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Opinion: proposed CAP will squeeze the squeezed middle more

As the days of reckoning for CAP grow closer, the European Commission's focus on "active farmers" is bad news for the drystock sector.

OPINION 9 May 2026
Opinion: proposed CAP will squeeze the squeezed middle more
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Gavel falls at €2.62m for Co Limerick farm
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Over 1,270 applications to €100m fuel scheme
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Big farms in dairy country on the market
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How much farmers can expect to receive through Fuel Income Support Scheme
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New chair of Tirlán elected

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Editorial: a choice of forming or farming in the next CAP

It’s not just about the survival of farms in the next CAP, it’s the survival of rural Ireland as we know it.

by Adam Woods
Editorial: a choice of forming or farming in the next CAP
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Grass 2026: big crowds flock to sunny Kilkenny for silage spectacle

As the dust settles on a very successful Grass 2026, we look back at the event and profile a selection of the 50 plus machines which took to the fields in our live demonstration.

FARM MACHINERY 6 May 2026
Grass 2026: big crowds flock to sunny Kilkenny for silage spectacle
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Cork land has two distinct offerings for sale

A residential farm close to Cork city and a more distinctive rural block further west underline the variety on offer in the county.
FOR SALE 6 May 2026
Cork land has two distinct offerings for sale
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1 Gavel falls at €2.62m for Co Limerick farm

Gavel falls at €2.62m for Co Limerick farm
2 Over 1,270 applications to €100m fuel scheme

Over 1,270 applications to €100m fuel scheme
3 Big farms in dairy country on the market

Big farms in dairy country on the market
4 How much farmers can expect to receive through Fuel Income Support Scheme

How much farmers can expect to receive through Fuel Income Support Scheme
5 New chair of Tirlán elected

New chair of Tirlán elected

 

6 Schemes update: Department publishes new reference layers showing slopes

Schemes update: Department publishes new reference layers showing slopes
7 Tipperary farmers to help with removal of giant hogweed

Tipperary farmers to help with removal of giant hogweed
8 Inside the Farmers Journal: are you an active farmer or actively farming?

Inside the Farmers Journal: are you an active farmer or actively farming?
9 MDPO seeks to negotiate on new Kerry contracts

MDPO seeks to negotiate on new Kerry contracts
10 What contractors need to know about Fuel Income Support Scheme

What contractors need to know about Fuel Income Support Scheme