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Meat factories want next CAP to go big on headage to shore up supplies

Meat factories have told the Oireachtas that 2025 has been one of their most difficult years and that CAP funds should be focused on what it deemed ‘commercial’ farmers.

NEWS 20 December 2025

Meat factories want next CAP to go big on headage to shore up supplies

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Independent Ireland to hold anti-Mercosur protest in Athlone

Independent Ireland to hold anti-Mercosur protest in Athlone

NEWS 19 December 2025

Mercosur signing to be delayed - Ursula von der Leyen

Mercosur signing to be delayed - Ursula von der Leyen

NEWS 18 December 2025

Irish farm organisations attend protest in Brussels

Irish farm organisations attend protest in Brussels

Irish farm organisations attend protest in Brussels

NEWS 18 December 2025

Watch: farmer protest in Brussels

Watch: farmer protest in Brussels

Watch: farmer protest in Brussels

NEWS 18 December 2025

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Uncertain future for ACRES in next CAP - IFA

Uncertain future for ACRES in next CAP - IFA

Damien McDonald said due to potential CAP budget cuts and the funding needed for Ireland’s Nature Restoration Plan, an agri-environment scheme could lose out.

NEWS 3 December 2025

Mixed fortunes in EU outlook as Mercosur looms in background

Mixed fortunes in EU outlook as Mercosur looms in background

EU Agri-Food Days event hears of a mixed outlook for agri-food commodities in the decade ahead.

NEWS 3 December 2025

Italy poised to join France in bid to block Mercosur

Italy poised to join France in bid to block Mercosur

The news comes as farmers from across Europe, including Ireland, are making their way to Brussels to protest over the trade agreement, CAP proposals and red tape in farming.

NEWS 3 December 2025

Watch: IFA president departs Farm Centre bound for Brussels protest

Watch: IFA president departs Farm Centre bound for Brussels protest

The protest is focused on three main issues: the CAP budget, the Mercosur trade deal and excessive red tape in farming.

NEWS 3 December 2025

Opinion: CAP, not Mercosur or nitrates, will determine viability of farming

Opinion: CAP, not Mercosur or nitrates, will determine viability of farming

Next week's CAP protest is about the brass tacks issue of funding for farmers across the next 10 years, but Micheál Martin and the Irish Government are walking a fine line in Brussels these days.

OPINION 3 December 2025

€47m in SCEP payments commence to 14,983 farmers

€47m in SCEP payments commence to 14,983 farmers

The payments have been made to 94% of current participants in the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme.

NEWS 3 December 2025

Future of farming belongs to those who define it, not defend it

Future of farming belongs to those who define it, not defend it

Irish farmers must stop reacting to criticism and start shaping the story of agriculture themselves. Credibility, public trust, and policy influence all depend on it, writes Niall Hurson.

OPINION 3 December 2025

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FJDynamics expands into Irish market with auto-steering systems

Precision agriculture market leader FJDynamics has joined forces with local farming firms Fossland Services (Ireland) and Stuart Dubois AgriSystems (Northern Ireland).

FJDynamics expands into Irish market with auto-steering systems

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