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Dairygold moves to A+B-C for bonus payments

Dairygold Co-op has announced that it is to pay all milk quality and sustainability payments on an A+B-C basis from now on, but has ruled out additional payments for 2025 supplies.

NEWS 19 February 2026

Dairygold moves to A+B-C for bonus payments

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Beef grid is failing suckler stock

Beef grid is failing suckler stock

NORTHERN IRELAND 18 February 2026

Watchdog sounds the alarm on next CAP

Watchdog sounds the alarm on next CAP

NEWS 11 February 2026

Tillage Management: weather, fertiliser, live podcast

Tillage Management: weather, fertiliser, live podcast

Tillage Management: weather, fertiliser, live podcast

HUSBANDRY 11 February 2026

New eligible areas on maps by 2 March

New eligible areas on maps by 2 March

New eligible areas on maps by 2 March

NORTHERN IRELAND 11 February 2026

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ACRES landscape actions reopen for applications

ACRES landscape actions reopen for applications

Farmers in ACRES co-operation areas can apply for funding to implement actions that could boost their results-based payment rates.

NEWS 28 January 2026

Inside the Farmers Journal: will CAP payments to older farmers be scrapped?

Inside the Farmers Journal: will CAP payments to older farmers be scrapped?

This week, the team discusses the ongoing fiasco between the IFA and Bord Bia, CAP payments to older farmers and milk price cuts.

NEWS 28 January 2026

Editorial: dialogue needed on older farmer payments

Editorial: dialogue needed on older farmer payments

Pension reform has started in Ireland, but a lot more reform and support would be needed if CAP payments were to be cut from older farmers.

VIEWPOINTS 28 January 2026

Farmers on pensions should get TAMS or ACRES, but not BISS - Hansen

Farmers on pensions should get TAMS or ACRES, but not BISS - Hansen

Commissioner Hansen has said that plans to axe CAP income supports for farmers receiving a pension would not affect their ability to draw down agri-environmental payments or investment aid.

NEWS 28 January 2026

Reflection needed on defining an active farmer, Heydon says

Reflection needed on defining an active farmer, Heydon says

A clear definition of active farming will provide certainty on generational renewal and the land market, Minister Heydon maintains.

NEWS 28 January 2026

‘Enhanced’ ANC and return to headage on minister’s agenda for next CAP

‘Enhanced’ ANC and return to headage on minister’s agenda for next CAP

Minister Heydon has suggested that an enhanced ANC scheme and coupled income supports could be the way forward for CAP money, with entitlement-based schemes under threat.

NEWS 28 January 2026

Farming Rathcroghan Project to Cease Operations

Farming Rathcroghan Project to Cease Operations

The project had been hailed as hugely successful across it’s 8 year lifespan, having recently been the recipient of prestigious archaeological awards.

SCHEMES 28 January 2026

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