| Irish Farmers Journal | |
| Type: | Weekly |
| Format: | Tabloid |
| Owners: | The Agricultural Trust |
| Issn: | 2009-4604 |
| Headquarters: | Irish Farm Centre, Bluebell, Dublin 12 |
| Editor: | Jack Kennedy |
| Publishing Country: | ireland |
| Publishing City: | Dublin |
The Irish Farmers Journal is a weekly agricultural 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.[1] 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.[2]
It is owned by The Agricultural Trust, which also owns The Irish Field.[3] 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,[4] a model farm designed to test farming practices to improve efficiency.
Laois gardening expert Lily Champ has been a regular columnist for Irish Farmers Journal.[5]
Awards won by the Irish Farmers Journal include:
| Award | Year | Organisation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Excellence Award | 2018[6] | Newsbrands Ireland | |
| Media Brand of the Year | 2017[7] | Newsbrands Ireland |