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30% of ANC farmers stocked below 0.5 LU/ha

There has been some disagreement between farming organisations in the latest round of CAP reform as to what the stocking rate for claiming CAP payments should be.

NEWS 2 November 2026

30% of ANC farmers stocked below 0.5 LU/ha

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Minister Heydon to attend Tillage Day

Minister Heydon to attend Tillage Day

NEWS 1 November 2026

€500m restoration bill for blanket bog likely as State to scope out new funds

€500m restoration bill for blanket bog likely as State to scope out new funds

NEWS 30 October 2026

Opportunity to submit comments on TAMS investments extended

Opportunity to submit comments on TAMS investments extended

Opportunity to submit comments on TAMS investments extended

NEWS 30 October 2026

Inside the Farmers Journal: threat to ANC and Macra to grade Government on CAP

Inside the Farmers Journal: threat to ANC and Macra to grade Government on CAP

Inside the Farmers Journal: threat to ANC and Macra to grade Government on CAP

NEWS 29 October 2026

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Means-tested BISS payments move forward

Means-tested BISS payments move forward

Member states have backed Brussels' plans to wipe the entitlements' slate clean and to draw up new per hectare payment rates in the scheme that will take over from BISS.

NEWS 28 October 2026

Ireland could be forced to provide installation aid in next CAP

Ireland could be forced to provide installation aid in next CAP

EU member states are to push for mandatory income support top ups and installation aid for young farmers that take over during the next CAP.

NEWS 28 October 2026

'Farm stewardship' the new eco-buzzword as CAP payments face a rethink

'Farm stewardship' the new eco-buzzword as CAP payments face a rethink

Environmental ambition in the next CAP will be encompassed within Farm Stewardship, but detail as to what that means is very sketchy as yet.

NEWS 28 October 2026

IFA hosts national lobby event on CAP

IFA hosts national lobby event on CAP

President Francie Gorman reiterated that any cuts to funding would be 'devastating'.

NEWS 28 October 2026

Editorial: rural Ireland report

Editorial: rural Ireland report

The last thing rural Ireland needs is another report sitting on a shelf.

VIEWPOINTS 28 October 2026

Crop and disease insurance included in new CAP

Crop and disease insurance included in new CAP

Risk management and crisis support will be significantly elevated in the next CAP, although it looks like individual member state governments will be left paying for such schemes

NEWS 28 October 2026

Taoiseach talks solar in a storm

Taoiseach talks solar in a storm

The Macra conference in Adare saw the Taoiseach speaking during storm Boelo, advocating for more support for solar on farms.

DEALER 28 October 2026

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