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EU backs Denmark’s €1bn plan to take farms out of production

Denmark can now proceed with a voluntary scheme that will pay farmers to permanently take their farmland out of agricultural use.

NEWS 13 February 2026

EU backs Denmark’s €1bn plan to take farms out of production

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EU adopts new rules to turn slurry into 'RENURE'

EU adopts new rules to turn slurry into 'RENURE'

NEWS 12 February 2026

Watchdog sounds the alarm on next CAP

Watchdog sounds the alarm on next CAP

NEWS 11 February 2026

Airport cap rises, CAP shrinks

Airport cap rises, CAP shrinks

Airport cap rises, CAP shrinks

DEALER 11 February 2026

CAP payments and entitlements in the firing line

CAP payments and entitlements in the firing line

CAP payments and entitlements in the firing line

LAND REPORT 8 February 2026

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Pressure increases for early Mercosur implementation

Pressure increases for early Mercosur implementation

The European Commission has the power to provisionally implement the controversial trade deal

NEWS 16 January 2026

Market Digest: stories from around the world

Market Digest: stories from around the world

Brief news snippets from the UAE, United States, India and New Zealand.

WORLD 16 January 2026

Plans to abolish standalone budget ongoing

Plans to abolish standalone budget ongoing

While Minister Heydon opposes the Commission's 'single fund' proposals, he said there has been no indication that they can be derailed at EU-level.

NEWS 16 January 2026

What’s next for proposed EU regulations on animal transport?

What’s next for proposed EU regulations on animal transport?

The proposals remain in the legislative negotiating phase and could come to the fore in the second half of 2026 during Ireland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union.

CALVES 16 January 2026

Opinion: farmer faith is crucial to Bord Bia

Opinion: farmer faith is crucial to Bord Bia

There's a lot going on in the world, so maybe the revelation that the chair of Bord Bia is CEO of a company that uses a little Brazilian beef shouldn't matter. But it does to farmers.

OPINION 16 January 2026

Government must get €5.6bn to hold CAP funding level

Government must get €5.6bn to hold CAP funding level

Under the current CAP proposals, Ireland must scrape together a combined €5.6bn in tax revenue, or non-allocated EU funds, if farming is to hold its current CAP funding levels after 2027.

NEWS 16 January 2026

Mercosur would not prevent EU ban on Brazilian beef on food safety grounds

Mercosur would not prevent EU ban on Brazilian beef on food safety grounds

A Commission official has claimed that the EU-Mercosur free trade deal will not hinder any future EU bid to ban South American beef, if the move is justified on food safety or animal health grounds.

NEWS 16 January 2026

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A message from Bord Bia to Irish farmers and growers

Bord Bia addresses the concerns and misinformation that have been raised in recent weeks.

A message from Bord Bia to Irish farmers and growers

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