Noel Bardon

nbardon@farmersjournal.ie

Farm groups split on flattening and coupled payments

Coupled payments and a full flattening of the per hectare payment in area-based schemes are areas where farm organisations have yet to find consensus.

NEWS 17 June 2026

Farm groups split on flattening and coupled payments

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EU seeks €540m to tackle cost of fertiliser

EU seeks €540m to tackle cost of fertiliser

NEWS 17 June 2026

ICMSA sticks to 1LU/ha active farmer definition as it wants headage off table

ICMSA sticks to 1LU/ha active farmer definition as it wants headage off table

NEWS 17 June 2026

INHFA opposes revival of coupled payments

INHFA opposes revival of coupled payments

INHFA opposes revival of coupled payments

NEWS 17 June 2026

IFA to push back against Brussels' all-out flattening of payments

IFA to push back against Brussels' all-out flattening of payments

IFA to push back against Brussels' all-out flattening of payments

NEWS 17 June 2026

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Macra pitches farm succession scheme for next CAP

Macra pitches farm succession scheme for next CAP

Macra has refreshed its idea of a farm succession scheme that would see farmers needing to put a farm handover plan in place by the age of 63 to continue receiving CAP payments into retirement.

NEWS 10 June 2026

Member states back scrapping of standalone CAP budget

Member states back scrapping of standalone CAP budget

Member states have agreed to pursue the merging of the CAP’s current standalone budget into a larger ‘single fund’ that will cover non-farming areas of EU spending.

NEWS 10 June 2026

Minister indicates Fuel Support Scheme could pay more than 20c/l

Minister indicates Fuel Support Scheme could pay more than 20c/l

Level of applications received for the €85m farmer and agri contractor fuel scheme could facilitate a payment rate of more than the 20c/l initially announced.

NEWS 10 June 2026

Bord Bia review does not call for Larry Murrin to step down

Bord Bia review does not call for Larry Murrin to step down

A majority of Bord Bia's board believe Bord Bia's board operates effectively as a governing body.

NEWS 10 June 2026

‘Support’ – not markets – drives increased Lakeland milk price for May

‘Support’ – not markets – drives increased Lakeland milk price for May

Lakeland Dairies said a lift in its base price for May is more a function of support rather than market conditions.

NEWS 10 June 2026

Commission proposes additional €300m in EU crisis funds for fertiliser

Commission proposes additional €300m in EU crisis funds for fertiliser

An extra €300m in crisis funds should be used in a 'targeted' way to grant once-off support to the 'most-affected European farmers', according to the Commission.

NEWS 10 June 2026

Mullooly seeks clarity on pre-packed beef labels

Mullooly seeks clarity on pre-packed beef labels

Ciarán Mullooly MEP has called on Minister Martin Heydon to push for full country of origin labelling requirements for beef contained in ready-made meals.

NEWS 10 June 2026

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National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

Kildare dairy farmer welcomed students as part of a National Dairy Council initiative, which saw 1,500 pupils across Ireland visit working dairy farms during May.

National Dairy Council bridging the urban-rural divide through school farm visit

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