The ''Irish Farmers Journal'' is a weekly newspaper (published Thursdays) which provides farming news, specialist advice, market data and country living features to the Irish agricultural industry. As of October 2019, it reportedly had a weekly readership of 263,000. It is the largest selling agricultural publication in both Ireland and the UK, and it had a weekly circulation sale of 62,226 copies at the end of 2018.
It is owned by The Agricultural Trust, which also owns ''
The Irish Field
The Irish Field is an Irish bloodstock, racing and sport horse publication. Established in 1870 and originally known as the ''Irish Sportsman and Farmer'', it was published by ''The Irish Times'' from the 1930s until 2013. The publication was acqu ...
''.
The Irish Farmers Journal is the only agricultural publication which operates as a legal Trust.
Its ownership structure provides it with the ability to make significant investments in editorial content. An example of this is Tullamore Farm, a model farm designed to test farming practices to improve efficiency.
Laois
County Laois ( ; gle, Contae Laoise) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medi ...
gardening expert
Lily Champ has been a regular columnist for ''Irish Farmers Journal''.
Awards
Awards won by the ''Irish Farmers Journal'' include:
References
External links
*{{official, http://www.farmersjournal.ie
Agriculture in Ireland
Dairy farming in Ireland
Weekly newspapers published in Ireland
Publications established in 1948
1948 establishments in Ireland
Irish news websites