Noel Bardon

nbardon@farmersjournal.ie

Derogation reprieve until 2028

A vote in Brussels on Tuesday has left derogation farmers with certainty on the stocking rate limbo they faced from January.

NEWS 10 December 2025

Derogation reprieve until 2028

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MEPs seek to beef-up Mercosur safeguards

MEPs seek to beef-up Mercosur safeguards

NEWS 10 December 2025

My Farming Week: Cheryl Poole, Craanford, Gorey, Co Wexford

My Farming Week: Cheryl Poole, Craanford, Gorey, Co Wexford

NEWS 10 December 2025

Lakeland Dairies cut milk prices another 3.81c/l

Lakeland Dairies cut milk prices another 3.81c/l

Lakeland Dairies cut milk prices another 3.81c/l

NEWS 10 December 2025

Dairygold launches farm succession programme as average supplier is 59 years old

Dairygold launches farm succession programme as average supplier is 59 years old

Dairygold launches farm succession programme as average supplier is 59 years old

NEWS 10 December 2025

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IFA wants EU officials up before Oireachtas to account for Brazilian beef recall

IFA wants EU officials up before Oireachtas to account for Brazilian beef recall

The IFA has told TDs and senators that they need to hear EU officials' explanations of how Brazilian beef containing banned hormones ended up in EU markets.

NEWS 9 December 2025

Commission to ramp up agri-food import checks at EU borders

Commission to ramp up agri-food import checks at EU borders

The Commission has said it will increase the number of audits it does in countries that export to the EU.

NEWS 9 December 2025

Five farmers named on latest list of tax defaulters

Five farmers named on latest list of tax defaulters

Farmers from Galway, Kildare, Limerick and Tipperary are named in the latest list of tax defaulters.

NEWS 9 December 2025

MEPs back stronger Mercosur safeguards as Cowen warns 'real risk' it will pass

MEPs back stronger Mercosur safeguards as Cowen warns 'real risk' it will pass

The amendments would oblige the Commission to report on the impact of Mercosur beef on EU markets more regularly and lower the threshold for investigating imports.

NEWS 9 December 2025

Minister Heydon welcomes derogation decision as attention turns to habitats

Minister Heydon welcomes derogation decision as attention turns to habitats

The nitrates committee has voted to extend Ireland's nitrates derogation by three years.

NEWS 9 December 2025

Breaking: nitrates derogation extended for three years

Breaking: nitrates derogation extended for three years

Irish farmers eligible with the new terms can avail of nitrates derogations for the next three years.

NEWS 9 December 2025

€86m in Eco Scheme payments issuing to farmers

€86m in Eco Scheme payments issuing to farmers

The payment run announced on Tuesday is worth 30% of the 2025 Eco Scheme total payment rate to farmers.

NEWS 9 December 2025

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