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What will 2026 hold for beef farmers?

Adam Woods takes a look ahead to 2026 and what it might hold for Irish beef farmers.

NEWS 14 January 2026

What will 2026 hold for beef farmers?

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€8.5m paid under latest schemes run

€8.5m paid under latest schemes run

SCHEMES 14 January 2026

Watch: Gorman flags CAP and Mercosur as IFA's two biggest battles in 2026

Watch: Gorman flags CAP and Mercosur as IFA's two biggest battles in 2026

NEWS 13 January 2026

France to vote against the Mercosur deal

France to vote against the Mercosur deal

France to vote against the Mercosur deal

NEWS 8 January 2026

Cracks appearing in coalition stance on Mercosur

Cracks appearing in coalition stance on Mercosur

Cracks appearing in coalition stance on Mercosur

NEWS 8 January 2026

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EU set to sign up to Mercosur

EU set to sign up to Mercosur

The EU-Mercosur trade deal has been 25 years in the making and could be signed next week.

NEWS 7 January 2026

Average income payment of €240/ha needed in next CAP - IFA

Average income payment of €240/ha needed in next CAP - IFA

The IFA is looking for the maximum average payment rate possible in area-based income supports in the next CAP, but warned that further national funds will be needed for other CAP schemes.

NEWS 7 January 2026

Farmer Writes: the great beef reset of 2025

Farmer Writes: the great beef reset of 2025

Beef farmers will look back favourably on 2025 writes Tommy Moyles as weather and markets combined to deliver an excellent year for the sector.

FARMER WRITES 7 January 2026

IGGG seeks coupled tillage payments in next CAP

IGGG seeks coupled tillage payments in next CAP

Coupled tillage payments and an organic scheme that opens annually are among the calls that have been made for the next CAP's funds to the Oireachtas agriculture committee.

NEWS 7 January 2026

EU pushes for Mercosur signing as Irish farmers take to streets

EU pushes for Mercosur signing as Irish farmers take to streets

Adam Woods takes a look at the latest developments in relation to the Mercosur trade deal ahead of this Saturday’s protest in Athlone.

EDITORIAL 7 January 2026

'Grave concerns' remain around Mercosur - minister

'Grave concerns' remain around Mercosur - minister

Minister Heydon said he will continue to engage with the Commission on Ireland’s concerns about the implications of Mercosur for the Irish agri-food sector this week.

NEWS 7 January 2026

Heydon and EU farm ministers to discuss next CAP with commissioner

Heydon and EU farm ministers to discuss next CAP with commissioner

Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon is travelling to Brussels to meet his colleagues on Wednesday for a number of bilateral meetings on both CAP and Mercosur.

NEWS 7 January 2026

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Consistency and calf health key to Offaly farmer’s success

For Offaly dairy and sheep farmers, husband-and-wife team Ann Maire Butterfield and Stephen McQuade, AAA Golden Maverick has always been part of the story.

Consistency and calf health key to Offaly farmer’s success

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