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New CAP proposals would allow farm income supports to be set as low as €90/ha

The draft member states' text on the next EU budget would allow farm income supports to be set at a level averaging as low as €90/ha in what is to take over from BISS and CRISS.

NEWS 12 October 2026

New CAP proposals would allow farm income supports to be set as low as €90/ha

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No lift for CAP budget in Irish compromise proposal

No lift for CAP budget in Irish compromise proposal

NEWS 10 October 2026

Organic processing development needed as next step

Organic processing development needed as next step

NEWS 7 October 2026

IFA president meets farm leaders in Brussels on CAP campaign

IFA president meets farm leaders in Brussels on CAP campaign

IFA president meets farm leaders in Brussels on CAP campaign

NEWS 7 October 2026

676 farms stop growing tillage crops in 2026

676 farms stop growing tillage crops in 2026

676 farms stop growing tillage crops in 2026

NEWS 7 October 2026

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Doubts cast on CAP sign-off during Irish presidency

Doubts cast on CAP sign-off during Irish presidency

A senior German MEP felt that it was unlikely that the next CAP will be signed off by the end of the year and a transition period between the current and next CAP is likely.

NEWS 2 October 2026

Editorial: winter finishing concern

Editorial: winter finishing concern

The effect of reducing CAP supports on winter finishing was also spoken about.

VIEWPOINTS 2 October 2026

Budget 2027: funding for livestock schemes unchanged

Budget 2027: funding for livestock schemes unchanged

Funding of €131m has been allocated to cover schemes including the beef and sheep welfare schemes, SCEP, sheep improvement scheme and dairy-beef schemes.

NEWS 2 October 2026

Macra Budget reaction: no pilot succession scheme is ‘a missed opportunity’

Macra Budget reaction: no pilot succession scheme is ‘a missed opportunity’

The young-farmer organisation has expressed disappointment that Budget 2027 failed to commit funding for a pilot succession scheme, as proposed in Macra's pre-budget submission.

NEWS 2 October 2026

Alternative methane metric could give fairer view of farm emissions

Alternative methane metric could give fairer view of farm emissions

GWP* could be used in place of the current metric for measuring greenhouse gases like methane. However, some controversies surround proposed new metric.

NEWS 2 October 2026

Francie Gorman re-elected as a vice president of EU farm group Copa

Francie Gorman re-elected as a vice president of EU farm group Copa

Gorman's re-election comes as CAP and EU budget negotiations enter a crucial stage.

NEWS 2 October 2026

EU defence spending push threatens viability of farming, MEP warns

EU defence spending push threatens viability of farming, MEP warns

The Irish Government must stand firm and protect agriculture in the face of pressures from other EU countries, Sinn Féin MEP Kathleen Funchion has said.

NEWS 2 October 2026

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Bord Bia launches HortLink to strengthen Ireland’s horticulture community

New grower-led network will foster collaboration, support emerging leaders and help attract the next generation of horticulture talent into the sector.

Bord Bia launches HortLink to strengthen Ireland’s horticulture community

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