in farms across Ireland.
Other
Last week’s topic for #AgChatIRL was Rural Kids and the Farm focusing on children growing up in rural Ireland and as members of farm families.
Valerie Kingston of Glenilen Farm talks to AgriLand about the company’s meteoric success.
Each week AgChatIRL will review its debates on social media with AgriLand.
This week's farmer of the tweet: Hushabye Farm
IN FOCUS: AgriLand talks to Jack Rogers of Newgrange Gold on the challenges of promoting a new innovative product.
Farmers Feed Families launched a social initiative to raise awareness of daily life in farms across Ireland, this week its zwartbles ireland
Bord Bia has welcomed the news that Ireland's National Potato Day is trending worldwide on Twitter.
To celebrate National Potato Day Teagasc, will host a national social media workshop on growing potatoes, which will be open to everybody for a live Q&A session on 23 August from 1-2pm.
