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Farm Tech Talk: €26m budget cut, Tullamore Farm and fertiliser prices

On this week’s Farm Tech Talk, the team discusses the proposed €26m budget cut for the Department of Agriculture, grass growth, heat stress, livestock trade and CBAM.

PODCAST 29 May 2026

Farm Tech Talk: €26m budget cut, Tullamore Farm and fertiliser prices

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Angus calves dominate Castlerea Mart

MARKETS 29 May 2026

Minister ‘satisfied’ with appointment of Huey to Horse Sport Ireland board

NEWS 29 May 2026

Sheep farmers cannot survive on one good month - ICSA

NEWS 29 May 2026

ICMSA gives MII both barrels on Oireachtas committee performance

NEWS 29 May 2026

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New record price for an Irish Moiled bull

It was celebrations all round for N and M Moilies, who achieved a new breed record price for a bull in the recent Irish Moiled centenary spring sale, writes Nevan McKiernan

PEDIGREE 29 May 2026

Barna land parcel doubles reserve at auction

Opened at €135,000 with a reserve of €150,000, the land at Barna, Co Galway, sold for €299,000 on the 79th bid.

NEWS 29 May 2026

Grants of up to €16,500 for Spanish farmers to cope with fertiliser prices

A €500m scheme to mitigate fertiliser prices for Spanish farmers has been approved by the European Commission.

NEWS 29 May 2026

Some of the biggest BISS payments get even bigger

The number of farms that got over €100,000 in BISS for one financial year has increased.

NEWS 29 May 2026

People are drawing big CAP funds who shouldn’t be getting them, MEP says

Seán Kelly made the remarks at the launch of the Fine Gael report on the upcoming CAP reform.

NEWS 29 May 2026

Revealed: top 10 CAP payments in 2025

State bodies, consultancy firms, co-ops and a county council all appear in the list of the top 10 claimants of CAP funds in the 2025 financial year.

NEWS 29 May 2026

Extension to deadline for badger biosecurity scheme applications

Grant aid reaches a maximum of €2,000 excluding VAT i.e. maximum grant payable under this scheme.

NEWS 29 May 2026

Optimise wild oat control in spring barley with Axial Pro

Axial Pro is the leading wild oat herbicide in spring barley, and has been for many years.

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Farm Tech Talk: €26m budget cut, Tullamore Farm and fertiliser prices

MOST READ STORIES

Angus calves dominate Castlerea Mart

Minister ‘satisfied’ with appointment of Huey to Horse Sport Ireland board

Sheep farmers cannot survive on one good month - ICSA

Sheep farmers cannot survive on one good month - ICSA

ICMSA gives MII both barrels on Oireachtas committee performance

ICMSA gives MII both barrels on Oireachtas committee performance

MOST READ STORIES

New record price for an Irish Moiled bull

Barna land parcel doubles reserve at auction

Grants of up to €16,500 for Spanish farmers to cope with fertiliser prices

Some of the biggest BISS payments get even bigger

People are drawing big CAP funds who shouldn’t be getting them, MEP says

Revealed: top 10 CAP payments in 2025

Extension to deadline for badger biosecurity scheme applications

Optimise wild oat control in spring barley with Axial Pro

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