Noel Bardon

nbardon@farmersjournal.ie

Five EU policies for farmers to watch in 2026

The year 2026 will see a flurry of policy moves in Brussels that will impact farmers, with the year to be a crucial one for both CAP and Mercosur.

NEWS 30 December 2025

Five EU policies for farmers to watch in 2026

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My Farming Week: Simon Breen, Gorteen, Emly, Co Tipperary

My Farming Week: Simon Breen, Gorteen, Emly, Co Tipperary

NEWS 30 December 2025

Inheritance tax campaign for the childless hopeful for 'equal treatment'

Inheritance tax campaign for the childless hopeful for 'equal treatment'

NEWS 30 December 2025

INHFA rattled as Nature Restoration Law funds yet to materialise

INHFA rattled as Nature Restoration Law funds yet to materialise

INHFA rattled as Nature Restoration Law funds yet to materialise

CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT 27 December 2025

My Farming Week: Andy Quinn, Creggs, Co Galway, and Boston, Massachusetts

My Farming Week: Andy Quinn, Creggs, Co Galway, and Boston, Massachusetts

My Farming Week: Andy Quinn, Creggs, Co Galway, and Boston, Massachusetts

NEWS 24 December 2025

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Farmers take their fury to the streets in Brussels

Farmers take their fury to the streets in Brussels

Official police estimates from Thursday's anti-Mercosur protest put it at 1,000 tractors and 7,300 protesters on the streets of Brussels.

NEWS 17 December 2025

Department carried out 2,500 bluetongue tests since July

Department carried out 2,500 bluetongue tests since July

The 2,500 tests carried out on cattle and sheep samples have yet to show any incidence of the disease.

NEWS 17 December 2025

Meat factories want next CAP to go big on headage to shore up supplies

Meat factories want next CAP to go big on headage to shore up supplies

Meat factories have told the Oireachtas that 2025 has been one of their most difficult years and that CAP funds should be focused on what it deemed ‘commercial’ farmers.

NEWS 17 December 2025

Watch: farmer protest in Brussels

Watch: farmer protest in Brussels

Streets in the centre of Brussels were blocked from early Thursday morning ahead of a major farmer protest. Adam Woods and Noel Bardon report from Brussels.

NEWS 17 December 2025

Almost 1,300 cattle reported missing or stolen

Almost 1,300 cattle reported missing or stolen

Half of the cattle reported stolen so far this year were from herds in just two border counties.

MARKETS 17 December 2025

Bluetongue vaccines to be rolled out

Bluetongue vaccines to be rolled out

Reports on efficacy from the countries that have been using the bluetongue 3 vaccines have been mixed.

NEWS 17 December 2025

Green light for bluetongue vaccines as Minister warns of heightened risk

Green light for bluetongue vaccines as Minister warns of heightened risk

Four confirmed bluetongue outbreaks in Co Down have prompted Minister Heydon to permit farmers use bluetongue vaccines on cattle and sheep in 2026.

NEWS 17 December 2025

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Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

Our success in export markets depends not only on finding new buyers, but on protecting the strong and hard-fought position we occupy on the global stage.

Irish dairy’s green advantage across the globe

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