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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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Mercosur decision is deferred for now

Mercosur decision is deferred for now

NEWS 24 December 2025

Bovaer maker investigating issues in dairy cows

Bovaer maker investigating issues in dairy cows

NEWS 12 November 2025

Denmark looking into reports of issues with Bovaer in cows

Denmark looking into reports of issues with Bovaer in cows

Denmark looking into reports of issues with Bovaer in cows

NEWS 5 November 2025

Irish food and drink in Northern Europe

Irish food and drink in Northern Europe

Irish food and drink in Northern Europe

ADVERTISERS' ANOUNCEMENTS 17 October 2025

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Editorial: scrap ‘top-down’ rules for progress

Editorial: scrap ‘top-down’ rules for progress

Power to decide and implement change has effectively been devolved to local catchment areas all around Denmark.

VIEWPOINTS 1 January 1970

Danes change how environmental rules work

Danes change how environmental rules work

Coastal water quality in Denmark has improved over the last 30 years and nitrate levels have reduced by 50%.

NEWS 1 January 1970

Sweet success for Thurles fabricators

Sweet success for Thurles fabricators

OMC has won a massive contract to supply Ozempic's manufacturers with pipework for a new plant.

DEALER 1 January 1970

Carlow's new slurry creamery – what’s in it for farmers?

Carlow's new slurry creamery – what’s in it for farmers?

Stephen Robb examines Greengate Biogas’s proposal for a large-scale slurry and manure AD plant in Powerstown, Carlow, which is set to become one of Europe’s largest.

RENEWABLES 1 January 1970

Market Digest: stories from around the world

Market Digest: stories from around the world

Brief news snippets from Denmark, Dominican Republic, South Korea and Brazil.

WORLD 1 January 1970

Opinion: whiskey tariffs are the cloud in bright March skies

Opinion: whiskey tariffs are the cloud in bright March skies

Good weather means a spring in the step of farmers planting crops, but the markets are not as bright as the weather, with tariffs (yet again) a threat.

OPINION 1 January 1970

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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