Active farmers

Next CAP has to reward the people doing the work – Gorman

The IFA president told an Irish Farmers Journal meeting in Laois that he wants to see the people doing the work rewarded in the next CAP.

NEWS 1 April 2026

Next CAP has to reward the people doing the work – Gorman

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Armchair farmers in firing line

Armchair farmers in firing line

NEWS 25 March 2026

Last few landowners are hard to shift

Last few landowners are hard to shift

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 March 2026

Editorial: important to get views across as deadline for CAP submissions looms

Editorial: important to get views across as deadline for CAP submissions looms

Editorial: important to get views across as deadline for CAP submissions looms

VIEWPOINTS 11 March 2026

Farmer views: 'if we lose the upland farmer we lose generations of knowledge'

Farmer views: 'if we lose the upland farmer we lose generations of knowledge'

Farmer views: 'if we lose the upland farmer we lose generations of knowledge'

NEWS 11 February 2026

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News round-up from Northern Ireland

News round-up from Northern Ireland

Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 June 2025

DAERA target 2026 payment at active farmers

DAERA target 2026 payment at active farmers

David Wright reports from a CAFRE awareness event on the new Sustainable Agriculture Programme.

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 June 2025

Reflection needed on defining an active farmer, Heydon says

Reflection needed on defining an active farmer, Heydon says

A clear definition of active farming will provide certainty on generational renewal and the land market, Minister Heydon maintains.

NEWS 25 June 2025

IFA reopens debate on headage payments

IFA reopens debate on headage payments

IFA president Francie Gorman wants to see the association revisit the issue of headage payments, but does not want entitlements scrapped.

NEWS 25 June 2025

Split views over new conditions for payments

Split views over new conditions for payments

Various new conditions are being attached to farm payments in NI from 2026 onwards.

NORTHERN IRELAND 25 June 2025

ICMSA calls for support for active farmers

ICMSA calls for support for active farmers

In its pre-budget submission, the ICMSA has called for the stamp duty on farm purchases to be reduced from 7.5% to 3% for active farmers.

NEWS 25 June 2025

IFA wants no further limit on CAP payments

IFA wants no further limit on CAP payments

Leased-in entitlements should be excluded when calculating total BISS payments for capping purposes, the IFA has said.

NEWS 25 June 2025

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BVD – the silent risk that still remains

Irish farmers have made remarkable progress in the fight against bovine viral diarrhoea. Since 2013, the number of persistently infected calves has fallen from over 16,000 to 485 in 2024.

BVD – the silent risk that still remains

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